Guildford Makerspace

The  5G Innovation Centre  at the University of Surrey is what any tech nerds’ wildest dreams are made of. It's a hub of gadgets and ideas, with over 170 researchers are hard at work in the centre developing the revolutionary 5G network - a complete overhaul of the existing 4G mobile network we know and use today. ‘ There is no average day  ( at the 5G Innovation Centre). These guys make rocket science look a bit dim !’ laughs Chief Operating Officer, Keith Robson. ‘ Nobody else in the world has this large scale real world test bed that we’ve built around the (University of Surrey) campus. We’ve got 4 square kilometres of actual radios, if you look around you can see that we’ve got 66 radio cells - now that would normally  more  than cover a town the size of Guildford.’ This plethora of software and committed researchers has put Guildford’s 5G Centre at the forefront of the global race to the next generation of mobile technology; ‘We’ve actually got a little emb...

Here’s an update with what we’re up to.  There’s a lot going on.  Unless otherwise stated, all activities take place at Guildford library.  People can book places on the events via www.guildfordmakerspace.org.uk/ Digital Friday:  This is the concept of monthly workshops for adults, mainly.  We’ve rebranded this as “ Makerspace:  Get Involved ” and have a programme planned that looks like this: ·          February:   Tablet tea-and-teach for the over-55s and                        Junior Games Creators workshops.                                                                                                   ...

This month's Read, Watch, Play theme is  #diverseread  and includes reading books about different people and cultures.  George  by Alex Gino and Half of a yellow sun  by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for instance or watching films about diverse subjects and ideas or playing diverse music: Philip Glass  perhaps, it all encompasses Read, Watch, Play. Join us  @SurreyLibraries  on Twitter for #rwpchat on Tuesday 28 February from 9am-11am.  Use the tags #diverseread and #rwpchat as you tweet so that others can join in the conversation too.  You can follow the discussion on Twitter  @ReadWatchPlay  check out  Surrey Libraries Read, Watch, Play Pinterest board  for ideas and our blog .  Or just read a book about this month's theme to join in.  Hope to see you soon at Read, Watch, Play. #rwpchat

Would you enjoy becoming an expert in 3D printing, or laser cutting, or CNC routing? We're recruiting volunteers to help us run dropins at Guildford library so that people can use the digital cutter and 3D printer. in the short term, and the more expensive equipment we'll be getting in the next few months. Come and find out more about the equipment we have now, and the proposals for the dropins.   Book a free place   #GuildfordMakerspace

This month's Read, Watch, Play theme is #firstread  and includes reading or listening to the first book in a series, Knots & crosses by Ian Rankin, the first novel by a favourite author In the woods by Tana French or a book with the word first in the title The first emperor of China by Jonathan Clements; watching the first episode in a new series or playing the first album by your favourite band, it all encompasses Read, Watch, Play. Join us  @SurreyLibraries  on Twitter for #rwpchat on Tuesday 31 January from 9am-11am and 2pm-4pm.  Use the tags #firstread and #rwpchat as you tweet so that others can join in the conversation too.  You can follow the discussion on Twitter @ReadWatchPlay  check out  Surrey Libraries Read, Watch, Play Pinterest board  for ideas.  Or just read a book about this month's theme to join in.  Hope to see you soon at Read, Watch, Play.   #rwpchat   

 Save and bring your Christmas cards, and learn how to use our digital paper cutter to turn them into many new things, including crowns, baubles and cards. . An additional draw, on the same day in the library: " Trotec Laser will bring the Speedy 100 CO2 laser cutter to the event. It has a 600 x 300 mm working area and is capable of cutting or engraving intricate designs on almost any organic material including card, paper, plastics (not PVC), glass and stone. The easy-to-use JobControl software simplifies the process of sending designs which have been created in CorelDraw, or imported from other CAD or DTP software, directly to the laser machine. Visitors to the event can see what's possible when processing paper and other organic materials with a Trotec laser cutter, and will even have the opportunity to bring along their own ideas to try on the Speedy 100." Cost £3. Please go to  https://digitalpapercrafts.eventbrite.co.uk  to book a place.    ...

Read, Watch, Play is an online reading group and on the last Tuesday of each month, this month it's a week earlier because of Christmas, a different theme is discussed.  The theme this month is #joyread and includes reading about finding happiness and joy  Beyond happiness : how to find lasting meaning and joy in all that you have by Anthony Seldon; enjoying a novel by your favourite author  The ice child by Camilla Läckberg ; watching a comedy programme or listening to joyful music  Fantasia on Christmas carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams, it all encompasses Read, Watch, Play.   Join us  @SurreyLibraries  on Twitter for #rwpchat on Tuesday 20 December from 9am-11am and 2pm-4pm.  Use the tags #joyread and #rwpchat as you tweet so that others can join in the conversation too.  You can follow the discussion on Twitter @ReadWatchPlay  check out  Surrey Libraries Read, Watch, Play Pinterest board  for ideas.  Or j...