SSCL 3 D Printer Demo @ The CCLD Maker Fair This Saturday, May 30

Come and see the SSCL’s 3 D printer demo at the Chemung County Library District Maker Faire this Saturday, May 30 @ The Steele Memorial Library in Elmira.

Library staff will be there from 11-3 and, in addition to showing off 3 D Printing technology, we’ll be offering information on the new SSCL Makerspace which will be opening July 2.

Have a great day!
Linda

http://www.stargazette.com/story/entertainment/2014/09/15/maker-faire-saturday-steele-library/15699843/

Boston Globe Article on MakerBot 3 D Printer

Here’s a link to a cool article from the Boston Globe that relays the fact that the 3 D Printer company Makerbot is opening store to sell its 3 D Printers in Boston so people will be able to buy the printers both online and in an actual store. 

This is cool because A.  3 D Printing technology is going mainstream and will change the way we live and B. because the library owns a MakerBot 3 D Printer! We’ll be doing some programming in the new year with the printer; however, if you’d like to know how it works and see some of the items it has “printed” off — ask the staff for details!

And I say “printed” off because the objects don’t actually get printed but instead are created by the laying down of layers of materials.

Have a great weekend!

Linda R.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/22/makerbot-opens-boston-store/VXp6uGAVq7QL2uTcLkm83L/story.html