Category Archives: 3D Printing

Booklist Webinar on Early Elementary Making Coming 10/20!

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Please join me for a free Booklist webinar, sponsored by Cherry Lake Publishing, on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 2pm Eastern / 1pm Central. Here’s what I’ll be talking about: If it is suitable, can prevent or delay the onset of … Continue reading →

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Hello, SWON!

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Hello! I’m participating in a Google Hangout for the SWON library consortium in Ohio today. Here are some handy links: Slide deck School Library Journal article: “My Love/Hate Relationship with 3-D Printers in Libraries” Teacher Librarian article: “Should You Buy a … Continue reading →

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Where are Libraries in the 3D Printer Hype Cycle?

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

TechCrunch’s Signe Brewster has written a thoughtful piece on the current position of 3D printers in the marketplace. “Whatever Happened to 3D Printing?” explores some of the aspirations of early 3D printer manufacturers, the struggles some have had to stay … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Out My RSS Feed: NYTimes on Rutgers Makerspace

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

New York Times reporter John Schwartz reports on a “cobbled-together” makerspace on Rutgers’ Piscataway campus: The blending of technology and craft in tools like 3-D printers and laser cutters has made it possible for ordinary people to make extraordinary things. And … Continue reading →

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Print 3D Fossils

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Fascinated to see the collection of 3D-modeled fossils being made free for all to download and 3D print at MorphoSource.org. Kind of interesting because copies of precious objects are not new … plaster models of artworks were the rage in … Continue reading →

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RepRap and the Myth of Self-Replicating 3D Printers

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Fascinating read over at Hackaday.com about the RepRap movement, a plan to use one RepRap 3D printer to create the parts for the next one. The beginning of the DIY 3D printing movement was a heady time. There was a … Continue reading →

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White House Announces New and Renewed Maker Initiatives

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

(Reblogged from MakerBridge) Exciting maker news was released by the White House on Wednesday prior to President Obama’s keynote conversation at SXSW. Here are some highlights: Expansion of TechHire to 50 Communities. A year ago today, the President launched TechHire as 21 … Continue reading →

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“Sustaining a Makerspace” in Teacher Librarian, Feb. 2016

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

I was pleased to write about makerspace sustainability for the February 2016 issue of You must be sexually enthused for viagra buy cheap to work. Foot complications: Nerve cheapest price for sildenafil damage in the foot that can last for … Continue reading →

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Holiday Shopping for Maker Kids

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Kristin Fontichiaro

It’s been two years since we published our last list of recommended holiday purchases for kids, so we’re dusting off that post and updating it for 2015. Here are some of our favorites: Free Coupon Books – create a set of … Continue reading →

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“We’re a pretty personal library … When the toilet is clogged, people come here.”

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Delighted to see my local library (Ann Arbor) and a few of our alums (Larry Neal, Josie Parker) featured in yesterday’s New York Times! Excerpts below. Libraries aren’t just for books, or even e-books, anymore. They are for checking out … Continue reading →

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