See how one library in Wisconsin is using 3D Printing to engage the community and make awesome stuff!

9. PLAN
IMAGE USED COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: SAUMAG

10. STANDARDIZE

11. SHARE

13. SO, WHAT
ABOUT 3D
PRINTING?

14. WHAT 3D
PRINTING
ISN’T:

15. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: JAYNEANDD

16. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: CONSTRUCTNOLA

17. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: SPARKTRUCK

18. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: PNMARYF

19. WHAT 3D
PRINTING
IS:

21. THESE THINGS
CAN BE 3D
PRINTED

22. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: HINKELSTONE

23. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: 全華設計群

24. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: UNICOHERENT

27. ABS
VS.
PLA

28. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: EEPAUL

29. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: R-Z

30. HOW DOES
IT WORK?

31. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: FAIRLIGHTWORKS

36. IMAGE USED COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: ORANGEBARN

37. WHAT’S THE
BIG DEAL?

38. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: FDECOMITE

39. IMAGE COURTESY OF THINGIVERSE USER: PSUKEZ

40. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: ZOETNET

44. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER: WAAGSOCIETY

46. HOW’D IT
GET IN THE
LIBRARY?

52. WHO USES
IT?

62. Hours of 3D Printing
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Septmber
October

64. CONCERNS?

68. BENEFITS?

83. STORIES.

92. [LIBRARIES] SHOULD BE
BOOK-LINED, COMPUTER
FILLED INFORMATION DOJOS
WHERE COMMUNITIES COME
TOGETHER TO TEACH EACH
OTHER BLACK-BELT
INFORMATION LITERACY…

93. …WHERE INITIATES WORK
ALONGSIDE NOVIATES TO
SHOW THEM HOW TO MASTER
THE TOOLS OF THE
NETWORKED AGE FROM THE
BARE METAL UP.
-CORY DOCTOROW