Newtown Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) and C.H. Booth Library will bring a uniquely Newtown project to the community in recognition of National Arts and Humanities Month. “The Main Street Replica Project” includes free workshops that will teach participants how to use 3D printers to create a miniature replica of Main Street.

Newtown resident and NCAC auxiliary member Scot Wilson will serve as the instructor for the modeling phase of the project, which is a 2018 Newtown Arts Festival event. Mr Wilson is an experienced Google Street View Virtual Tour creator whose work can be found across Google Maps, Google Poly, Google Earth, and Google Search. He hosted a project at the library in 2010 that was the precursor to this new one (sans 3D printing).

The first session, on Tuesday, September 25, in the meeting room of the library, from 6 to 7:30 pm, is an orientation and preparation. Attendees should bring a laptop.

3D Printer Orientation sessions will begin the following week. Participants only need to attend one of the 60-minute sessions, at which time they will become certified in using the printers.

Printer orientations are planned for Monday, October 1, at 2 pm; Tuesday, October 2, at 6 pm; Thursday, October 4, at 6 pm; Tuesday, October 9, at 2 pm; and Wednesday and Thursday, October 10-11, at 6 pm. These sessions will be at the library within the chbMakers’ Corner.

Two hands-on sessions, led by Mr Wilson, to help participants with questions about the use of the software, will be in the meeting room on Wednesday, October 17, and Monday, October 22, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Participants can attend one or both, as needed.

Registration is limited to 30 participants. Enrollment will be first come, first served.

Contact the library at 203-426-4533 or chbtech@biblio.org, or visit chboothlibrary.com for reservations or additional information.