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A regular CoLabist brought in a pair of old hiking shorts and wanted to make them a tad bit longer. After some thought and a quick look around the room we decided that the nylon strapping that we have. It worked out well although it was mentioned that the material was a little scratchy… So the resourceful colabist got some software material and added it to the bottom of the nylon! Now they have longer shorts to go hiking or working out in!

A new regular CoLabist loves to make some stickers! Recently they came in to make some stickers for their coffee mug or water bottle. They’ve been practicing making stickers and layering the vinyl for different applications. These stickers were made with just a rounded white square for the background with the black lettering layered on top. The cuts from the cricut look great and the black letters will stand out from anything they put these on because they have that white background piece. That’s some smart layering for these stickers!

Did you know that the Lincoln Library has a 3D printer?

In fact we have a whole makerspace on the third floor of the Lincoln Library called the CoLab! It’s packed with sewing machines and cricuts as well as a 3D printer and a podcasting studio!

Today in the CoLab at the Lincoln library we are finishing up printing some game pieces for the strategy game HIVE.  It's a strategy board game for 2 players.  You can read more about the game here.

In 14^th century China, a girl is born into famine. The local soothsayer says that her brother, Zhu Chongba, will live a life of greatness, while her future is empty. She will be nothing. So when her brother dies in the famine, she takes over his life, hoping to trick Heaven and also take over his greatness. She disguises herself as a boy and becomes a monk, then talks her way into the army, where her cleverness and political savvy have her swiftly climbing the ranks.

Love and Fury by Samantha Silva examines the life of Mary Wollstonecraft, a groundbreaking feminist and mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. Devoted to breaking free of the constraints that bound women of her time, Wollstonecraft was a passionate and unorthodox woman who carved her own path in life using her fierce intellect and gift for words.