EBRPL Make – East Baton Rouge Parish Library InfoBlog

Hebocon: Low Tech Robot Fight

Fight, robots, fight! Do you love technology, but aren’t super amazing at it? Your time has come. We’re hosting a Hebocon at this year’s Mini Maker Faire.

Come to the Main Library at Goodwood to build the best worst robot out of trash, and send it to fight other terrible robots for a shot at glory! The showdown begins Saturday, October 23 at 1 PM. You can register in advance here. May the worst win!

Don’t miss the rest of this year’s Maker Faire events, either – find the schedule on the Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire website!

Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire 2020

Join us next Saturday for the 7th annual Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire! You can join us from the comfort of your own home. We’ll have panels on people who worked on providing PPE during the pandemic, bringing technology into the classroom, using maker spaces to launch and fund your small business, and more! Tune in starting next Saturday at 10AM. Visit the Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire website for more information.

6th Annual Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire

The 6th annual Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire is happening in just ten short days – do you have your free tickets yet? This year, “The Greatest Show and Tell on Earth” features a fashion show, an aerialist show, demonstrations by the Society for Creative Anachronism, and so much more. Our makers range from beekeepers to robotics clubs to fashion designers, with a lot of stops in between. We’ve got programs on hand sewing, virtual reality, building your own speakers, and more! There’s something for everyone, and you don’t want to miss it.

It all kicks off next Saturday, October 19th, at 10 AM, all over the Main Library on Goodwood. You can find information about the schedule and list of makers on our website. We’re thrilled to be sponsored this year by BREC, the MidCity Makers Market, Coca Cola, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and Joann Fabrics. Register for a free ticket through EventBrite to be automatically entered into a drawing to win a Cricut Explore Air 2!

Maker Faire Fashion Show

This year’s Mini Maker Faire will have our first ever fashion show, and we want you to be a part of it! If you make your own clothes or make wearable art or wearable technology, apply today to walk the runway. Cosplayers also welcome! Here are the categories you can sign up for:

Wearable Art – Fashion as art! Any designed piece of clothing that is meant to be worn as fine art, rather than as daywear.
Upcycled – Sustainable fashion is helped by all kinds of things, like reusing or remaking old or thrifted items; using fabrics made out of recycled materials; even straight-up making clothes and/or accessories out of otherwise disposable or recyclable materials.
Ready to Wear – Do you design your own wardrobe? Are you working on a clothing line? Come show it off!
Super Techy Wear – Fashion that includes significant electronic equipment, such as LEDs, motion sensors, voice activation, etc.
Cosplay/Costume – who’s your favorite character? If you design and make your own cosplay, come show us your work!

Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire 2019 – Call for Makers is OPEN!

Calling all Baton Rouge makers! Anyone who creates anything, we want to see it – and we want to see how you do it. If you own a handmade furniture store or you’re an expert on the history of textiles, we want to hear from YOU. Come show us about the costumes you make for Louisianime! Our theme this year is fashion, so bring your best outfit, and tell us how you designed it. We’d love to see anything you’ve made that incorporates technology of any kind.

Fashion designers, keep an eye out for our fashion show sign-up! Come join us on October 19th for the most stylish event of the season. The Call for Makers is open now, so submit your application today!

Come to the Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire!

The Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire is NEXT WEEK! Get your free tickets on EventBrite today, and scan them at the registration booth to be entered into all kinds of prize drawings!

The following Makers have generously donated prizes that YOU COULD WIN:

This year’s Maker Faire has everything from NASA, to fire dancing with the Baton Rouge Fire Guild, to – well, stop by their website and check out the presentation schedule for yourself! You won’t want to miss any of it. This event is totally free, so get your ticket so you can enter into the door prize drawings, and join us on October 6th, starting at 10 AM!

The Artist’s Way – 13-week Program

Practice The Artist’s Way with other artists and creatives who want to set fire to their spark with the Career Center’s 13-week program! Sessions are every Tuesday (except Mardi Gras) from January 23rd-April 24th, 2018, from 6-8 PM, at the Main Library on Goodwood. You can register for this excellent program by calling the Career Center at (225) 231-3733 or visiting the event website.

Holiday Wine Glass Painting for 20somethings

Call for Makers!

Hey, Baton Rouge! Remember last year’s Mini Maker Faire? We’re going to do it again on October 21st, and if you craft, build, program, design, cook, or create in any way, we want you to get involved!

This family-friendly event showcases the amazing work of all kinds of makers across the Baton Rouge area and beyond—anyone who is embracing the DIY or DIT (do-it-together!) spirit and wants to share their accomplishments with an appreciative audience. Exhibits that are interactive or highlight the process of making things are especially desired.

The Call for Makers has officially gone out! Apply today to make something new with us.

DIY Gifts at the Library

The holidays are a wonderful time of year to let the people in your life know what you mean to them. If you’re broke as a joke, or at least as broke as a witty comment, come to one of the library’s truly excellent craft programs and leave with something handmade for that special someone. Here is a convenient list of what’s coming up before the end of the year!

