Saturdays at the Library #2
In the morning, I headed over to the Eastgate Branch Library and taught some kids, teens, and adults about 3D printing.In the afternoon, I helped lead a focus group with two of my coworkers. We spoke...
View Article3D Printing in Libraries: My Experience
Before I arrived in Chattanooga six months ago, I had never seen a 3D printer nor did I have much interest in them. Over those six months, I’ve had many experiences with a 3D printer from both close...
View Article3D Printed Mask
My oldest son Finn (aka the heir to the Hoenke family fortune) loves to dress up, so when I came across this awesome mask on Thingiverse I had to print it out for him. This is where the future of 3D...
View ArticleLet’s Talk: 3D Printing
Rethinking 3D printing on @2ndfloorchatt tonight. Want to be less "3D printing service" and more about experience. Hmmmm. — Justin The Librarian (@JustinLibrarian) November 25, 2013 Let’s have a good...
View ArticleThe 3 D’s of 3D Printing (Version 1.0)
Megan Emery teaches a group of tweens and teens about 3D printing on The 2nd Floor of the Chattanooga Public Library Over the past month, we’ve been working on a 3D printing program for the 2nd Floor...
View ArticleThe 2nd Floor Commercial
There are so many awesome people who visit The 2nd Floor. One of those awesome people that I’ve been lucky to meet during my time here in Chattanooga is the awesome Zachary Cross. I asked him if he’d...
View ArticleWhat’s Goin’ On
I haven’t done a great job sharing the nitty gritty details about what’s been happening on The 2nd Floor of the Chattanooga Public Library and I wanted to take a moment to change that. I knew that the...
View ArticleThe 3 D’s of 3D Printing (Version 2.0)
Almost a year ago I wrote a post on this blog titled The 3 D’s of 3D Printing (Version 1.0). I’ve been meaning to catch up and post an update but I haven’t got around it until now. This Saturday, our...
View Article564 Days (or, the story of THE 2ND FLOOR thus far…)
The 2nd Floor of the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library has been in its current state, a place for ages 0-18 and their caregivers, for 564 days, or 1 year, 6 months, and 16 days as of today. If...
View ArticleThe 2nd Floor PLUS STEM School Chattanooga
The STEM school made @2ndfloorchatt this 3D printer station! This is amazing. I love partnerships. pic.twitter.com/JNcH0le2Bc — Justin Hoenke (@JustinLibrarian) December 9, 2014 Over the past few...
View ArticleCURIOUSITY
Today’s the day where we unveil our maker-type things at the Benson Memorial Library. We’ve got the 3D Printer, iMac, Snap Circuits, iPads, Ozobots, and more. It’s an interesting moment for both me...
View ArticleYour Facebook Page is Your New Public Library Branch: Using Facebook During...
THERE’S A STRONG CHANCE that your public library is closed during the Covid-19 crisis. Most importantly, let me just start off by saying that I think that’s a very good thing. I won’t go into details...
View ArticleNew Zealand Library Work: Tūhura HIVE Makerspace
Another reason why I made the decision to make the leap to my current job was that there was a brand new Makerspace in the Johnsonville Library @ Waitohi Community Hub. Named Tūhura HIVE Makerspace,...
View Article“Let your creativity flow at Waitohi’s Makerspace”
When you think of a library, you usually just picture a big room of books – but that only scratches the surface of what the Waitohi community hub at Johnsonville offers. Read “Let Your Creativity Flow...
View ArticleLet’s Talk: 3D Printing
Rethinking 3D printing on @2ndfloorchatt tonight. Want to be less "3D printing service" and more about experience. Hmmmm. — Justin Hoenke (@JustinLibrarian) November 25, 2013 Let’s have a good...
View Article3D Printed Mask
My oldest son Finn (aka the heir to the Hoenke family fortune) loves to dress up, so when I came across this awesome mask on Thingiverse I had to print it out for him. This is where the future of 3D...
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