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Tampa Bay Library Consortium

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Diverse People Using Technologies and Talking

Join us for a monthly playdate – bring your toys if you have them, play with ours, see what others have!

Want to learn more about cool, new technologies and gadgets? Want to get your hands on them?  TBLC is hosting the TBLC Technology Sandbox on the 3rd Friday of each month, 10:00 – 12:00 at TBLC Headquarters.  The TBLC Technology Sandbox is an open-house style event where attendees can drop-in and play with tech and gadgets and can bring theirs to show other attendees.

We invite anyone interested to come and play in our sandbox.  Bring your toys if you have them and we’ll have ours ready.

October 16, 2015 – Drones

If you have a drone, bring it.  If you want to see one, touch one, fly one – join us and you can.  We’ll talk about all things drones – good models, where to buy them, tips for maintaining them, programs you can host using them, and much more.

  • Drones – Matt Smith, TBLC

November 20, 2015 – Wearables

If you have a wearable – FitBit, Apple Watch, Pebble, Garmin , Google Glass, any kind of wearable tech device, bring it.  If you want to try some others out, hear what people think of the ones they use, learn about new ones on the horizon – join us.

  • Apple watch and Fitbit – Cheri Schisler, Mulberry Public Library
  • fitbit – Beth Farmer, TBLC
  • Google Glass – TBLC

December 18, 2015 – Circuitry

Do you code with a Raspberry Pi or Arduino? or create with LittleBits?  Bring your creations and share with others.  If you want to see some in action, learn from other coders and creators, and talk about programs you can do in your library using them – join us.

  • Raspberry Pi – Matt Smith, TBLC
  • Arduino – Chad Mairn, SPC Libraries Innovation Lab
  • Little Bits – Chad Mairn, SPC Libraries Innovation Lab

January 15, 2016 – Virtual Reality

Ever wonder what virtual reality really looks and feels like? Then join us for an interactive playdate to learn more about Oculus Rift and Google cardboard.

  • Google Cardboard – Juan Barreto, Hernando County Public Library 
  • Oculus Rift – Paul Stonebridge and Sean McGarvey, Pasco County Library System

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