Makers Day

SATURDAY, MARCH 25th
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

NJ Makers Day is designed to be a statewide event that celebrates, promotes, and in many cases may introduce maker culture, as well as the values associated with making, tinkering and STEM-based learning.  Come celebrate (& create!) with us!

JACK FOLEY MEETING ROOM
(BASEMENT)

11:00 am – 1:00 pm:  LEGO Robotics   

  • Live demonstrations from the Livingston Robotics Club

YOUTH ACTIVITY ROOM
(BASEMENT)

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  • 10:00 – 11:00 am:  Shrinky Dink Jewelry  
    • Description: Design, color, and bake your own jewelry or keychain!
    • Age: 10+
  • 11:15 am – 12:15 pm:  Grasping with Straws 
    • Description: In this robotics engineering project, you will learn how to use drinking straws, string, and a little tape to make a remarkably lifelike robot hand.
    • Age: 7+
  • 12:30 – 1:30 pm:  No-Sew Sock Penguins  
    • Description: Create your very own huggable penguin friend – no sewing skills needed!
    • Age: 7+
  • 2:00 – 4:00 pm:  Marshmallow Catapults + Gumdrop Structures 
    • Description: Try out your engineering skills!  Make a marshmallow soar through the air, then build a tower with only gumdrops and toothpicks.
    • Ages 6 – adult

TEEN ROOM

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Drop in all day!  

  • Wearable Bookmarks 
    • Description: Never be tempted to turn down the corner of a page again! With Wearable Bookmarks, you will always have a bookmark ready to go—just unsnap it from your wrist, arm, ankle, or backpack! Your duct tape bracelet becomes a bookmark in a snap.
    • Age: 10+
  • Maker Cart
    • Make Your Own Lucky Penny Spinner 
      • Description: Make and decorate your own penny spinner!
      • Age: 5+
    • Build-a-Bouquet
      • Description: Spring is right around the corner. Build a bouquet to celebrate!
      • Age: 5+
    • Upcycled Book Bird Ornament
      • Description: Give new life to old book pages by making a bird ornament to hang in your window.
      • Age: 5+

CHILDREN’S ROOM

Drop in all day!

  • Basket of Mystery Take & Makes 
    • Description: See what you get when you take home one of our mystery take & make craft bags. It could be anything!
    • Age: 3+
  • Paper Helicopter Spinner
    • Description: Make & decorate your own helicopter spinner only using paper, scissors, & glue.
    • Age: 3+

MAKER SPACE

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Drop in all day

  • 3D printing 
    • Live demonstration of the Library’s 3D printer
  • Button Making
    • Description: Color and create your very own button design and punch it with the library’s button maker!
    • Age: 7+

MAIN FLOOR

 Drop in all day

  • Jewelry Making: make a beautiful piece of jewelry for yourself or as a gift
    • All ages
  • HBW Maker Club: Future Cities Models on display

CONFERENCE ROOM
(UPSTAIRS)

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Drop in all day

  • Book Page Animal Craft 
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