Bluebonnet

Morse Code Jewelry, December 20th, 3-4 PM – Teens, come to Bluebonnet to make an awesome bracelet or necklace using morse code to spell out a special message! Keychains can also be made. All materials will be provided.

Carver Branch

Crafty Christmas, December 19th-December 23rd, 4-5 PM – Teens can come any day or every day to make a new Christmas craft from ornaments to wrapping paper. Materials will be provided.
Rocky and Rita Reindeer, December 27th, 10 AM-1 PM – Children can make their own Rocky or Rita Reindeer to use for holiday decorating. Materials will be provided while supplies last.

Central Branch

Silly Santa Make and Take, December 19th-December 22nd, all day (while supplies last) – Children can celebrate the upcoming holidays by making crafts where silly Santa Clauses are popping out of chimneys feet first! Ages 3 and up.

Delmont Gardens Branch

Burlap Rudolph Ornament Storycraft, December 20th, 4-5 PM – Children ages 8-11 will read “The Animals’ Santa” by Jan Brett and make burlap Rudolph ornaments. Limited to 12 children. Preregistration required; please call (225) 354-7060 to register.
20somethings Holiday Felties, December 21st, 5-7 PM – 20somethings will make weirdly adorable Christmas tree felties.
Charlie Brown-themed Christmas Wreath Storycraft, December 22nd, 10-11 AM – Children read “A Charlie Brown Christmas” by Charles Schulz and then make a Charlie Brown-themed Christmas wreath. Limited to 12 children, ages 5-9. Preregistration required; please call (225) 354-7060.
New Year’s Eve Noisemaker Storycraft, December 30th, 10-11 AM – Children will read “Frog and Friends Celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve” by Eve Bunting and make a New Year’s Eve noisemaker. Preregistration required; please call (225) 354-7060. Limited to 10 children, ages 8-11.

Eden Park Branch

Mindful Crafts and Meditation, December 20th and 27th, 5:30-6:30 PM –Adults are welcome to join us for a craft that increases awareness, inner peace and mindfulness. Examples include creating mandalas, prayer flags, or aromatherapy.
Holiday Ornaments, December 21st, 5:30-6:30 PM – Adults and 20somethings will make some beautifully unique holiday ornaments using yarn and plastic canvas.
Holiday Cake Balls, December 22nd, 3:30-4:30 PM – Teens will make some yummy, no-bake cake balls.

Fairwood Branch

Christmas Stocking Storycraft, December 17th, 11 AM-12 PM – Children will listen to the classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss. Then the children will decorate a stocking made out of felt. They can hang up their unique stocking just in time for Christmas. For ages 4-11. Please register by calling (225) 924-9386.

Jones Creek Branch

DIY Sugar Scrubs, December 22nd, 3-4 PM – Teens, learn how to make your own luxurious sugar scrubs to use as a gift or to keep for yourself!
Countdown to New Year’s Make and Take, December 28th, 1-4 PM – Children can stop by anytime between 1:00 and 4:00 PM to make an adorable New Year’s paper plate clock, which will be wearing a festive party hat! All ages.

Main Library

Ugly Holiday Sweaters for 20somethings, December 17th, 1-3 PM – 20somethings should bring their poor, un-decorated sweatshirts to cover them with various tacky objects. Also, snacks! The snacks are for eating, not for putting on the sweaters.
Santa and Snowman Make and Take, December 19th, 10 AM-4 PM – Children will be able to choose whether they would like to make a Santa or a Snowman. For children ages 3 to 11. All children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Sorry, no groups.
Holiday Ornaments, December 22nd, 2:30-3:15 PM – Children will sing Christmas carols and make holiday ornaments to take home. All children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult. For children ages 5 to 7. Registration is required (call (225) 231-2740) and limited to 10 children. Sorry, no groups.

Pride-Chaneyville Branch

Corn Husk Angels, December 14th (today!), 4-5 PM – Teens can come to Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library and make the perfect addition to your holiday tree or to dress-up that special gift for Mom. We’ll be making angels out of real corn husks, yarn, and felt.

River Center Branch

Christmas Ornaments Make-and-Take, December 14th-17th, 10 AM-4 PM (while supplies last) – Children can make their own Christmas Tree ornaments at River Center Branch Library using pipe cleaners and beads. Bring your imagination to craft candy canes, wreaths, and more! Children 6 and up. Groups must register. For more information and to register, call 389-4959.

Zachary Branch

Trim-a-Tree Make and Take, December 19th-23rd, 10 AM-4 PM (while supplies last) – Children can design their own Christmas Tree with construction paper, pom-poms and stickers. Ages 3-11. No registration required.
Pretty Paper Ornaments, December 22nd, 4-5:30 PM – Teens, come by the Zachary Branch Library and make a variety of pretty paper Christmas ornaments, like woven paper snowflakes, origami orbs and more! All supplies will be provided.