Difference between revisions of "PPM Library"

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Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) provides a collection of books and magazines for members to borrow from.

Our Library is located in our Electronics Area.

Bookcase

PPM Library

PPM Library in Electronics Area (02/01/24)
software /
programming books
Nikola Tesla
(hard cover)

All our books on LibraryThing.com

Electronics Library

CIRCUIT ENCYCLOPEDIAS (5)
Project Arcade and Robotics Science
Robotics
with the Bee-Bot
Nikola Tesla
(paperback)

Just our electronics books on LibraryThing.com

Wood Working Library

The Crafter's Guide to
GLUES
How to build
modern furniture

Just our wood working books on LibraryThing.com

Wish List

Important/interesting books (not yet in our library):

The Inevitable

Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

Kevin Kelly

The Mythical Man-Month

Essays on Software Engineering

Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.

Getting Things Done

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection

free access to 4 million digitized pages

WorldCat

helping you find library materials online

Rosenfeld Media

"Books to help you think and design better"

The Animal Menagerie

What’s that animal on the front of your O’Reilly book?

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #general

List of all PPM Slack channels

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive

Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki, or if you notice some info is outdated.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

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-[[File:Level 1 badge.png|alt=|left|frameless|100x100px]]
+[[File:Level 1 badge.png|alt=Level 1 badge used at Pikes Peak Makerspace|left|frameless|100x100px|PPM MEMBER USE]]
-Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.
+'''Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) provides a collection of books and magazines''' for members to borrow from.
+Our Library is located in our Electronics Area.<br>
 <br>
 <br>
-We provide '''a small collection of books and magazines''' for members to borrow. Our collection will be expanding again soon, with more electronics books. We may also implement a checkout system at that time.
+<br>
+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em;  background:#864199; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
+<br>
+==Bookcase==
+'''PPM Library'''
+<gallery widths="200" heights="125" >
+File:PPM Library in Electronics.JPG|alt=PPM Library in Electronics Area|'''PPM Library in Electronics Area (02/01/24)'''
+File:Books donated by Warren.jpg|alt=programming books|'''software /<br>programming books'''
+File:Book Nikola Tesla.jpg|alt=Book Nikola Tesla|'''Nikola Tesla<br>(hard cover)'''
+</gallery>
-Also our library has a cool metal sign that was made on our [[Laser#Zing LASER|Zing laser engraver]] years ago.
+===[https://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=PikesPeakMakerspace&collection=-1&shelf=list All our books on LibraryThing.com]===
 <br>
+'''Electronics Library'''
+<gallery widths="200" heights="125" >
+File:Books CIRCUIT ENCYCLOPEDIAS.jpg|alt=CIRCUIT ENCYCLOPEDIAS (5)|'''CIRCUIT ENCYCLOPEDIAS (5)'''
+File:Books donated by Derek.jpg|alt=Project Arcade and Robotics Science|'''Project Arcade and Robotics Science'''
+File:Book Robotics Boe-Bot.jpg|alt=Robotics with the Bee-Bot|'''Robotics<br>with the Bee-Bot'''
+File:Nikola Tesla paperback.jpg|alt=Nikola Tesla paperback|'''Nikola Tesla<br>(paperback)'''
+</gallery>
+===[https://www.librarything.com/catalog/PikesPeakMakerspace/electronicsarea Just our electronics books on LibraryThing.com]===
 <br>
-{{Template:Safety}}
+'''Wood Working Library'''
-==Benefits and Policies==
+<gallery widths="200" heights="125" >
-{{Member Benefits}}
+File:GLUES book.jpg|alt=The Crafter's Guide to GLUES|'''The Crafter's Guide to<br>GLUES'''
-===Reservations===
+File:Modern woodworking book.jpg|alt= How to build modern furniture|'''How to build<br>modern furniture'''
-: No reservation system for our library resources at this time. Just borrow our books or magazines using the honor system.
+</gallery>
-{{Scrap and Trash}}
+===[https://www.librarything.com/catalog/PikesPeakMakerspace/woodworking Just our wood working books on LibraryThing.com]===
+==Wish List==
+Important/interesting books (not yet in our library):
-==Bookcase==
+===[https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/27209431-the-inevitable The Inevitable]===
+:Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
+:[https://kk.org/ Kevin Kelly]
+===[[wikipedia:The_Mythical_Man-Month|The Mythical Man-Month]]===
+:Essays on Software Engineering
+:[https://circleid.com/posts/20221119-in-memoriam-frederick-p-brooks-jr-a-personal-recollection Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.]
+===[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=getting+things+done+the+art+of+stress-free+productivity&i=stripbooks&sprefix=getting+things+don%2Cstripbooks%2C94&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_18 Getting Things Done]===
+:The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
+:[https://gettingthingsdone.com/ David Allen]
-=== PPM Library===
+==Hand-Curated Links==
-<gallery>
+Links to member-recommended external sites:
-File:PPM Library shelf.jpg|alt=PPM Library|<center>PPM Library</center>
+===[https://ppld.org/ Pikes Peak Library District]===
-File:Books donated by Warren.jpg|alt=programming books|<center>programming<br>books</center>
+===[https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection]===
-File:Book Nikola Tesla.jpg|alt=Book Nikola Tesla|<center>Nikola Tesla<br>hard cover</center>
+:free access to 4 million digitized pages
-File:PPM Library sign.jpg|alt=PPM Library sign|<center>PPM LIBRARY<br>sign</center>
-</gallery>
+===[https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]===
+:helping you find library materials online
-===Electronics Library===
+===[https://rosenfeldmedia.com/ Rosenfeld Media]===
-<gallery>
+:"Books to help you think and design better"
-File:Books Electronics shelves.jpg|alt=Electronics shelves|<center>Electronics shelves</center>
-File:Books CIRCUIT ENCYCLOPEDIAS.jpg|alt=CIRCUIT ENCYCLOPEDIAS (5)|<center>CIRCUIT ENCYCLOPEDIAS (5)</center>
-File:Books donated by Derek.jpg|alt=Project Arcade and Robotics Science|<center>Project Arcade and Robotics Science</center>
-File:Book Sherline Accessories.jpg|alt=Sherline Accessories 8th Edition|<center>Sherline Accessories 8th Edition</center>
-File:Book Robotics Boe-Bot.jpg|alt=Robotics with the Bee-Bot|<center>Robotics<br>with the Bee-Bot</center>
-File:Nikola Tesla paperback.jpg|alt=Nikola Tesla paperback|<center>Nikola Tesla<br>paperback</center>
-</gallery>
-===[https://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=PikesPeakMakerspace&collection=-1&shelf=list All our books are on LibraryThing]===
+===[https://www.oreilly.com/animals.csp The Animal Menagerie]===
-<br>
+:What’s that animal on the front of your O’Reilly book?
-<br>
-==Other Fun Stuff==
+==For Additional Help==
-:[https://ppld.org/library-cards '''Get your FREE library card from the Pikes Peak Library District''']
+:Use the PPM Slack channel #general
-<br>
+:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
-<hr>
+:Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the&nbsp;community.
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+{{Template:Ideas into reality}}
-[[Category:Multi Use]]
+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em;  background:#864199; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
+[[Category:Software]]