Library Programs | kimnaples

PAST PROJECTS

For Valentine's Day, the teens used PageMaker to create buttons with their favorite characters and puns.

I made this button for my boyfriend. First, I took a photo of my rabbit and bitmapped it using Inkscape. Then, I imported the photo into the Silhouette digital cutter Studio software. The cutter made a small sticker that I put on a piece of paper. I fed the paper back into the Silhouette cutter to draw the words. Then, I fed it in again to cut out the circle. Finally, I put the paper into a button-maker.

A teen and I used the Silhouette digital cutter and Studio software to make this three-layered sticker.

Built out of pom-poms, pipecleaners, and an Arduino servo motor

After building the snowmen, we hooked them up to the Arduino microntroller and worked in the Arduino software to code the robot to dance at the angles the teens wanted.

For Valentine's Day, the teens used PageMaker to create buttons with their favorite characters and puns.

A teen and I used the Silhouette digital cutter and Studio software to make this three-layered sticker.

Built out of pom-poms, pipecleaners, and an Arduino servo motor

After building the snowmen, we hooked them up to the Arduino microntroller and worked in the Arduino software to code the robot to dance at the angles the teens wanted.

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Maker Projects

These photos are projects I have made and taught teens how to make at the Urbana Free Library's Teen Open Lab.

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Sewing Tutorials

I wrote two tutorials for the sewing machines at the Teen Open Lab at the Urbana Free Library. Click the links to see the Google Docs. Feel free to copy and reuse.

How to Thread the Sewing Machine

How to Make a pillow

blue, won't you take some home with you?

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Book Display

Check out the photos from a book display I made at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Library. As you can see, I am a fan of puns and color coordination.