New Jersey Makers Day 2018-2019 Annual Report

With support from the PSEG Foundation and the New Jersey State Library

MISSIONNew Jersey Makers Day inspires and activates libraries to showcase and highlight STEM and maker culture, enhancing lifelong learning.

“It was a fun time for the whole family at NJ Makers Day. My daughter created some cool structures using the Keva planks. My son got the chance to build and play Legos with friends and the button making activity was great with many designs to choose from.” -Attendee at Franklin Township Library

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Thank you for five years of New Jersey Makers Day support! We remain excited and inspired by so many libraries, schools and organizations showcasing and highlighting STEM education and the maker movement in communities across the state.

It is hard to imagine that when we started this journey just five years ago, New Jersey Makers Day events would, in 2019, impact tens of thousands of residents of all ages each year as they explore hands-on learning opportunities.

2018-2019 has been a banner year for New Jersey Makers Day. We are proud to have been named one of the New Jersey STEM Pathways STEM Collaborators of the Year for our partnership with the New Jersey State Library and Newark Museum on the Leap into Science education training initiative.

In addition, New Jersey Makers Day was officially recognized by the New Jersey State Legislature through a joint legislative proclamation, acknowledging the statewide impact of New Jersey Makers Day.

We are so proud of the accomplishments of this small-but-mighty non-profit, and we strive to continue each year to support and strengthen the successes of our participating site locations, from unique training opportunities and community support contests to a thriving mini-grants program and strategic partnerships.

New Jersey Makers Day looks toward a bright future with your support, enthusiasm, and dedication to hands-on exploration and education.

Doug Baldwin, PresidentNew Jersey Makers Day

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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ENGAGEMENT

One of the major objectives of New Jersey Makers Day is to build a structure that gives organizations the skills, resources, support, and relationships necessary to offer valuable hands-on learning experiences. While the growth in the number of sites has leveled off, we continue to see tremendous growth in the quality of experiences offered at these sites.

For our 2019 New Jersey Makers Day, we had 303 participating locations spread across 20 counties. These locations hosted an estimated 2,755 individual programs, with a total estimated attendance of 83,290.

303Participating

Locations20Counties

Spread Across

2,755Individual Programs

Hosting over Total estimated attendance of

83,290

BY THE NUMBERS

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“Watching a 6-year old boy take apart a lawnmower engine and put it back together using real tools was such a joy to see. Every realization about how things worked, from bolts and a ratchet driver to a spark plug and piston was visible on his face.” -Staff from Flemington Public Library

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70,813Makers Reached on

Facebook

2,000Facebook Event

Responses

More Than

44,493

SOCIAL MEDIA REACH

Makers Reached on Instagram

“...there were a few students who became totally immersed in tweaking the code and discovering everything the robots were capable of. It was wonderful to see how quickly they became enthralled with computer programming, and to know that we had possibly just helped someone discover a lifelong passion.” -Staff from Otto Bruyns Public Library

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SUPPORT

MINI GRANTSIn 2019, New Jersey Makers Day provided a total of $5,400 in grant funding to 12 grantees. This funding allowed grantees to expand the capabilities of their organizations and offer new hands-on learning experiences for attendees.

Bogota Public LibraryCamden County Library (Bellmawr)Denville Public LibraryEast Brunswick Public LibraryParsippany Public Library (Lake Hiawatha)Readington Middle SchoolRingwood Public LibraryRoebling MuseumVineland Public Library

CONTINUING EDUCATIONOne of the important ways that New Jersey Makers Day continues to support participating locations is by providing opportunities for these organizations to broaden their skills through professional development opportunities. In 2019, New Jersey Makers Day provided 7 such CE opportunities at various locations throughout the state.

Vorpal Robotics WorkshopMaker MeetupSTEMIE Curriculum TrainingGirls Who Code PartnershipGirls Scouts of Central and Southern NJ PartnershipWeMake 4H Scratch Story ContestBuildTak 3D Design Contest

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THANK YOU

SUPPORTNew Jersey Makers Day would not be possible without generous support from our sponsors. The funding provided by these organizations allow New Jersey Makers Day to provide participating locations with support, continuing education, and mini grants to enhance STEM and hands-on learning experiences in communities all over the state of New Jersey.

