BELFAST—Creativity is free, but the technology to produce it is not. Thanks to a grant by William W. Treat Foundation secured by the Belfast Free Library, the third floor conference room is the Library’s newest Makerspace.
What is a Makerspace? According to the definition, it is “a place in which people with shared interests, especially in computing or technology, can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge.”
The grant funded a variety of new equipment for the Makerspace, including a computer cart housing 10 PC (Dell) laptops, a Macbook, a high-resolution scanner, and a multi- format color printer; and a 55-inch Bluetooth accessible wall-mounted monitor; electronic sewing machines; a camcorder with tripod and external microphones; and studio lights and green screen background. Adobe Cloud software is available, and all computers are equipped…
