I’ve set up a small table by the circ. desk for demonstrating one of our Learning Tools: the Pocket Operators. These are small audio synthesizers for making music. I’d say the minimum age for sucessfully operating one is 8–they’re fairly complicated and nearly impossible to figure out without reading the instructions in detail (it’s ok if littler ones play with them–they’re pretty tough).
After this one, I’ll be setting up similar demos of learning tools in the same spot or nearby.
Thanks to Lori F. for the idea.