Makerspaces
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Getting Started
Building and Operating a Digital Media Lab, October 27, 2016
Podcast: FYI Podcast
Talk with Jeffrey P. Fisher, author of Building and Operating a Digital Media Lab, about planning your media lab. The topics include creating a vision, selling the concept, budgets, staffing, programming, and more
Design Thinking for Libraries
Website: Design Thinking for Libraries
Building a makerspace is more than the latest tech gadgets. Learn about Design Thinking and how it can be used to help library staff be more creative and user centered.
Digital Media Labs and Makerspaces for Small & Rural Libraries, February 26, 2014
Webinar: TechSoup For Libraries
Archived webinar sponsored by TechSoup For Libraries on creating and managing technology centers and makerspaces in smaller libraries.
Libraries Transform, Maker Movement
Website: American Libraries Association
91´«Ã½'s Libraries Transform webpage dedicated to the maker movement.
Makerspace and Digital Media Lab Resources, December 14, 2017
Article: WebJunction
A list of resources, articles, and course work that can help library staff with implementing a new makerspace.
Makerspaces, February 16, 2017
Webinar: American Libraries Live
Library makerspaces are transformative, inviting library users to create, innovate and collaborate. But like any new initiative, makerspaces also bring up a host of unique challenges. How do you get started? How can you work within your library’s staff and budget constraints? In this episode of American Libraries Live, an expert panel discusses these and other issues surrounding makerspaces in the library.
Making + Learning in Museums & Libraries: A Practitioner's Guide & Framework, 2017
PDF: Making+Learning
This report introduces a framework to support learning in library and museum makerspaces. The framework demonstrates how we can create the conditions for ambitious learning experiences to unfold within the making experience.
Making Your Space: Creators and Makers in the Library, July 9, 2014
Webinar: OCLC WebJunction
Archived webinar sponsored by OCLC WebJunction on makerspaces in libraries.
Progress in the Making: Librarians’ Practical 3D Printing Questions Answered, 2016
PDF: American Libraries Association
91´«Ã½ report that poses and answers sixteen practical questions related to establishing 3D printing as a library service.
Supporting Your Community Through Making, February 1, 2016
Article: Public Libraries Online
Public Libraries Online blogpost on community development through makerspaces.
Technology Center Focuses on Innovation and Creativity, March 6, 2014
Article: Public Libraries Online
Public Libraries Online article focusing on technology centers and makerspaces in public libraries.
Why Make? An Exploration of User-Perceived Benefits of Makerspaces, November 28, 2016
Article: Public Libraries Online
This exploratory study examines users’ perceptions of their experience in public library makerspaces.
Legal Issues
Makerspaces in Libraries: Legal Considerations, July 22, 2014
Webinar: Infopeople
Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on legal considerations and issues surrounding makerspaces in libraries.
Programming and Continued STEAM Education
Center for Childhood Creativity
Website: Center for Childhood Creativity
The Center for Childhood Creativity at the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s resources for early childhood learners.
Instructables
Website: Instructables
A free website of project ideas from individuals around the world based on the concepts of STEAM and Making.
Makerspace Playbook for Educators
PDF: MakerEd
MakerEd’s guide to creating and developing maker-based education and programs.
National Week of Making
Website: Nation of Makers
A nationally recognized week celebrating the innovation, ingenuity, and creativity of makers.
Progress in the Making: Librarians’ Practical 3D Printing Questions Answered, 2016
PDF: 91´«Ã½
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/91´«Ã½_3D_Printing_Q__A_Final.pdf
91´«Ã½ report that poses and answers sixteen practical questions related to establishing 3D printing as a library service.
Thingiverse
Website: MakerBOT
Free 3D prints for staff and customers.
Unique Library Makerspaces & Media Labs
The Bubbler at Madison Public [Artist-in-Residence]
Website: Madison Public Library
An arts-focused makerspace featuring an artist-in-residence program.
Library Innovation Studio Nebraska [Rural Libraries]
Website: Nebraska Library Commission
The Nebraska Library Commission and the University of Nebraska are partnering to launch makerspaces in rural libraries throughout the state using a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
San Jose Public Library’s Maker[Space]Ship [Mobile Services]
PDF: San Jose Public Library
San Jose Public Library’s 39 ft. mobile makerspace focused on their community’s schools and underserved areas.
YOUmedia Chicago Public Library [Digital Media Lab]
Website: Chicago Public Library
YOUmedia is a teen-focused digital learning space with 12 locations throughout the Chicago Public Library system.
