Cindy Conference Call

Summary

• Librarians at DPPL have a materials budget.
• Librarians are generalists about learning and like continuing training
• DPPL has a continuing education budget
• DPPL will set up a 3D printing lab on a cart
• Tony is part of an org that sets up continuing education.

Action

• Propose a 1-day or 2 day continuing education offer to DPPL that structures materials budget with cont Ed budget
• Define general price structure for various OSE training options with the 3D printer
• Propose a continuing education offer rheoigh Tony's org, with discounted kit materials plus time for training as a pilot
• Collate a list of grants organization hat
• RFMI - what is DPPL and typical material budget? What is typical cont Ed budget?
• Questionnaire for libraries - market research

Notes

• Gloria from Oakton Comm
• Tony - Des Plaines Pub Lib (DPPL)
• Ill Public Library Association Conference
• Tony - needs teachers that know. Training the trainer workshop.

Tony from IT, Des Plaines

• Planning a maker space - mobile one on a cart in a library - printer and computer
• Have staff but not dedicated to maker ed
• Now have some crafts, simple electronics, raspberry pi
• Past - parntered with Pi/Python programming - teenagers. Partnered with https://www.gate3.co/
• Gate3 are tech consultants, may want to partner with them
• Event in the building - we don't charge. But could train staff.
• Expense would be on the library.
• Cindy - library with college with 207
• Cindy - expose to job skills, engineering, trades - funding to underwrite workshops
• Challenges for grant funding - looking out for maker
• Secure funding and earmark - $4-5k as line items - program for 6-10 teenagers. Vocational learning. 3D printing.
• Staff wise - pulled in many directions. Word, excel, etc. Tech trainer.
• Mandate for library - to educate on computer literacy
• Cindy proposes that we train local youth - someone who is interested in non-standard - 16-24 age range
• 18 is high school finish
• Pulse on Maker Camps - previous summers
• Dedicated instructors at a library - they are pulled into
• Girls Who Code program - is very successful.
• Library has very specific mandate.
• Cindy - can campground with facility improvement support community programs?
• Longer term priority.
• What problems does DPPL have that we can solve.
• Shift2green would be a good 3rd party admin for OSE work
• Every library has their own programs.
• Starting clubs for various - Youth Technology Corps - http://www.youthtechnologycorps.org/. Curriculum for social justice component. Once they repair a computer, they donate the computer to someone else.
• Tony - what is mandate of library? Specific programs: free lunch for seniors, computer literacy. Generosity and access.
• Tony - IT challenge is how to deal with everything going to the cloud.

Maker Spaces, Continuing Education

• Makerspaces in the library is a big trend. Or video software to do video editing.
• Want to teach 3DP, Tinker CAD. 1-3 days format. Tony is interested in stewarding this program. Concrete details of what it takes. To show up and learn is easy.
• 9-5 program - Easy-build.
• Money for materials and supplies, not for staff - in case of DPPL. Can also pay for my time.
• RAILS - https://www.librarylearning.info/libraries/?LibSys=RAILS&LibraryTypeID=1 - teaching of librarians - libraries pay for that. Continuing education grant.
• Conference and professional development money.
• Also part of an org called Recharge - a continuting ed program for librarians.
• 3 day program that we could do
• 9-5 build would work
• Tony is a part of Recharge - https://rechargecommittee.com/about-us/ . Provide continuing education.
• RAILS is a grant provider. Recharge organizes continuing education.
• Another cont edu - https://www.railslibraries.info/services/ce-grant
• http://laconi.net/
• Provide a curriculum - for 1 day, 2 day, or 3 day

Proposal

• Curriculum and tech
• Do their jobs for them to get their buy-in
• $5-10k is peanuts for entrepreneurship.