COVID Chronicles with Michael Ahearn

In Episode 10 of COVID Chronicles, Josiah sat down with Michael Ahearn from the Peabody Library. Michael has been 3D printing masks to assist our Department of Public Services.

Michael Ahearn, programming librarian the Peabody Institute Library, runs the library's makerspace, knowns as the Creativity Lab. The lab includes a 3-D printer, recording studio, etc. People of all ages use the lab for a variety of projects from home repair projects to entrepreneurial projects. Recently, Michael has started to create personal protective equipment/face shields using the lab's 3-D printer. The mask design being used has been approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The final products will go health care facilities and to city employees. Michael uses a 3-D modeling program provided by the NIH. He described the 3-D printing process (with the aid of a video clip).

Institution: Peabody Institute Library, Peabody

Massachusetts--Essex (county)--Peabody

Bedrosian, Josiah

Ahearn, Michael

04-27-2020

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Peabody Access Telecommunications

Peabody Institute (Peabody, Mass.)

Makerspaces

COVID-19 (Disease)

Epidemics

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