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Welcome to Bloominglabs, Bloomington's very own hackerspace!
A space for sharing tools and knowledge to make stuff
Bloominglabs is Indiana's first hackerspace (also known as a makerspace). We are a group of group of people who rent a shared workshop where we can build projects both collectively and individually. Our space is located at 1840 S. Walnut Street.
We are open to the public for Wednesday evenings since July 14th. 7pm until 10pm. Our open hours are family friendly.
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Who are we?
We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us. Expression of this interest takes at least as many forms as we have members, and often employs an amalgam of found and newly-constructed hardware and/or open-source and self-authored software components, but may be as simple as screwing some pieces of wood together to make a useful tool we don't have yet.
Bloominglabs was forged from the Bloomington Hackerspace Initiative and the former IU Robotics Club.
- Read our Bylaws for a more formalized overview
What is a hackerspace?
A hackerspace is a physical location where people can share resources for their own creative pursuits. It's also a resource where people can come in off the street and advance their own knowledge. In urban locations it can often be hard to find places to weld/build/make noise and keep projects on-going without having to tear down and put-up your work each evening. With a hacker space people can work on their projects and not worry about annoying their neighbors or spouses. The social aspect is also an incredibly important component. Having people to bounce ideas off of and discuss your projects with when you get stuck is a great thing.
Stay informed
- Sign up to the announcement mailing list to keep up with our group.
- We have a public discuss mailing list too.
- Our Calendar of events
- Follow us on Twitter
@Bloominglabs, 
Facebook, and Instagram.
- Checkout photos from past events on Flickr
- Our IRC server is at bloominglabs.org:6667, #hackerspace.
- We can also be reached via old fashioned email at contact@bloominglabs.org.
- Send us email to get an invite to our Slack site.
- Send mail to P.O. Box 2443, Bloomington, IN 47402
Support
Bloominglabs Incorporated is a non-profit registered within in the state of Indiana and has 501(c)3 charitable status. Want to make a donation with PayPal? Please use this link:
- (Note to members - this link should not be used for paying membership dues)
Also, we have an Amazon Smile Account For Bloominglabs. If you use that link to place an order on Amazon, we get a little cut. Thanks!
Members, this is how we process cash and hardware donations: Donations.
Hardware Donations
We appreciate hardware donations too! However, please ask before bringing any item donations and arrange to meet someone for the handoff. contact@bloominglabs.org This gives us a chance to decide what of your donation is useful to us currently. For things we can't use, we'll help you figure out other groups in Bloomington who would appreciate them or help you determine the best way to dispose of them.
Current & Upcoming Events
Makevention! 2021
Bloomington's Makevention MakerFair 2021 is being planned right now and is scheduled for August 28th, 2021. Please e-mail contact@makevention.org if you are interested in being involved.
Public meetings!
Public nights returned in July 2021.
- Wednesdays from 7pm until 10pm
- E-mail contact@bloominglabs.org or ask in Slack if you would like to arrange access to the space at another time.
- Come build projects, ask questions, teach things, and learn stuff
- All ages and everyone is welcome
Upcoming Workshops
Workshops are for age 12 and older unless otherwise specified. See our Workshops page for more information.
Introduction to Parkour
Mondays, July 19th-September 6th, 2021 -- 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- 8 weeks, 12 hours total
- Format: In-Person, at Bloominglabs, 1840 S. Walnut St, Bloomington, IN
- Cost: $100, $70 for members
- Drop-ins welcome, individual sessions are $15, or $10 for Bloominglabs members. Pay cash or card on location.
Always wanted to learn Parkour? Take the leap, with our in-depth Basic Parkour class: brought to you by BPK and Bloominglabs! You’ll learn all the fundamentals of the Art of Movement, in a safe and fun environment.
Mondays, 8 sessions, Starting July 19th
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July 19th: Landing and Precision Jumps - July 26th: Vaults
- August 2nd: Kongs
- August 9th: Flows with learned skills
- August 16th: Ukemi/Rolls
- August 23rd: Wall Skills
- August 30th: Beginning Freerunning
- September 6th: Review all skills with flows
- Pumping Station: One (Chicago, Illinois)
- Dayton Diode (Dayton, Ohio)
- i3 Detroit (Detroit, Michigan)
- Kre8Now (Lexington, Kentucky) (related to the former Collexion space)
Other Cool Groups in Bloomington & Monroe County
- Indiana Filmmakers Network -- provides support, camaraderie and resources to filmmakers.
- Bloomington Amateur Radio Club
- Indiana University Amateur Radio Club
- Southern Indiana Amateur Radio Association
- IU Makes
- The annual Hoosier to Hoosier event (resale trail)
- Discardia
- Press (jigsaw) Puzzles