PSEG Foundation, $10,000 (Grant). The PSEG Foundation provides support with impact grants in the areas of sustainable neighborhoods, safety and STEM education. The PSEG Foundation has been a supporter of New Jersey Makers Day since 2016.

New Jersey State Library, $2,000 (Sponsorship). The New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, is led by State Librarian Mary L. Chute and provides services for NJ libraries, the state legislature and government employees, Thomas Edison State University staff and students, and registered borrowers. The New Jersey State Library has been a supporter of New Jersey Makers Day since 2017.

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PARTICIPATING LOCATIONSThe success of New Jersey Makers Day is owed to the participation of schools, libraries, and other community organizations throughout the garden state.

Aaron Decker SchoolAlfred H. Baumann Free Public LibraryAssumption SchoolAtlantic City Free Public LibraryAtlantic County Library - Brigantine BranchAtlantic County Library - Egg Harbor CityAtlantic County Library - Egg Harbor TownshipAtlantic County Library - Galloway TownshipAtlantic County Library - HammontonAtlantic County Library - PleasantvilleAtlantic County Library - Somers Point BranchAtlantic County Library - VentnorAtlantic County Library System - Mays LandingAvalon Free Public LibraryBarclay Brook Elementary SchoolBayshore Middle SchoolBeachwood Elementary SchoolBelmar Public Library MakerSpaceBenjamin Franklin Middle SchoolBernards Township LibraryBernardsville Public LibraryBishop George Ahr High SchoolBogota Public LibraryBoonton-Holmes Public LibraryBridgeton Free Public LibraryBuilt by Me - STEM Learning CenterBurlington County Library SystemButler Public LibraryCaldwell Public LibraryCamden County Libary - Haddon Township BranchCamden County Library - Bellmawr BranchCamden County Library - Gloucester Township BranchCamden County Library - M Allan Vogelson BranchCamden County Library - Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown BranchCamden County Library - South County Regional BranchCape May County LibraryCedar Grove Elementary School

Cherry Hill Public LibraryChester LibraryClark Public LibraryCliffside Park Free Public LibraryCliffside Park High SchoolCliffside Park School No. 3Clifton Public LibraryCollingswood Public LibraryCordero PS 37 PTACranford Public LibraryCresskill Public LibraryCrossroads North Middle SchoolCrossroads South Middle SchoolDelanco Public LibraryDenville LibraryDixon Homestead LibraryDover Free Public LibraryEast Brunswick Public LibraryEast Brunswick TechEast Dover Elementary SchoolEast Rutherford LibraryEdison Township Public LibraryEdison YMCAElizabeth Public LibraryElizabeth Public Library - E-Port Branch LibraryElizabeth Public Library - Elmora Branch LibraryElizabeth Public Library - LaCorte Branch LibraryEnglewood Public LibraryFair Use Building and ResearchFamilies to College Campus CenterFanwood Memorial LibraryFirst Avenue SchoolForest Avenue Elementary SchoolFort Lee LibraryFranklin Township LibraryFranklin Township Library - Franklin Park BranchFranklin Township Public LibraryGarfield Free Public LibraryGeorge Washington Middle SchoolGerrard Berman Day SchoolGirl Scouts Hear of New Jersey (Westfield)Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (Montclair)

Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (North Branch)Girl Scouts NNJ Passaic Valley Service UnitGlen Rock Middle SchoolGlen Rock Public LibraryGloucester County Library System - Glassboro BranchGloucester County Library System - Greenwich BranchGloucester County Library System - Logan Township BranchGloucester County Library System - Main BranchGloucester County Library System - Newfield Public LibraryGloucester County Library System - Swedesboro BranchHackettstown Free Public LibraryHaddonfield Public LibraryHainesport Township School DistrictHaledon Free Public LibraryHighland Park Public LibraryHightstown High SchoolHillsdale LibraryHilltop Country Day SchoolHoboken Charter SchoolHoboken High SchoolHoboken High School LibraryHoboken Public LibraryHooper Avenue Elementary SchoolHudson County Community CollegeHunterdon County Library - North County BranchHunterdon County Library - South County BranchIdeal Studio/Ideal Institute of TechnologyIntermediate North SchoolIntermediate South SchoolIrvington Public LibraryJames A McDivitt Elementary SchoolJohnson Public LIbraryJonathan Dayton High SchoolJoseph A Citta Elementary SchoolKenilworth Public LibraryKinnelon Public LibraryLake Hiawatha Library

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Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolLEAP Academy Charter SchoolLeonia Public LibraryLiberty Science CenterLinden Public LibraryLittle Ivy Academy LLCLivingston Public LibraryLodi Memorial LibraryLong Branch Free Public LibraryLouis Bay 2nd Library - HawthorneMadison Public LibraryMaplewood Library - Hilton BranchMatawan-Aberdeen Public LibraryMaywood Public LibraryMCPC Cooper GristmillMediatechMercer County Library System - Hickory Corner Branch LibraryMetuchen Public LibraryMetuchen YMCAMiddlesex Public LibraryMiddletown Public LibraryMillburn High School LibraryMillville Public LibraryMonmouth County Library HeadquartersMonroe Township Public LibraryMorris County LibraryMorris County Park Commission Historic SitesMotivating and Mobilizing Our Outstanding Daughters (MOOD)Mount Laurel LibraryMount Olive Public LibraryMount Olive School DistrictMountain Lakes Public LibraryMuseum of Early Trades & CraftsNew Brunswick Free Public LibraryNew Jersey State LibraryNew Jersey State MuseumNew Milford Public LibraryNew Providence Memorial LibraryNewark MuseumNewark Public Library - Branch Brook BranchNewark Public Library - North End BranchNewark Public Library - Springfield BranchNewark Public Library - Van Buren BranchNorth Bergen Free Public LibraryNorth Dover Elementary SchoolNorthern Valley Demarest HSNorthern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

Northvale Public LibraryNutley Public LibraryOcean City Free Public LibraryOcean County Library - Barnegat BranchOcean County Library - BeachwoodOcean County Library - Berkeley BranchOcean County Library - Brick BranchOcean County Library - Jackson BranchOcean County Library - Lacey BranchOcean County Library - Lakewood BranchOcean County Library - Little Egg Harbor BranchOcean County Library - Long Beach Island BranchOcean County Library - Manchester BranchOcean County Library - Point Pleasant Borough BranchOcean County Library - Pt. Pleasant Beach BranchOcean County Library - Stafford BranchOcean County Library - Toms River BranchOcean County Library - Tuckerton BranchOcean County Library - Upper Shores branchOcean County Library - Waretown BranchOcean Township Elementary SchoolOcean Township High SchoolOld Bridge Public LibraryOradell Free Public LibraryOtto Bruyns Public Library of NorthfieldPalisades Park Public LibraryParamus Public LibraryPark Avenue Elementary SchoolPark Ridge Middle/High SchoolParkway Elementary SchoolParsippany-Troy Hills LibraryPassaic Public LibaryPassaic Public Library - Reid Memorial BranchPaterson Free Public LibraryPennington Public LibraryPennsauken Free Public LibraryPequannock Twp. Public LibraryPerth Amboy Free Public LibraryPine Beach Elementary SchoolPiscataway Public LibraryPiscataway Public Library - Westergard BranchPlainfield Public Library

