<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Here is the, literally, missing piece needed for the medical masks that Ruth Metz wrote about- the filter. Many schools have 3D printers. Maybe Library Makerspaces team up with schools to produce them?<div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/I7imofVk-pk">https://youtu.be/I7imofVk-pk</a></div><div><br></div><div>Donna<br><br><div dir="ltr">Donna Cohen<div><a href="mailto:dcohen@hevanet.com">dcohen@hevanet.com</a></div><div>Civics for Adults</div><div>www..<a href="http://civicthinker.info">civicthinker.info</a></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On 21 Mar 2020, at 9:21 PM, Ruth Metz <<a href="mailto:ruthmetz@spiretech.com">ruthmetz@spiretech.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As you know, hospitals have put out the call for those with 3-D printers to help make protective masks for front-line health practitioners. Might 3-D equipped libraries, with community and staff volunteers, help with this effort, I wonder? <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">For anyone interested in the idea, this article includes a link to mask specs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.focusdailynews.com/a-call-to-arms-for-all-americans-us-vs-covid-19/">https://www.focusdailynews.com/a-call-to-arms-for-all-americans-us-vs-covid-19/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">May all of you be well and safe,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ruth Metz<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>