All this talk about Makerspace is really so exciting, isn’t
it? While much of the focus is on technology there will be many Makerspace
events and happenings that have nothing to do with computers or gadgets and the
like. One of those happenings will be Puzzling Thursdays. Born of our patrons’
love for the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle, the Duxbury Free Llibrary will be
celebrating puzzles of all kinds on each Thursday in August. If it is a success
we will continue into the fall. What to look forward to? We have a 42 ½ square
foot crossword puzzle that will be hung on the wall (in sections) in the
periodical room. Clue sheets and pencils will be provided. We will also have various Sudoku, Kenken,
logic, and word puzzles available. For those of you who like more tactile
puzzles there will be a jigsaw puzzle, also in the periodical room, and rubic’s
cubes, magic links, etc. are on our wish list. Please join us for the day, an
hour, or even just a few minutes. This recurring event will be on Thursdays, all day,
beginning August 8th.
As of April 2018, we did a kit circulation report. We had 106 kits which have circulated 1,047 times since it's inception in 2015. Here is the top 10 list of most circulated. These include hobby kits, puzzles, cake pans, instruments, science robots/STEM, and American Girl dolls. The ukulele kits (we have one soprano and one concert kit) have been around the longest and have circulated 106 times total. Just remember someone should change the strings yearly and definitely include a tuner (we like the snark) as new strings on a uke take a while to break in. Surprisingly our meditation toolbox comes in second with 51 checkouts. It is just some CDs and a DVD. This one has also been around since the inception of our kits. Next up is our virtual reality headset toolbox. It is a Homido Virtual Reality headset. If that is too pricey, I recommend Google Cardboard. Our sewing machine comes in 5th. Knitting is a great idea for a toolbox and very popular but li
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