Digital design and fabrication
will be tickling brain cells at Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library on June 28.
That’s when Fab Lab Tulsa will
open its doors for students from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. for
everyone else at the Sallisaw library.
Fab Lab Tulsa gives students and
the community access to the technology and equipment for the digital design and
fabrication skills required to solve the problems of the future. The mobile fab
lab is a state-of-the-art, high-tech trailer that is equipped with the most
exciting pieces of digital fabrication equipment including laser cutters, a
3-axis mill, 3D printers and electronics soldering irons. Youth participating
in the road show will experience hands-on learning of digital fabrication
subjects.
The lab also includes an open
demonstration period when anyone from the community can drop by to explore the
world of digital fabrication.
The Student Project takes place
from 9 a.m. until noon. It is limited to the first 18 students who sign up
online. Students in the fifth through ninth grades are encouraged to sign up on
line at the Student Project at fablabtulsa.com/education/summer-programs-2016/
The open lab takes place from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and is open to all.
For more information on the program
call the library at 918-775-4481. Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library is a part of
the Eastern Oklahoma District Library System. The library is located at 101 E.
Cherokee in Sallisaw.
Fab Lab Tulsa provides
educational programming for schools, afterschool program providers and related
interest groups and organizations.
Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director
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