After COVID-19, our grant to provide tech literacy services to library patrons had to change from in-person classes and one-on-one support to something virtual. Given that our audience was very low tech folks, this was a challenge. We tried multiple
Libraries pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic

Last year, we began work on two new library projects. The first was a digital history of the city of Huachuca City. The second was a tech literacy project for Cochise County, which was focused on increasing the digital literacy
Library work

It’s summer, and we’ve just finished this year’s round of library work. In 2018-19, we completed a Digital Literacy Center project and an expansion of the Creativity in a Box work. These were both grant-funded projects for which we wrote
2018 Year in Review
As our business has shifted, I haven’t been blogging much here, but we have been up to some good work! The Creativity in a Box program that we started in 2016 in Portal was expanded county-wide. We are putting maker
Free books!
In 2017, I embarked on a fantastic community project to install and maintain Free Book Boxes in the more rural parts of our county. Like the previous year’s Making and Sharing/”Creativity in a Box” project, this was funded by the Arizona
Inspiring creativity

In planning meetings, I often try new things, especially things to inspire creative thinking. At a meeting this week, we put several things on the meeting tables, including lots of colored paper, cans of play doh, and legos. We gave
“Creativity in a Box” kits

As a part of a project with our local libraries and schools here, I have been working on a series of “Creativity in a Box” maker-type kits and workshops. The first two kits, Windowsill Garden/Microgreens and Paper Crafts, have been
Maker Day

This week, I conducted a Maker Day at a local school as a part of our library creativity project. We worked with 30 grade K-2 students in the morning and another 30 grade 3-5 students in the afternoon. In the
Game jam success!

Our first local game jam was yesterday, and it was a great success. This was a part of Heritage Days for Kids, something we’ve been doing for the last five years. Our local kids events have some interesting challenges, not the
Game jam on!

For this year’s kids maker day, we’re going to try a game jam. Here is the rough agenda: 9:00 Welcome and introductions, playing game. What’s your favorite game? What makes a game? 10:15 SNACK BREAK 10:45 Game jam challenge (designing a game