Jana
Department: Maker + STEAM services
Jana is excited to make cool stuff and do weird science, and remind everyone that 1) art and science help us understand and interpret the world and 2) mistakes are the portal of discovery (thank you Mr. Joyce). She’s particularly interested in creativity and innovation, citizen science, making connections, and helping people make discoveries of all kinds.
Jana joins Maker + STEAM after 5 years in Durham County Library’s Small Business Center, where she helped local entrepreneurs find and access the information and resources they needed. She has a BBA in political science and economics, an MPP in international political economy and environmental and regulatory policy, and an MLS with a concentration in public libraries. She especially loves talking about animals, maps, and arcane data. She used to have hobbies and do fun things, but now mostly drives her three (amazing) kiddos to their fun things, makes sure the furred and feathered residents of her house are appropriately catered to, and valiantly attempts to keep the house short of abject disaster.
Pronouns: she/her
Jana's upcoming events
This Week In the Lab: Snap Circuits
Tuesday, October 06, 2026 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to explore the properties of electricity and circuit building! Use SNAP circuits to easily build and test hundreds of possible experiments and perform different...
Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS
This Week In the Lab: Snap Circuits
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to explore the properties of electricity and circuit building! Use SNAP circuits to easily build and test hundreds of possible experiments and perform different...
Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS
This Week In the Lab: Snap Circuits
Friday, October 09, 2026 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to explore the properties of electricity and circuit building! Use SNAP circuits to easily build and test hundreds of possible experiments and perform different...
Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS
This Week In the Lab: Snap Circuits
Saturday, October 10, 2026 • 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to explore the properties of electricity and circuit building! Use SNAP circuits to easily build and test hundreds of possible experiments and perform different...
Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS
This Week In the Lab: Snap Circuits
Saturday, October 10, 2026 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
Join the Maker + STEAM Team in the Innovation Lab during specified open hours to explore the properties of electricity and circuit building! Use SNAP circuits to easily build and test hundreds of possible experiments and perform different...
Ages: Adult, Elementary School, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Kindergarten, Middle School, Pre-School, Senior Citizen, Teen, Toddler, Tweens: 9-12 Year Olds, DPS
Climate Up Close
Monday, October 12, 2026 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St) (Main Children's Programming Room)
Climate Up Close works to inform and elevate the national conversation on climate change by explaining the scientific consensus clearly, without partisanship or policy prescriptions. They challenge both denialism and fatalism—the opposing...
Ages: Adult