1. Queset House @Ames Free LibraryUH
Queset Free Library

2. Queset House: classic exterior, tech-savvy interiorUH

3. 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

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

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

6. Presentation Commons I

7. Presentation Commons II

8. 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

9. Digital Media Lab

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

11. 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

12. Makerspace @Queset House IN ACTION!

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 4.11.14 lights on! All welcome to the learning commons @ Queset HouseUH
All welcome to the learning Queset House
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