Plainsboro Public LibraryPlainsboro Public LibraryPrinceton Public LibraryProject Gametime LLCRamsey Free Public LibraryRandolph Township Free Public LibraryRaritan Public LibraryReadington Middle SchoolRed Bank Charter School- STEM LabRed Bank Public LibraryRed Bank Regional High School Media CenterRidgefield Park Public LibraryRidgewood Public LibraryRingwood Public LibraryRiver Edge Public LibraryRiver of Life Books, LLCRiverton Elementary SchoolRoebling MuseumRoosevelt Intermediate SchoolRoselle Park High School LibraryRoselle Park Veterans Memorial LibraryRoselle Public LibrarySadie Pope Dowdell LibraryScotch Plains Public LibrarySilver Bay Elementary SchoolSomerset County Library System - Bound Brook Memorial LibrarySomerset County Library System - Manville LibrarySomerset County Library System - Mary Jacobs Memorial LibrarySouth Brunswick Public LibrarySouth Orange Public LibrarySouth Plainfield Public LibrarySouth Toms River Elementary SchoolSparta LibrarySparta Middle SchoolSpotswood Public LibrarySTEAMpark, INCSteamWorksSuccess for All FamiliesSummit Free Public LibrarySussex County Library SystemTCF2019 / The College of NJ with ACGNJ, NYACC, and ACM & IEEE PCJSTeaneck Public LibraryTechnoChicTenafly Public LibraryThe Children’s Museum of NJThe Margaret E. Heggan Free Public LibraryThe Newark Public LibraryThree Bridges Elementary SchoolToms River High School EastToms River High School North

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Toms River High School SouthToms River Regional Schools (Intermediate East)Township of Ocean Intermediate SchoolTroy Hills Elementary SchoolTwp of Washington Public LibraryUnion City Public LibraryUnion City Public Library - Branch LibraryUnion Public Library - Main BranchUnion Public Library - VauxHall BranchUpper Saddle River Public LibraryVerona Public LibraryVineland Public LibraryVon E. Mauger Middle SchoolWall Township High SchoolWalnut Street Elementary SchoolWanamassa Elementary SchoolWanaque Public LibraryWarren County Library - Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch

Warren County Library - Headquarters BranchWarren County Library - Northeast BranchWarren County Library - Northeast BranchWarren County Library - Southwest BranchWashington Public LibraryWashington Street Elementary SchoolWashington Township Public LibraryWaterford Township Public LibraryWayside Elementary SchoolWeMake 4-HWest Caldwell Public LibraryWest Deptford Free Public LibraryWest Dover Elementary SchoolWest Essex Regional Schools - HS BuildingWest Orange High School LMCWest Orange Public Library

Westfield Memorial LibraryWestwood Public LibraryWhippanong LibraryWhitesbog Historic VillageWood-Ridge Jr/Sr High SchoolWoodbridge Public LibraryWoodbridge Public Library - Fords Branch LibraryWoodbridge Public Library - Henry Inman Branch LibraryWoodbridge Public Library - Iselin Branch LibraryWorth-Pinkham Memorial Librarywww.codeie.com / CODEieWyckoff Public LibraryYingHua International SchoolYMCA of Montclair - Geyer Family Branch

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EXECUTIVE BOARDDoug Baldwin, PresidentHead of TechnologyPiscataway Public Library

Mo Donohue, TreasurerYouth Services/STEAM LibrarianMiddlesex Public Library

Kate Jaggers, SecretaryAssociate DirectorPiscataway Public Library

James Keehbler, Vice PresidentExecutive DirectorHunterdon County Library

Allen McGinley, Board Dev. OfficerDirectorTeaneck Public Library

Dr. Krista Welz, Ed.DSchool Library Media SpecialistNorth Bergen High School

COMMITTEE MEMBERSKate-Lynn BrownTeen Services LibrarianPiscataway Public Library

Rachael GuerreroChildren’s Services LibrarianMaplewood Public Library

Stacey ShapiroTeen Services LibrarianCranford Public Library

Morgan TaylorHead of Adult ServicesPrinceton Public Library

Nick WalkerDigital Marketing ManagereMachineShop & Pad2Pad

LIAISONSAndrea LevandowskiProgram Manager for Small Business Development & TechnologyNew Jersey State Library

Dr. Krista Welz, Ed.DSchool Library Media SpecialistNorth Bergen High School

Emily WitkowskiTeen Services LibrarianMaplewood Public Library

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