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Libraries Make Room For High-Tech ‘Hackerspaces’
Jon Kalish at NPR reports that Libraries Make Room For High-Tech ‘Hackerspaces’. This interesting article describes how some public libraries are creating cutting-edge technology spaces equipped with 3D printers and sophisticated, computer-controlled power tools as DIY techie spaces.
“As information becomes more digital, public libraries are striving to redefine their roles. A small number are working to create “hackerspaces,” where do-it-yourselfers share sophisticated tools and their expertise…
“We see the library as not being in the book business, but being in the learning business and the exploration business and the expand-your-mind business,” he says. “We feel this is really in that spirit, that we provide a resource to the community that individuals would not be able to have access to on their own.”"
