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DURHAM, NC · SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026 · LIBRARY

This Week In the Lab: Cubelets

Join the Maker STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to build simple robots with our Cubelets!

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A laptop and soldering iron on a workbench, woodcut illustration

Fig. 01 — Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

About the event

Join the Maker STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to build simple robots with our Cubelets! Cubelets are circut blocks that allow you to build simple robots by exploring sequence and action with sense blocks, action blocks, and battery blocks.

This is a self-paced activity. You can drop in during the listed Open Lab Hours.

Innovation Lab Open Hours:

Sunday and Monday: Closed Tuesday: closed (*different this week) Wednesday: closed (*different this week) Thursday: closed (*different this week) Friday: 1pm - 5pm Saturday: 11am - 1pm and 3pm - 5pm

Hours subject to change based on staffing and programming needs.

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