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Queset House @Ames Free Library

Queset House @Ames Free Library. Queset House: classic exterior, tech-savvy interior. What is the Queset House?.

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Queset House @Ames Free Library

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  1. Queset House @Ames Free Library

  2. Queset House: classic exterior, tech-savvy interior

  3. What is the Queset House? • Set on the same campus as the main Library, the Queset House at 51 Main Street in Easton, MA, is named for the stream which winds through the grounds, and is a stone house of English Gothic style. • A well-appointed, 17-room mansion, this house has beautiful walled gardens, sloping lawns, and a pathway to the restored Italianate Queset Garden. • For the current renovations (Phase I) we have opened up 5 of the rooms to the public: 2 large presentation rooms, 2 smaller rooms collaboration, & a Digital Media Lab.

  4. Information Cafe • WI-FI • TABLETS/LAPTOPS • COFFEE/BISCOTTI • TECH CHATS • GAMING

  5. PRESENTATION COMMONS I & II • TELECONFERENCING/SKYPE • WEBINARS • FILM VIEWING AND DISCUSSION • AUTHOR TALKS • INFORMATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS • POETRY SLAMS • READINGS

  6. Presentation Commons I

  7. Presentation Commons II

  8. DIGITAL MEDIA LAB • CREATE DIGITAL ARTWORK • CREATE WEBSITES • CREATE BLOG • EDIT PHOTOS, VIDEO & AUDIO • CREATE SHORT FILMS • TRANSFER VHS TO DIGITAL/DVD • TRANSFER 35 MM TO DIGITAL • CREATE NEWSLETTERS/FLYERS • CREATE E-BOOKS • CREATE VIDEOS

  9. Digital Media Lab

  10. CRAFTING COMMONS • KNITTING • BEADING• SOLDERING • QUILTING • SEWING • ROBOTICS • 3D PRINTING

  11. Queset House Programming/Services: • 3D Printing • Virtual Reality Coding • OAHS Robotics Club • Quilting Group • Minecraft Server • Photography & Image Manipulation • Film recording, editing & animation • Podcasting • Tool Lending Library • Fixer’s Club • LEGO/LEGO Robotics Club • Music Club • Anime & Manga Club • Gaming Club • Knitting Group • Beading Group

  12. Makerspace @Queset HouseIN ACTION!

  13. Queset House: Potential Patrons • We envision the Queset House as a space for diverse & multi-generational patrons to work, play & create. • The DML is an example of a high-tech multi-use common space that helps patrons contribute to the cycle of production, creating art, music, documents, & other artifacts that may even end up back in the library’s own collection.

  14. Examples of Use: Self-employed entrepreneur created original textile designs using in-house software Photos taken by patrons for use in online storefronts Go-Pros (video equipment) to film skateboarding demo. to send to skateboard company for promotional use Band editing tracks for new CD, making labels & burning copies Artist creating digital artwork for portfolio and gallery showingSewing machines used to create individual & group projects (i.e. quilt)Small group making original comic to distributeGreen screen and video equipment employed by student filmmakers

  15. 4.11.14lights on! All welcome to the learning commons @ Queset House AMES FREE LIBRARY, NORTH EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS

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