NCompass Live - Nov. 18, 2015. http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ Find out how a midsized county library turned a staff training area into a digital creativity space in 75 days with some money and a lot of ingenuity. The Harford County (MD) Public Library Innovation Lab at the Abingdon Library is a digital media lab that provides sixth grade through adult community members opportunities to be creators of electronic video, audio, publishing, and 3D designs. The lab features 3 Macs, 3 PCs, 3 3D printers, and a green screen among the many pieces of equipment used to keep the lab relevant and useful. The Lab is open to the public and can be reserved for special projects. Hands-on training is offered to help maximize the use of the equipment and software. Through creative experiences in the Innovation Lab, our customers develop new skills, resources, and products that help to drive Harford County's economy forward. Join the Project Manager and Former Lab Manager Maurice Coleman with a practical discussion about how HCPL turned an underused space into a magnet for public creativity.

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Inspire Your Community with
an Innovation Lab Maurice Coleman
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colemanm@hcplonline.org
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Baltimore, MD and
Washington DC
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
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New Stuff
Over Years
@ HCPL
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Game Time
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Sneak In The Learning

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Get Them With SCIENCE!
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Give Them More SCIENCE!
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Where we
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Big Vision

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Digital
Creativity Space
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Not A
Makerspace
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Big Checkbook
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Some Smaller Checkbooks
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Experience
Helps
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Enter With
An
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Focus on Your Focus
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KISS message
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Who is in Charge?

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Define Roles
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An Honestly Sized Team
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Clear Message Repeated
failure
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Paralysis
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We took 7 months
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Opened January 15th 2015
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What did you
end up with
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iMacs
3D Printers
Color Printer
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Green Screen
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3D Printers
PC’s
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Some Setup
Best Practices
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Flexibility
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Sense of Humor
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You Must Play
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Try, Fail, Try

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Everything Scales
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Who is staffing it?

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Encourage Exploration
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Hands On Engagement
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Intergenerational
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Volunteers are Great!
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I Want To Print A Car….

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Because we
opened the lab….
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Look up
“Google CS First”
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Who’s Awesome?
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Maurice Coleman
@baldgeekinmd
colemanm@hcplonline.org
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