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The Super Bowl in 3-D
Among the many reasons to be excited for Super Bowl XLVIII, non-Peyton Manning category, Nike will be debuting the Vapor Carbon Elite, their – and possibly the – fastest football cleat ever. And while...
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National Journal says CPL is the library of the future, here now.
The title of Brian Resnick's 1,100 word article is "What the Library of the Future Will Look Like" then he promptly points to Chattanooga. And he nails it. Read more
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Mozilla's $150,000 Gigabit Community Fund for Chattanooga
If you are an educator, designer or technologist, come learn about new funding for prototype projects that leverage the city's gigabit technology as a learning platform. Read more
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CodeAcross 2014 coming to the library
Chattanoogans have a knack for waking up and hitting the ground intensely inspired, ready to act on behalf of their community. Here is a chance to work with Code For America Fellows and the Open...
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Mozilla's fund for web-based tech-savvy education platforms now open
The Request for Proposals at the Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund is now open. Read how to connect to the local Gigabit Hive and get your propsal into shape for funding from Mozilla and National Science...
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Arduino Wants to Meet You
We know some of you are getting into Arduino. We on the 4th Floor sure are. If Arduino hasn’t already gotten your attention, give us a chance to show you why so many people love it. Read more
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Getting Sparked Up
The 4th Floor leadership team visited SparkFun Electronics in Bolder, Colorado to be hackers-in-residence this winter. Read about what they learned and what they brought back to the library to teach...
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Spring Cleaning
Spring: a time of growth and newness. Trees leaf, flowers bloom, and, for some, the ritual of spring cleaning gets rid of stale air and missed cobwebs in the house. But what about the stale air and...
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Library Resources: Spotlight on Career Transitions
The library's online Resources page is not only filled with links to classes to develop new skills, but also features tools to help you explore career options, prepare for interviews, and create...
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Intro To Web Design class now enrolling
Learn how to make simple websites using HTML & CSS in this new free 6-week library class enrolling now. Read more
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CPL to help pilot three gig-powered Mozilla community education projects
Along with several community partners and anchor institutions, the library will be helping pilot three exciting and innovative community education projects this summer. Read more
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4th Floor launches Chattanooga Zine Library
Radical. Raunchy. Heartfelt. Hardcore. The new Chattanooga Zine Library on the 4th Floor features the best newly published zines from across the country and the UK, as well as hundreds of vintage punk,...
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Library hosts Gigabit Breakfast with Google's Matt Dunne
Check out this recap from the talk with Google's Head of Community Affairs, Matt Dunne. Matt and Executive Director of LaunchTN, Charlie Brock, discussed the future of connected communities and gigabit...
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Celebrate 21st Century Literacies and Learning at DevDev Demo Day and...
The Chattanooga Public Library is celebrating 21st century literacies and learning with two back-to-back events happening Saturday, August 2 at the Downtown Branch. The events kick off with DevDev Demo...
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Our Vision: The 4th floor is a public laboratory and educational facility with a focus on information, design, technology, and the applied arts. The more than 12,000 sq foot space hosts equipment,...
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GigLab Launches on the 4th Floor
The Chattanooga Public Library has been a part of the city’s gigabit ecosystem and infrastructure since 2012, when the 4th Floor became the first public library space in the United States to offer...
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Tech Goes Home at the Library
Tech Goes Home CHA strives to ensure that all residents of Chattanooga and the greater Hamilton County area are equipped with the tools, training, and access to support 21st century skills development....
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Kicking off the Knight Foundation open data project in Chattanooga
Things are just getting started with the Open Chattanooga Collaborative and we couldn't be more excited to host the community data portal and be a part of the open data movement in our city. Read more
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Happy New Year. Happy First Year.
It is really exciting what has happened on the 4th Floor in 2013 after only being open to the public for 9 months. We are a work in progress and, as outstanding as this year has been, the best is yet...
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The Super Bowl in 3-D
Among the many reasons to be excited for Super Bowl XLVIII, non-Peyton Manning category, Nike will be debuting the Vapor Carbon Elite, their – and possibly the – fastest football cleat ever. And while...
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