Explore the basic skills and techniques involved in oil painting with local expert Arturo Garcia. Appropriate for all ages; adult helpers required for children ages 10 and under. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Make some noise at the library. Pick up a hammer and nails to create your own book bin using plywood materials. The team from The Craftsman & Apprentice will provide all the tools, supplies, and skills you'll need to assemble and decorate a special place to stash your favorite books. Appropriate for families and kids of all ages. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Learn all about print making from local expert Ashley Quick. You’ll get to carve your own block of linoleum to press onto a card for Valentine’s Day. Appropriate for teens and adults. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Learn how to build your own floating shelf in this two-part series with Heather from Relevant Reuse. Use basic techniques and hand tools to create the shelves in part one. In part two, learn how to sand and stain the shelf and best practices for hanging them. Space and supplies are limited; registration required. Appropriate for teens and adults. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Take the first steps into Augmented Reality using Photoshop and Snapchat Lens Studio to bring to life your creativity. The first class will teach the basics on how to create a 2D character in Photoshop. The second class will build from the first class. We will take the 2D Character file we created and import it into Snapchat Lens Studio to bring it to life in the real world. The Snapchat App is not required, however if you want to publish your creation to the world you will need an account. Appropriate for tweens and teens. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Build a wand and make magic as you master the basics of coding through fun, interactive challenges. Appropriate for tweens and teens. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Learn the basics of 3D design by creating in the free online software Tinkercad. Discover how to create a basic box with a lid that can be customized. You’ll be able to pick up your 3D print one week after the program in The Studio. Appropriate for tweens and teens. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Learn the basics of Adobe Lightroom’s Development Module and how you can edit your photos to look and feel the way you want them to. Appropriate for teens and adults with little-to-no experience with Adobe Lightroom. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Learn the basics of vector design and how it applies to laser cutting. We’ll go over a basic introduction of Adobe Illustrator and how we can apply our designs to any laser cutter. Appropriate for teens and adults with little-to-no experience with Adobe Illustrator. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Given that the smallest computer available in the 1960s had a price tag of $18,000 ($140,000 in today's dollars), required a small cargo van to move, and had RAM measured in 12-bit word lengths, how did people code and game at home in the Age of Aquarius? The answer is that they used mechanical and basic electronic equivalents of the same Boolean logic and binary systems behind the operations of even today's most sophisticated computers. This program will explore several of the most popular coding tools and gaming systems of the period, provide generous hands-on exploration time with them, and give a healthy dose of the history (or nostalgia) behind the modern computer revolution. Space and supplies are limited; registration preferred. Appropriate for tweens and older; adult helpers required for children ages 10 and under.
