Sussex County Library System invites “tinkerers” of all ages to join in as they celebrate the third annual NJ Makers Day on Friday and Saturday, March 24-25.
NJ Makers Day is a statewide event that celebrates and promotes maker culture, as well as the values associated with making, tinkering, crafting, manufacturing and STEM-based (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning.
Makers Day Events begin Friday, March 24 with Download and Dine at 10:00 a.m. at the Main Library in Frankford. Also at Main Library, Sewing Machine Basics for adults at 2:00 p.m., and an opportunity for families to learn basic computer coding at 3:30 p.m. On Saturday, March 25 the Main Library welcomes naturalist Rich Hoffman to lead a program on maple sugaring at 10:00 a.m., followed by Make It & Take It: Hand-Stamped Jewelry for adults, and a special session of Minecraft Club for children, both at 11:00 a.m. On Saturday afternoon kids are invited for their own hands-on programming session with Finch Robots at noon. At 1:00 p.m. teens and adults can learn to make light-up greeting cards. The day concludes with a special writing and drawing workshop for teens hosted by the Onigiri Animanga Club from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Sussex County Branch Libraries will celebrate Makers Day with a variety of drop-in crafts. The Sussex-Wantage Branch in Wantage is also hosting My Story/Your Story on Saturday, March 25, starting at 10:00 a.m. My Story/Your Story offers adults an opportunity to sit down in a neutral, quiet space, and record a conversation that can be saved and shared forever as part of a living, oral history.
For more details and to sign up for programs requiring registration go through the Events Calendar link at sussexcountylibrary.org or stop by your local branch.
