Friday in Greeley CO. When we arrived at the hotel they had a definite scent of vanilla in the lobby. I was wondering why it was so strong. Now I know. Greeley in kinda know for it's…. Ummm how should I put this….. Aroma. Not far outside Greeley are feed lots and beef processing. When the wind is from the northeast it bring two things, snow and a pungent essence of beef farming.
We went downtown and had breakfast at Doug's Diner. It had biscuits that were as big as your head! We took pictures of the downtown in the snow.
Then we went to the Midnight Oil bookstore. A really friendly used bookstore in town. M was shopping and searching through the stacks.
I noticed some Bambu Labs 3D printers working on stuff. I asked the owner and he makes some 3D dragons and other articulated toys for the kids.
He then mentioned the local library, that they had a maker space. Hmmm.
The LINC library had an innovation center. In addition to the usual library stacks and computer stations, they had a makers space. We caught up with David Turner the head of the innovation center and he showed us around. They had 3D printers, laser cutters, UV printers, vinyl cutters and that was only one room! They had a room of looms and sewing machines, a full woodshop and a broadcast center. All of which are available to the community to use! Wow. What a cool resource for the local population. Imagine a young person going in there and getting a taste of working with that equipment. That could be a life changing encounter.