Coby Young, Makerspace specialist assistant, is HCPL’s August Who’s Awesome! winner. Coby was one of seven nominations for the honor this month.
Pat Schwartz, Lanesville branch, nominated Coby stating, “Coby is always looking for things to keep busy with. He is great with the patrons and knows his stuff when it comes to the machines in the maker space. Coby asks if there is anything that needs to be taken out to the trash cans and sweeps the sidewalk, deck and porch for us when he has a cancellation in the maker space or an empty slot in the calendar. He is always helpful and friendly. Coby has been an awesome addition to the Lanesville branch!“
Coby joined the Makerspace staff at Lanesville in April. As a graduate of Corydon Central High School with a technical honors diploma, Coby came to HCPL highly recommended by CCHS Industrial Tech Instructor Ben Spencer. He is a senior at Purdue Polytechnic University majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology and holds a SolidWorks Additive Manufacturing Certification. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Purdue University helping students with solid works and NX 3D Modeling.
In July Coby’s supervisor, Assistant Director Jessica Stroud, nominated him writing, “Coby has taken the initiative to begin planning a Computer Automated Design (CAD) class in the Makerspace. One of HCPL’s goals regarding the Makerspace is to hold engaging maker programs to promote public interest and draw new users into the space. Kudos to Coby for coming up with this wonderful idea and for his willingness to take on a new challenge. Coby is awesome!“
Each month a winner is selected by random drawing. Other staff members nominated in August were Amanda Embrey, Elizabeth Esarey, Debbie McClanahan, Shawnda Mosson, Jessica Stroud, and Debi Strubler.
Article by Alisa Burch, Director
