Makerspace Kits
A few special kits are available to inspire creativity with electronics, robotics, and audio recording. These are available at our Youth Services desk. Use is strictly limited to patrons age 10 and up.
The littleBits and the Cubelets must be used in the Makerspace. The PocketStudio can be taken out of the library for seven days. These kits must be returned to staff at the Youth Services desk.
littleBits STEAM Student Set
littleBits is an award-winning platform of easy-to-use electronic building blocks for creating inventions large and small. Color-coded modules provide power, control input via buttons, sliders, and sensors, and output motion, light, and sound. The Bits snap together with magnets—no soldering or programming needed. The STEAM Student Set includes 19 bits and 45 accessories.
Bit Basics: This guide teaches the fundamentals of Bits and littleBits circuits.
Invention Guide: Step-by-step instructions that guide you from easy circuit building to epic mind-blowing inventions.
Cubelets Six Kit
You don’t need to know how to code to construct robots with Cubelets. The advanced technology inside Cubelets makes construction remarkably simple and fast. In fact, there’s no wrong way to build a robot because Cubelets automatically route power and data where needed, freeing you to invent with creative abandon! Every unique arrangement is a new robot with novel behaviors emerging from the construction. Invention made easy.
TASCAM DP-006 PocketStudio
The DP-006 PocketStudio makes the perfect music sketch pad. The DP-006 is the most compact solid-state multi-track recorder on the market. TASCAM equipped it with 6-channels (2 Mono and 2 Stereo/Mono), selectable track modes, multiple effects, built-in high-quality stereo condenser mics and 2 mic/line inputs for on-the-spot recording. Recordings can be transferred to a computer via the included USB cable. Demo included on device.
