LA Makerspace: Let's Teach LA to Make at the Library!
A project in Los Angeles, CA by LA Makerspace000days
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We can turn LA public libraries into hubs of innovation for kids and adults, by helping librarians become Makers
Backers: 276
Average Pledge Per Backer: $64
Funded: $17,531 of $15,000
Dates: Dec 2nd -> Jan 1st (30 days)
Project By: LA Makerspace
Backers: 276
Average Pledge Per Backer: $64
Funded: $17,531 of $15,000
Dates: Dec 2nd -> Jan 1st (30 days)
Project By: LA Makerspace
$17,531
current pledge level
Last Updated: January 1 @ 03:01 -0500 GMT
116%
of goal
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Latest News
T-14 hours!! 
December 31st - via: kickstarter.com
IT'S THE FINAAAALLL COUNTDOWN Also this could be my favorite thing I've ever seen (Read More)
Kinder, gentler update
December 28th - via: kickstarter.com
So, we're winding down as we head toward the 31st it looks like. Thank you all so much for a wonderful run. To those far away (as far away as London and the Philippines!), we're incredibly touched that you're thinking of us, and we'll do our best... (Read More)
Special Guest SHOCK AND AWE LIBRARY CAT
December 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Anyone who comments with this gentleman's name will get a special surprise :) (Read More)
RETURN OF THE LIBRARY CAT
December 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We had a little bit of a cold over Christmas and couldn't muster the energy for the promised cats. HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE 5 DAYS ON THE CLOCK AND LIBRARY CATS CANNOT BE KEPT DOWN. Here is today's -- Our stretch goal is to increase our number of... (Read More)
Christmas Present for You
December 24th - via: kickstarter.com
New video, in the style of the famous Minecraft trailer, shot at our Librarian Minecraft training earlier this month: But of course the real present is, WE MADE OUR GOAL!!! with 7 days to spare. There's another present, too, but it's a complicated... (Read More)
HERE IS THE CELEBRATORY CAT PIC
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
See you on Day 7 with a surprise.......THANK YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE (Read More)
WE DID IT WE DID IT THANK YOU EVERYONE
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are having a little trouble locating the cat pic that exactly expresses our feelings stay tuned (Read More)
T-$240 !!!
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Look I know we are all very busy getting ready for the 8th night of Hannukah BUT YOU GUYS $240 (Read More)
SHOCK AND AWE LIBRARY CAT OF THE DAY
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
She misses you. (Read More)
LAM in WeLikeLA
December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Super great article on us just went up! You guys can share it and be all like, "Yeah that's what I'm up to" http://www.welikela.com/7-ways-la-makerspace-reinventing-education-los-angeles/ (Read More)
A VERY special reward
December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Did you spot this one? For $5000: Looking to start your own Makerspace or Maker education program for kids? Get in-depth mentoring from LAM co-founder Tara Tiger Brown, either in person or via Skype if you're not in town. She consults on this stuff... (Read More)
WHOA YOU GUYS
December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're in Pando Daily!! http://pando.com/2014/12/22/season-of-giving-la-makerspace-teams-up-with-la-public-libraries-raises-funds-to-boost-steam-education/ (Read More)
New Video!! Minecraft at the Library
December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Mornin' folks!! Here we are at Day 9 and "just" $3350 to go! Once we cross the finish line, It becomes about showing the world just HOW much we want this to be the future of our libraries—every $ above goal is a vote. And we'd get to reveal... (Read More)
UHM SO WHILE I WAS OUT GETTING MORE CUP O NOODLES
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
THIS HAPPENED Things just got less scary!! We can do this!!!! cup o noodles !1!!!!>!!1!! (Read More)
A scary thought
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
First of all, before the scary part—WELCOME and THANK YOU to our new backers!! Excited that a lot of you guys signed up for workshops and we will get to meet in person! And for those that didn't, that we will get to meet via sticker. So. I had a... (Read More)
Hee hee
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Thank you!!!
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys we are $7 away from 1/3 of our goal!! Thank you to everyone who has donated!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcfI6sZj6sA PS. Either something is screwy with Kickstarter or people only donate after 10pm? If anyone donated in the morning... (Read More)
If you had a 3D printer -- What would you do?
December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
from "Glitch Art: When 3D Printing Fails" OK, but what if you had awesome LA Makerspace instructorEain Bankins there to help you? For a $300 donation (tax deductible) -- you (and 15 or so of your closest friends) CAN! Eain will bring over one of... (Read More)
WATCH FOR WORKSHOPS
December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This just in: New reward for $50: *WORKSHOP* Conservation Drones with NatGeo Explorer and LAM's Resident Rocket Scientist Shah Selbe (Boeing), part of National Geographic's SoarOcean project. Learn what a drone is, how it's assembled, and how to... (Read More)
Free Minecraft at the Local Library for Your Kids
December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been tweeting a lot about Minecraft the last couple days -- Monday we had our first Librarian Minecraft training and currently we're editing a video of it, coming soon. Team Minecraft in action on Monday Parents out there know just how popular... (Read More)
LAM Outside the Library
December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
One of our three Library-based programs (the Librarian trainings and the workshops directly for kids are the other two) is Citizen Science, headed by LAM co-founder and science educator Levi Simons -- in which teens collect and analyze data alongside... (Read More)
Happy Monday!!
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We have a bunch of updates in the works right after we power thru this Librarian Minecraft training this afternoon (watch for live tweets)! but meanwhile... have a happy space Monday! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHy08ZPav88 (Read More)
Buckle your seatbelts -- We're adding WORKSHOPS to the rewards!
December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Watch this space in days to come for more -- Here's our first one, courtesy of a generous donation from 3Doodler: *NEW* 3Doodler Workshop!! Get your hands on and play with the world's first 3D printing PEN! Rated for ages 14+, younger kids may... (Read More)
Librarians Be Bloggin'
December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Follow the project documentation from our Librarian workshops here! http://lamlibrarians.blogspot.com/ (Read More)
Will you Tumbl for us?
December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Tumblr has a brand new awesome feature, if you post a link to a Kickstarter campaign it will automagically add a pledge button. http://staff.tumblr.com/post/104185684560/clever-new-button-on-certain-posts-heres-how-you So, please post on Tumblr! Here... (Read More)
In a librarian workshop at Koreatown branch right now
December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Allen is teaching them how to gut a dollar-store electric toothbrush for parts to make art bots. #androbots4all (Read More)
Check out our tweet love from #givingtuesday !
December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone, we are off to a GREAT start!! We hope you'll keep makin' some noise -- for example by sharing this story: https://storify.com/lamakerspace/la-makerspace-on-givingtuesday See you at the Library -- Possibly today? We've got a 3D... (Read More)
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