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Please contact the library to register for this event

Open Maker Lab

Using Maker Lab Equipment

2025-08-01 11:00:00 2025-08-01 13:00:00 America/Chicago Open Maker Lab Main Library - Room 211: Recording Studio

Friday, August 01
11:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-01 11:00:00 2025-08-01 13:00:00 America/Chicago Open Maker Lab Open Maker Lab lets you use Maker Lab equipment after completing Maker Lab 101 and getting certified. Main Library - Room 211: Recording Studio

Main Library

Room 211: Recording Studio

Open Maker Lab lets you use Maker Lab equipment after completing Maker Lab 101 and getting certified.

Open Maker Lab is the next step for those who have completed Maker Lab 101 and are eager to start using the Maker Lab equipment independently. This course provides participants with hands-on access to the tools and resources they have been trained on, allowing them to bring their creative projects to life. Prior to registration, you must have obtained the required Maker Lab certificate and successfully completed Maker Lab 101. The Open Maker Lab offers a supportive environment for experimentation, innovation, and skill enhancement. Join us to turn your ideas into reality and further your Maker Lab experience!

*Each piece of Maker Lab equipment can be reserved individually. Although the reservation system shows a capacity of 9 attendees, this actually represents one reservation slot for each piece of Maker Lab equipment available. Equipment is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If two customers attempt to reserve the same piece of equipment, the second customer will be notified and given the opportunity to register for another available slot on a different day.


 
 

Main Library

info@rockfordpubliclibrary.org
Phone: 815-965-7606
Branch manager
Dunarene Hopson

Hours
Mon, Jul 28 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 Closed

About the library

The 66,000 sq.ft. Main Library opened in spring of 2024 and serves as the Rockford Public Library's main downtown facility. The newly constructed space boasts a 1st floor Children's Area complete with a dedicated computer lab, three program rooms, play structure with slide, and baby garden, a Maker Lab with access to 3D printers and scanners and small board computers, podcasting room, green screen video room, a large Young Adult Zone with gaming center, adult computer lab, local history room, and several meeting and study rooms accommodating groups of 2-8 people. Additional features include a large interactive screen, two roof-top terraces, one of which is available for rent as part of our large event space on the third floor, underground parking, and drive-thru book drop holds pickup!

Upcoming events

Wed, Jul 30, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 206: Group Room A
This class is perfect for Adults that are beginners with no prior crochet experience. If you've ever wanted to create beautiful handmade items or just explore a new hobby, this class is for you.

Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rockford Public Library Announces the Bill Perry Native Plant Garden

Thu, Jul 31, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
WREX Classroom
This open book talk will center around titles patrons have read and would like to discuss from the Urban Fiction category.

Fri, Aug 01, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 211: Recording Studio
Open Maker Lab lets you use Maker Lab equipment after completing Maker Lab 101 and getting certified.
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Sat, Aug 02, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Love to crochet? So do we! Bring in your UFO stands for "unfinished object". It's a term used to describe a project that has been temporarily or permanently abandoned.

Sat, Aug 02, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room 206: Group Room A
Boys and Girls ages 8-12! Whether you’ve always wanted to learn crochet or you already know how, let’s get together and crochet! We’ll help each other out and create something Great!
This event is full

Mon, Aug 04, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
Books, songs, rhymes and crafts for children ages 3-5

Mon, Aug 04, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Meets the first Monday every other month.

Tue, Aug 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Room 115B: Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.

Tue, Aug 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Bring in the projects you've started with the RPL sewing group, and let's complete them together!"

Wed, Aug 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Event Space
This interactive storytime for young children from birth to 24 months, focuses on their development, incorporating music, movement, and reading.

Wed, Aug 06, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Level up your creativity using magazines, graphic novels and more!

Wed, Aug 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 206: Group Room A
This class is perfect for Adults that are beginners with no prior crochet experience. If you've ever wanted to create beautiful handmade items or just explore a new hobby, this class is for you.
This event is full