Queset House @Ames Free Library UH Queset House @Ames Free Library

Queset House: classic exterior, tech-savvy interior UH

What is the Queset House? Set on the same campus as the main Library, the Queset House at 51 Main Street in Easton, MA, is named for the stream which winds through the grounds, and is a stone house of English Gothic style. A well-appointed, 17-room mansion, this house has beautiful walled gardens, sloping lawns, and a pathway to the restored Italianate Queset Garden. For the current renovations (Phase I) we have opened up 5 of the rooms to the public: 2 large presentation rooms, 2 smaller rooms collaboration, & a Digital Media Lab. UH

Information Cafe • WI-FI • TABLETS/LAPTOPS • COFFEE/BISCOTTI • TECH CHATS GAMING UH

PRESENTATION COMMONS I & II • TELECONFERENCING/SKYPE • WEBINARS • FILM VIEWING AND DISCUSSION • AUTHOR TALKS • INFORMATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS • POETRY SLAMS • READINGS UH

Presentation Commons I

Presentation Commons II

DIGITAL MEDIA LAB • CREATE DIGITAL ARTWORK • CREATE WEBSITES • CREATE BLOG • EDIT PHOTOS, VIDEO & AUDIO • CREATE SHORT FILMS • TRANSFER VHS TO DIGITAL/DVD • TRANSFER 35 MM TO DIGITAL • CREATE NEWSLETTERS/FLYERS • CREATE E-BOOKS • CREATE VIDEOS

Digital Media Lab

CRAFTING COMMONS • KNITTING • BEADING • SOLDERING • QUILTING • SEWING • ROBOTICS • 3D PRINTING UH

Queset House Programming/Services: Tool Lending Library Fixer’s Club LEGO/LEGO Robotics Club Music Club Anime & Manga Club Gaming Club Knitting Group Beading Group 3D Printing Virtual Reality Coding OAHS Robotics Club Quilting Group Minecraft Server Photography & Image Manipulation Film recording, editing & animation Podcasting JB

Makerspace @Queset House IN ACTION!

Queset House: Potential Patrons We envision the Queset House as a space for diverse & multi-generational patrons to work, play & create. The DML is an example of a high-tech multi-use common space that helps patrons contribute to the cycle of production, creating art, music, documents, & other artifacts that may even end up back in the library’s own collection.

Examples of Use: Self-employed entrepreneur created original textile designs using in-house software Photos taken by patrons for use in online storefronts Go-Pros (video equipment) to film skateboarding demo. to send to skateboard company for promotional use Band editing tracks for new CD, making labels & burning copies Artist creating digital artwork for portfolio and gallery showing Sewing machines used to create individual & group projects (i.e. quilt) Small group making original comic to distribute Green screen and video equipment employed by student filmmakers JB

4.11.14 lights on! All welcome to the learning commons @ Queset House UH All welcome to the learning commons @ Queset House AMES FREE LIBRARY, NORTH EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS