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WHY MAKERSPACES?
Presented at the NDLA Annual Conference
September 2014
by
Mary J. Soucie
State Librarian
WHAT IS A MAKERSPACE?
A makerspace is a place to be creative. An opportunity to explore common and
uncommon tools Users often teach each other
WHAT DOES A MAKERSPACE INCLUDE?
Answer: toolsThere is no one answer to what should a
makerspace include. Each is unique to the community it belongs to.
Many makerspaces revolve around technology tools.
TOOLS… 3-D printers
Software that users may not have access to at home
Some type of recording equipment
TOOLS CONTINUED… Electronics kits Musical instruments and recording
equipment Textiles Handheld and power tools Computers and software Laser cutters
A natural extension of programming already being done in libraries
Reach users currently not using the library
ONE EXAMPLE OF A MAKERSPACE
Here are pictures from the Fountaindale Library’s Studio 300. Fountaindale PL is located in Bolingbrook, IL
MAKER BOXES On the other end of the spectrum are
makerboxes, portable makerspaces that can be shared out in the community or with other libraries.
WHERE TO START? Do some additional research on
makerspaces Identify the budget amount you can
devote to the service Start small if you need to Check out the State Library’s littlebits
kits
SAMPLING OF LIBRARY MAKERSPACES
Fayetville, NY Fab Labhttp://www.fflib.org/make/fab-lab
Cleveland Public Library Tech Centralhttp://www.cpl.org/TheLibrary/TechCentral/TechCentralMakerSpace.aspx
Missoula Public Library Makerspacehttp://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/makerspace
A FEW PINTEREST BOARDS http://www.pinterest.com/pdavislibrarian
/makerbox/ http://www.pinterest.com/media3693/st
em-libraries-as-makerspaces/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/31454897371591128/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/263953228133081363/
A SELECTION OF ARTICLES http://suburbanitesoapbox.wordpress.co
m/2014/03/23/arts-gala-technology-the-maker-movement-in-libraries/
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=4f3d5c7e-b91d-4bed-b653-d9a499e17f82%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4201
http://makezine.com/2013/05/22/the-difference-between-hackerspaces-makerspaces-techshops-and-fablabs/
MORE RESOURCES http://makerspace.com/ Create mailing list [email protected]
http://create.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/library-makerspaces
Funding Sources http://create.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/creativemaker-funding
A collection of articles and blogs http://
library-maker-culture.weebly.com/what-are-they.html
For school librarianshttp://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/want-to-start-a-makerspace-at-school-tips-to-get-started
/
General article on makerspace modelshttp://
www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/manufacturing-makerspaces
QUESTIONS?My contact info:
Mary J. SoucieState Librarian(701) 328-4654