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585-889-2200 x321
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3237 Chili Ave, 14624
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Open Hours
Mondays 10:30am-12:30pm
Tuesdays 5:00pm-8:00pm
Wednesdays 10:30am-12:30pm
Thursdays 5:00pm-8:00pm
9/26/2023 - Have you been wishing that we had more Spark Lab hours in the evenings? Starting in October [next week!] we will be moving our Tuesday Spark Lab hours to the evening - from 5-8PM! Looking forward to seeing all of you night owls some more. Happy making!
3/7/2023 - And we are back to our regularly scheduled Spark Lab! Thanks to everyone for your patience during February. Have a creative March!
1/25/2023 - Hi everyone! Starting in the first full week of February, open hours are going to be a little different due to Alex not being in for a couple weeks. Be sure to check the library events calendar or call ahead before coming in to confirm the hours it will be open for. Thank you for your patience, and happy making!
12/13/2022 - As a general note, the Spark Lab open hours on Thursday December 22nd and Thursday December 29th are cancelled. There will be pop up crafts happening during the week between Christmas and New Years [the 27th - 29th], so be sure to pop in and do a craft or grab one to go! No prior registration needed. Check it all out on the library's calendar.
12/17/2021 - Curious as to what you can do in the Spark Lab during open hours? Check out here to find out more!
09/14/2021 - OMG! I'm such a fibber! Starting the first week of October we will begin to have Spark Lab Open Hours. They will be: Monday 10:30-12:30, Tuesday 1:30-3:30, Wednesday 10:30-12:30 and
Thursday 5-8:30 (unless Alex is working on Saturday, so keep an eye out for that one).
He's got lots of awesome ideas to share so make sure to join us!!
Once again, if there are changes, you'll be able to find them on the calendar.
Thursday 5-8:30 (unless Alex is working on Saturday, so keep an eye out for that one).
He's got lots of awesome ideas to share so make sure to join us!!
Once again, if there are changes, you'll be able to find them on the calendar.
08/12/2021 - We have hired our Makerspace person! His name is Alex and he will start next week. We'll be letting him get acclimated to working here and then starting in September, we will begin to have open hours. We'll have everything laid out in our calendar, which you can find here:
http://www.chililibrary.org/libcal-calendar.html
http://www.chililibrary.org/libcal-calendar.html
07/17/2021 - This fall, after the summer madness is over, we will begin offering different classes on using the Cricut machine, as well as other items. What types of things would you like offered in the Spark Lab?
05/26/2021 - We are now in the process of getting training together for the 3d printer, Cricut machine and sewing machines. As soon as that is finalized, we will begin opening up the Spark Lab for you to use! Any questions, feel free to email me or call me at 585-889-2200 ext 307. Thanks! Cathy
I want us to start thinking creatively about the things that surround us that we throw away.
Start thinking about the things around you differently.
What could be an empty coffee container to some, could become something totally different.
Start thinking about the things around you differently.
What could be an empty coffee container to some, could become something totally different.
Want to Learn more about 3d Design? Click here!
Here are some websites that we can start looking at to see how we can look beyond regular crafts and move on to something more:
Instructables Website
The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects, connect with others, and make an impact on the world. One of these early places was a blog Zeroprestige, which was an open source hardware experiment for kitesurfing. Here they documented their hand-sewn kites, plywood boards, and other general mayhem that happens when PhDs and high winds collide.
Make Magazine
Maker Media is a global platform for connecting makers with each other, with products and services, and with our partners. Through media, events and ecommerce, Maker Media serves a growing community of makers who bring a DIY mindset to technology. Whether as hobbyists or professionals, makers are creative, resourceful and curious, developing projects that demonstrate how they can interact with the world around them.
The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects, connect with others, and make an impact on the world. One of these early places was a blog Zeroprestige, which was an open source hardware experiment for kitesurfing. Here they documented their hand-sewn kites, plywood boards, and other general mayhem that happens when PhDs and high winds collide.
Make Magazine
Maker Media is a global platform for connecting makers with each other, with products and services, and with our partners. Through media, events and ecommerce, Maker Media serves a growing community of makers who bring a DIY mindset to technology. Whether as hobbyists or professionals, makers are creative, resourceful and curious, developing projects that demonstrate how they can interact with the world around them.
TinkerCAD
Tinkercad is a free online collection of software tools that help people all over the world think, create and make. We’re the ideal introduction to Autodesk, the leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.
Google- Be Internet Awesome
To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence.
Scratch
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
Thingiverse
MakerBot's Thingiverse is a thriving design community for discovering, making, and sharing 3D printable things.
Hour of Code
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts.
Tinkercad is a free online collection of software tools that help people all over the world think, create and make. We’re the ideal introduction to Autodesk, the leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.
Google- Be Internet Awesome
To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence.
Scratch
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
Thingiverse
MakerBot's Thingiverse is a thriving design community for discovering, making, and sharing 3D printable things.
Hour of Code
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts.
Makerspace Tutorials
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