Do you set out open activities like LEGO, K'Nex, Strawbees, Dash and Dot, Makedo, or other projects but wish your patrons did more than putter around? Maybe you need to give them a *design challenge: *an invitation to create something that fulfills some predetermined criteria to focus your students but leaves enough room for them to pursue original outcomes. Come enjoy the morning with us on *Wednesday, May 24, from 10am - noon at North Quad on the University of Michigan campus *and see how you can challenge your students to put their creativity to work! Click here to learn more or register for free! <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-challenges-ann-arbor-tickets-33833790779?ref=estw> Coming up soon: May 31 - U-M campus - Bunraku Puppet Making - turn a roll of brown packing paper into an eerily-real hand-operated life-sized puppet June 6 - U-M campus - Google Cardboard - tips and tricks for how you can use a $10 cardboard viewer to explore virtual reality that enhances learning and student horizons June 8 - U-M campus - Fashion Hacking - how you can turn inexpensive secondhand clothing into new designs For a full schedule of our summer workshops throughout Michigan, visit our Eventbrite page <http://makinginmichiganlibraries.eventbrite.com/>. We'll be in Niles (near the Indiana border), Marquette (Upper Peninsula), Frankenmuth (mid-Michigan), Benzonia (near Traverse City), Houghton Lake (mid-Michigan), Alpena (Northeast Lower Peninsula), Ann Arbor (Southeastern Michigan, and Coopersville (near Grand Rapids). -- Kristin Fontichiaro University of Michigan School of Information 4427 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 734.647.3593 Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Book an Appointment (school year only) <https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ> *Projects:* Michigan Makers <http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu> | Making in Michigan Libraries <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu> Data Literacy in High School <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu> | Public Library Management MOOC <http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/>