I want to see makerspaces and library programming grow

My passion lies in being at the heart of community engagement, which is how I’ve found myself in libraries. I’d love to help you unlock your library's potential with tailored classes and workshops for staff and patrons. In a digital world, continual education is crucial, and investing in these types of programs strengthens our community ties and fosters collaboration as well as life long learning.

Please fill out the form below to contact me about hosting a class, workshop, or other resources that might be useful to you and your team. Examples and samples are below.

ILA Crosman Memorial Award 2024

Freedom Quilt

Freedom Quilt

Maximizing Makerspaces: Empowering Makers and Upcycling Materials 

Makerspaces often juggle identifying community interest, demystifying equipment, and empowering users to take on new skills. This session outlines how we upcycled our unpopular materials, incentivized our community to dive into new equipment, and created instructional binders for everyday use with the start of our passport activity program. 

Books, Batting, and Beyond: Engaging the Community with a Freedom Quilt

I'm always looking for ways to inspire and empower others to explore new skills in our makerspace. Celebrating Black History Month allowed me to deepen our community connection through the Freedom Quilt project. In this session, I'll share how the quilt helped me bring together creativity, community, and skill-building. I'll also show you how to apply this collaborative process to your own community quilt or library projects, and offer new ways to engage and inspire others.

Check out my latest article in the ILA REPORTER (March 2025 Issue)

I had the pleasure of working with an amazing team not only on our presentation for Reaching Forward 2024, but also with an ILA Reporter Article that is now available to view all about the community impact of makerspaces.