The Rotary Club of the Caldwells (RCC) recently awarded a $12,000 Aldo H. Vandermolen grant to the West Caldwell Public Library.
According to a release, the grant will fund the creation of a “makerspace project” at the library, which will “provide the space and tools to help patrons, young and old, come together to create and share resources.”
The funds will be used to purchase computers, 3D printers, technology kits, button makers, sewing machines and a variety of other makerspace materials.
“The RCC is proud to sponsor the makerspace project and thankful for the opportunity to support the library and the community,” stated Tom Cocchiola, spokesperson and chair of the RCC endowment fund.
“Community is at the heart of any makerspace, and the library has become the new community center,” stated Library Director Samantha Cordaro McCoy. “By incorporating the Makerspace…
