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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Canva Can - Presented by Crys
Bauermeister, Pierce Jr. Sr. High School
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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 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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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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No-sew T-shirt Tote Bags - Instructions
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Tyvek Zipper
Pouch - Instructions
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Book Folding Basic Instructions - Instructions
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T-shirt Yarn -
Instructions
- 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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No-Tech, Low-Cost
Maker Activities - Presented by Courtney Pentland, University of
Nebraska Omaha
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Screen Print with Cricut Demo - Presented by Laura Mischke and
Connie Barnard, Bellevue Public Library
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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: