2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference
The Nebraska Library Commission was pleased to bring you the 2025 Nebraska Makerspace Conference that was held on November 4 and 5, 2025 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln. Two hundred people registered for the
event and were joined by twelve vendor representatives. The information on this page is historical in nature for those who would like to learn about the features of that conference and view the materials provided
by some of the speakers that provided their time to share their talents and insights. This conference is not an annual event. To date only two Nebraska Makerspace Conferences have been held—November 2021 and November 2025.
The 2025 conference featured:
- Three general sessions and thirty-six concurrent breakout sessions (several that were offered twice)
- Vendor/Exhibitor booths for both days of the conference
- Maker Tables
- Day 1 Evening Reception
- Tours of Nebraska Innovation Studio
- Event Sponsors to assist in keeping registration rates affordable
To reflect back on the conference, you may access these additional documents:
The conference featured nearly forty different sessions. Here are some materials shared by the speakers for your continued learning.
- 3D Print Like a
Boss - Presented by Jessica Wilkinson, Crete Public Library.
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Board Game Design Workshop – Presented by Tim Ferry,
Never Board Games
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Bridging the Gap: Measuring the Impact of Industry–Education
Collaboration in Makerspaces – Presented by Erin Sharpe, iHub, Northeast Community College
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Canva Can - Presented by Crys
Bauermeister, Pierce Jr. Sr. High School
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Easy Door Signs Making Session – Presented by
Megan Huenemann, Norris High School (Firth)
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Enhancing Curriculum Using Off the Shelf IoT Components - Presented
by William Loring, Western Nebraska Community College
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Exploring Design Thinking with Nebraska Public Media Maker Space Labs
- Presented by Jessica Mitchell-McCollough and Matt Heusman, Nebraska
Public Media
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From Curious to Confident:
Practical AI for Makerspaces – Presented by Hunter Bergman, Hi-AI
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From Passion
to Profit - Co-Presenter Sara Donovan-Cuomo, Gilded Gecko
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From Pipe
Cleaners to Power Makers - Presented by Michael Kerth, Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque, IA)
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Increasing Visibility and Usage of your Makerspace handout -
Presented by Chelsea Rider, Cedar Falls (Iowa) Public Library
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Laser Projects with Universal Laser Systems – Presented
by Tim Watters and Todd Woolston, Mid-West 3D Solutions
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Low-cost Adult Programs: Making Upcycled T-Shirt Yarn and More - Handout -
Presented by Chelsea Rider, Cedar Falls (Iowa) Public Library
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Low-cost
No-sew T-shirt Tote Bags - Instructions
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Low-cost
Tyvek Zipper Pouch - Instructions
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Low-cost
Book Folding Basic - Instructions
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Low-cost T-shirt
Yarn - Instructions
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Makers to Moguls
- Presented by Lisa Tschauner, Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Nebraska Lincoln
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Makerspace 101 Building, Sustaining, and Growing a Community
Makerspace - Presented by Grant Goldstein and Pam Petersen, Metropolitin Community
College Prototype Design Lab
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Makerspaces: The Cornerstone of Community and Economic Growth – Presented by
Erin Sharpe, iHub, Northeast Community College
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No-Tech, Low-Cost Maker Activities
Presented by Courtney Pentland, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Reviving Tradition Inspiring Innovation Makerspaces for Community
Empowerment – Presented by Angelina Magerl & Miranda Roberts, Center
for Rural Affairs
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Rebuilding the Social Fabric of a Maker Community – Presented by
Robert McCown, Makeshift Lincoln and Erica Rogers, Grand Island Public Library
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Screen Print with Cricut Demo - Presented by Laura Mischke and
Connie Barnard, Bellevue Public Library
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Support Other Library Programs Using your Makerspace – Presented
Erica Rogers and Elle Supencheck, Grand Island Public Library
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Sustainable Marketing and Fundraising Strategies for Makerspaces – Presented
by Erin Sharpe, iHub, Northeast Community College
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The Best Graphic File Types to Use in Makerspaces - Presented by
Andrew Sherman, Nebraska Library Commission
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Threading Community , How to Build a Successful Sewing Makerspace -
Presented by Joy Kyhn, Ravenna Public Library and volunteers Kim Cronin and Bonnie Williams
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Tinkering Labs, Electric Motors Catalyst Kits - Presented by Molly
Carbonneau, Geneva Public Library
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Using the Makerspace to Enhance Programming and Save Money -
Presented by Laura Mischke and Connie Barnard, Bellevue Public Library
Nebraska Makerspaces and Makerspace Resources
Organizational Sponsors Include: