Makerspace Kits
Builder Kit
- LEGOS
- K'Nex
- Battat Krinkles
- Fiddlestix
- Tumble Tree Timbers
- Cross Platform Connectors
Books Included:  Cathedral; The Unofficial Lego Builder’s Guide; The Lego Ideas Book; The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House & Beyond
Circuit Kit
- MaKey Makey
- Squishy Circuits
- Electronic Snap Circuits
- Lily Pad Arduino
Books Included: Ashes; Jolted: Newton Starker’s Rules for Survival; Squishy Circuits; Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25; Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning; Make: Electronics: Learn by Discovery; Make: Wearable Electronics: Tools and Techniques for Prototyping Interactive Wearables
Solar Kit
- Greenex KIY Solar Eco-House
- Thames & Kosmos Solar Mechanics
- Super Deluxe Solar Educ Kit
- Snap Circuits - Alt Energy Kit
Transportation Kit
- Approx 5,000 LEGO Pieces
- Lay-n-Go play mat & bag
- 5 building mats
Books Included: The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide; The Lego Build-It Book: Amazing Vehicles.
LEGO Makerspace Kits
Breakout EDU Kit
- 3 & 4 digit number locks
- Directional lock
- 2 extra letter lock bands
- 1 key
- Letter and Key locks
- Zipper box
- Latch box
- Other materials to complete a Breakout event
Sample Breakout program included.
Rube Goldberg Kit
- wood, cowbells, marble
- dominoes, straws, rubber bands
- pulleys, twine, duct tape
- toy card, catapult, balls
- Other varied everyday items
- Mouse Trap Game
Books Included: Ruby Goldberg’s Bright Ideas, Gizmos and Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions that work (& knowing why), How Machines Work.
NCKLS Makerspace Kits
What are they and How Do they work?
What are Makerspace Kits?
NCKLS’s Maker Kits contain projects and books that provide libraries with the opportunity to experiment with the Maker Space movement.
The included materials create four or five different projects for an experience-based program where teens and tweens learn how different things work and can try their hands at something new.
How do they work?
- Kits are checked out for 2 months
- Kits can only be checked out to libraries
- All materials in the kits must be returned to NCKLS
- Courier, van, or mail can be used to transfer the kit
Contact for Questions
Jan
- Ext 804
- jjohnson
Future Summer Themes
Previous Summer Themes
- 2023 All Together Now
- 2022 Oceans of Possibilities
- 2021 Tails and Tales
- 2020 Imagine Your Story
- 2019 A Universe of Stories
- 2018 Libraries Rock