With a generous community donation, VA has acquired several new pieces of equipment to enhance our experiential learning opportunities for the public. Several staff members have requested training on the different equipment we offer to the public. I sent out a survey in July to gauge interest from staff.
Through the month of August, we conducted the following trainings on the most-requested equipment:
3D printer: 25 staff trained ( I made a lot of keychains this month...)
Side note: I am in love with Polymaker Polylite PLA. We just bought a 3K spool and we're respooling it onto all the empty 1K spools.
Cricut: 17 staff trained (we named our Cricut to help staff remember how to pronounce "cricut" correctly)
Soldering: 6 staff trained
STEM Toys: 12 staff trained
Sewing: 8 staff trained
Following training, staff have been more enthusiastic about asking questions and using the equipment. They speak confidently to visitors and patrons about the equipment and what they are currently working on. Having a better working knowledge of the new experiences we provide the public helps us better market our experiential learning opportunities to the public. Several of the projects completed after training will be marketed at the libraries’ booth at Rose City Comic Con in September and Maker Faire at OMSI.
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