Activity Details
Title: Making Activities
Narrative:
Through an open house, informational presentations, and drop-ins, thelibrary recruited volunteers to help create functioning prosthetic hands foradults and children using 3D printed parts. Volunteers learned how to print andclean the parts and then assemble each hand, which is a multi-day process.Stretchy strings on the hand allow it to close when the wrist is bent. Thehands were donated to Project e-NABLE, which had provided the printer files andassembly instructions. Once the volunteers learned the process, they were ableto work independently on their own time, cumulatively donating 75 hours of volunteer work.
The next making activity, paracord bracelets, was verysuccessful as a drop-in activity.
Intent: Improve users' general knowledge and skills.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 45
Number of sessions in program: 13
Average number in attendance per session: 16
Number of times program administered: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: CYRENIUS H. BOOTH LIBRARY
Address: 25 MAIN ST.
City: NEWTOWN
State: CT
Zip: 06470
Question 1: I learned something by participating in this library activity.
Strongly Agree: 1
Agree: 4
Neither Agree nor Disagree: 0
Disagree: 0
Strongly Disagree: 0
Non-Response: 0
Question 2: I feel more confident about what I just learned.
Strongly Agree: 1
Agree: 4
Neither Agree nor Disagree: 0
Disagree: 0
Strongly Disagree: 0
Non-Response: 0
Question 3: I intend to apply what I just learned.
Strongly Agree: 0
Agree: 4
Neither Agree nor Disagree: 1
Disagree: 0
Strongly Disagree: 0
Non-Response: 0
Question 4: I am more aware of resources and services provided by the library.
Strongly Agree: 1
Agree: 4
Neither Agree nor Disagree: 0
Disagree: 0
Strongly Disagree: 0
Non-Response: 0
Question 5: I am more likely to use other library resources and services.
Strongly Agree: 1
Agree: 4
Neither Agree nor Disagree: 0
Disagree: 0
Strongly Disagree: 0
Non-Response: 0