MADISON – As Makerspace Specialist at Madison Public Library, Nora Bahr wants residents to feel excitement about learning new skills and building items they can use and enjoy.
“A makerspace is a place where people with shared interests can gather to create, build and make. Makerspaces often involve technology but really they can be as high tech or low tech as needed to fit the community’s interests,” Bahr said.
Madison’s makerspace, called The Studio, blends high-tech equipment and more traditional crafting and hobby tools. “I’m responsible for equipment maintenance, training people to use materials and designing projects and programs that interest and engage the community,” Bahr said.
“The makerspace movement believes anybody can make anything — and everybody should,” Bahr said. “I love the spirit of creativity and resourcefulness inherent in…
