The Lost Art series examines tech tools that encourage communication between libraries and its users. The Lost Art of Conversation looked at ways that podcasts can connect with the community, as well as the technology required to create a professional podcast. This month is all about the 3-D printer, a tool that creates three dimensional objects based on a digital design. A brief history of this technology: the first patent was issued in the 1980s and today these printers can create anything from a kidney to a car. A 2016 Pew Research Study found that 50% of those polled think 3-D printers are a good investment for libraries (up 5% from 2015) and this number goes up when people are broken out by race: “69% of blacks and 63% of Hispanics say libraries should definitely buy 3-D printers and other high-tech tools, compared with 44% of whites.” Some people might…
The Lost Art of Creativity
