MOUNT VERNON — The Ariel Foundation Teen MakerSpace at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County launches spring programming on Tuesday, Jan. 19 with “take-and-make” craft bags available to patrons in grades 6 to 12.
The MakerSpace was established in 2015 and it remains one of the most popular programs in the library system, providing free STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) activities for area youth. With the help of MakerSpace Coordinators Morgan Durfee and Desiree Ragor, teen patrons have completed a wide range of creative projects in fabric arts, resin crafts, painting, jewelry-making, fashion design, robotics, digital video editing, and gaming.
Before the pandemic, weekly arts programs drew so many excited young attendees that the MakerSpace Coordinators offered each craft program hourly, for four hours straight, to meet patron demand.
