Cindy Conference Call
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- Gloria from Oakton Comm
- Tony - Des Plaines
- 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.
- Staff wise - pulled in many directions
- 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