Tempe Public Library: Maker Lab – 3D Design and Printing
Discover new tech, tools, and hands-on skills each month in the Maker Lab. Each month in the Maker Lab, you’ll get hands-on with the latest tech and creative tools—from...
Discover new tech, tools, and hands-on skills each month in the Maker Lab. Each month in the Maker Lab, you’ll get hands-on with the latest tech and creative tools—from...
Using recyclables plus a dash of imagination, construct a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. It’s also Transportation Month—so try designing your very own car, bus, rocket, or other creative vehicle and explore the STEAM power of motion, design, and invention!
Join us at Star Bar on the 2nd floor to celebrate Transportation Month in style! Create your own personalized road map and explore a variety of vehicles while experimenting with design, direction, and problem-solving. As you chart your course, you’ll practice spatial reasoning, sequencing, and early engineering skills—all through playful, hands-on exploration. It’s the perfect...
This 90-minute tour provides a unique opportunity to learn how innovative engineering and optical technology melds with manufacturing techniques to produce the largest and most advanced giant (8.4 meters / 27 ft) telescope mirrors in the world on the University of Arizona campus. Visitors will see the unparalleled technology and revolutionary processes in making the...
All aboard the Creativity Express! Transform ordinary egg cartons into colorful, one-of-a-kind trains while exploring the STEAM behind movement and design. Little engineers will experiment with shapes, balance, and structure as they build their own locomotives—practicing problem-solving, fine motor skills, and creative thinking along the way. It’s hands-on engineering fun that’s full steam ahead!
It’s Transportation Month! Park it by a Playologist friend every day at 1:30pm for a fun transportation-themed story time!
Calling all LEGO Masters! Join us each month as we create and display amazing LEGO creations. Don't forget to bring your creativity; you'll need it! •5-8 year olds with guardian/parent •Space is limited, registration is required! Please register only the child(ren) attending the program. •Check in with staff outside the Story Time room door. Anyone...
Calling all LEGO Masters! Join us each month as we create and display amazing LEGO creations. Don't forget to bring your creativity; you'll need it! •5-8 year olds with guardian/parent •Space is limited, registration is required! Please register only the child(ren) attending the program. •Check in with staff outside the Story Time room door. Anyone...
Discover new tech, tools, and hands-on skills each month in the Maker Lab. Each month in the Maker Lab, you’ll get hands-on with the latest tech and creative tools—from VR and 3D printing to laser cutting and more. It’s a chance to experiment, build real-world skills, and bring your ideas to life. This...
Put your engineering skills to work! Each week we will have some building sets and some challenges to complete...you bring your creativity and love of building! While this program is aimed at those 8 - 14 years old, we welcome younger siblings who attend with their age-appropriate siblings.
Put your engineering skills to work! Each week we will have some building sets and some challenges to complete...you bring your creativity and love of building! While this program is aimed at those 8 - 14 years old, we welcome younger siblings who attend with their age-appropriate siblings.
Learn about how airplanes fly and make your own paper airplanes with cardboard launchers! Space is limited, so please see a staff person 30 minutes prior to the start of the program to pick up a ticket which will be your registration. Ages 6 - 11
Learn about how airplanes fly and make your own paper airplanes with cardboard launchers! Space is limited, so please see a staff person 30 minutes prior to the start of the program to pick up a ticket which will be your registration. Ages 6 - 11
LEGO Club is open to all school-age children and their siblings. At each meeting, our young builders will be given either a LEGO challenge to problem-solve and test, or open playtime. Let's work together to build creative LEGO creations!
Want to learn earn to sew or just like sewing? Attend our open sewing sessions to learn or just be around others who enjoy sewing! Projects are prepared for those who wish to learn to sew.
Learn how to use the Brother sewing machines by creating your own sewing project. Instruction and materials are provided.
Learn how to use the Brother sewing machines by creating your own sewing project. Instruction and materials are provided.