Gadgets

Here is  list of some great AR apps to use in your library: You can get all of them for free on the App store. 

Chromeville; Coloring Pages

ColAR - Coloring Pages 

Anatomy 4D

The Brain AR 

AR Flashcards

Inserting Gadgets into Google Sites

Inserting videos, calendars, other great stuff is easy with Google Sites.

The Google Apps Launcher

Having trouble finding the tools in Google Apps?  The navigation is deceptively simple.  When you are logged into the main screen of any Google tool, you will see the launcher (picture below).   When you click on it, it expands into an iconic menu of tools.

Google Apps – Create an Intranet for Your Organization

Google Apps:  What can you do with it?

The tools I find most useful in libraries are:  Drive, Docs, Slides, Forms, Sheets, Sites and of course Gmail and Calendar.  There are many others.

The best applications I’ve found for the tools include:

Top 10 Things You Need to Know about running your own Maker Faire

Funding for Programs

The library is an institution that serves everyone and although we are super heroes who can take care of everything at any time, we don’t always have to do it alone.  It’s important to remember that there are people in the community, who would love the opportunity to partner with such a prestigio

It’s a given that we all are participating in the maker movement.  You may not realize it, but you are.  Lego free play?  Make programs.  Adult knitting groups?  Make Programs.  Student Film Festivals?  Yet again a Make program.    

From the Crowdsupply.com site:

"Circuit Stickers are electronic stickers that you can use to build glowing, sensing, and interactive projects without any complicated equipment or programming skills. All you need is your imagination.