We Had a “Maker Festival” and So Can You! Central Rappahannock Regional Library Celebrates Resurgency in Do-It-Yourself Movement

Abstract

t the beginning of each year, a committee at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) meets to select a book for its annual community wide read. This book title, together with the programs and events associated with it, have come to be known as “Rappahannock Reads,” which plays off the name of the library and the river that runs through Fredericksburg, Virginia. After deciding that this year’s book selection would have something to do with creative people who either make wonderful things or transform their community with their creative energy, the committee selected Made by Hand: My Adventures in the World of Do -It -Yourself, by Mark Frauenfelder. As the editorinchief of Make Magazine and also an editor of the popular boing, boing blog, Frauenfelder is recognized as a leader and role model