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)
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!
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
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
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