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TEENS CREATE IN THE LIBRARY
Using Makerspaces and Maker Labs
Lynne CraddockAsk Amigos Library Support Specialist
Play: shapes the brain, opens the imagination and invigorates the soul…
A pioneer in research on play Dr. Stuart Brown
Play! Tinker! Make! A place where young people have an
opportunity to explore their own interests, learn to use tools and materials, and develop creative projects.
Maker Spaces, Hacker Spaces, Fab Labs…Oh My!
Library Makerspaces
Free Library Makerspace – Fab Lab, Fayetteville, N.Y
Why Makerspaces? Foster play and exploration
Facilitates informal learning opportunities
Nurtures peer-to-peer training
Work with community members as true partners, not just as users or patrons
Develop a culture of creating as opposed to consuming
How does it work?
Non-credit classes
Focus is on a single skill
Free or fee-based – (supplies)
Tools and supplies provided
Used by students, faculty, staff, organizations, and community
Importance of Libraries and Communities
Libraries have… space an audience staff resources image and carry weight
Communities have… resources connections want to grow
Libraries and Communities = partnership
Teen/Tweens Programming
Pop up makers – arts and crafts
Tech lab – video animation, photo editing,
robotics
Teen Programming in Libraries (a collaborative boar
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Textiles projects – sewing, knitting, needlepoint
Instructables - DIY How to Make Instructions
3-D Printing – process of making a physical object
from a three-dimensional digital model.
Pop-up Teen Makerspace
Detroit Public Library H.Y.P.E. Teen Center
Tools
Workspace room or area with large table
Adequate lighting
Hand tools
Power tools – electric drill, jig saw, circular saw
Computers – laptops
3D printer
Sewing machine, quilt frame
Arts & crafts supplies
Classroom Computer Lab -Before
Makerspace - After
Workspace
Electronics Makerspace
Electronics Integrated circuits Microelectronics
Textiles Makerspacecloth, vinyl, leather, yarn and other flexible materials
Computer Makerspace
Access information as well as digital tools to design, create and collaborate on projects.
Laser Cutter
Cuts complex shapes from flat materials such as paper, wood, acrylic, cardboard, and felt.
Custom Laser Cutting Materials
CNC Cutting Machines
Computer Numerical Control (CNC), can carve complex designs for furniture and letters for signs.
3D Printers
Create complex 3D shapes from plastic and other materials.
Maker Policies
Incorporate current meeting room and program policies
Use teen advisory guidelines
Maker - volunteer agreement
Maker agreement
ideaLAB Rules:Respect others, the equipment, and yourself.*
1. No rough-housing (except virtually!).
2. Respect recording time. Please do not talk on cell phones or make loud noises while others are recording.
3. Disrespect yourself, others, mentors, equipment, or the space and you:
a. Have to take a break for the first 2 infractions. b. If you continue to behave disrespectfully, you get kicked out for the week.
4. If you are mentally older than 30, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED IN IDEALAB.
5. Must have FUN!
Funding Your Makerspace Find or repurpose an existing space
Crowd funding websites – Indiegogo
Inexpensive pop-up maker supplies
Company sponsorships
Grants – Institute of Museum and Library Services ;
Cognizant
Stipends/donations
Community fundraising
Volunteer instructors and helpers
Group memberships for supplies
Links to Makerspaces
University of Michigan 3D Library http://um3d.dc.umich.edu/Columbia University Output Shophttp://www.arch.columbia.edu/resources/gsaresources/output-shop
DelaMare – Science and Engineering Library http://www.delamare.unr.edu/Allen County Public Library/Tekventure – Indianahttp://tekventure.org/maker-station/Carnegie Library of Pittsburghttp://www.clpgh.org/teens/events/programs/thelabs/Chicago Public Library Makerspacehttp://www.chipublib.org/Westport Public Library Makerspacehttp://www.westport.org
Makerspace Resources Makerspaces in Libraries Survey Results 2013, John J. Burke, Director, Gardner-Harvey Library Libraries and Maker Culture: A Resource Guide
Make it at Your Library - facebook page dedicated to makerspaces in libraries
MakerSpaces and the Participatory Library
Make DIY - projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers and hackers
Instructables - A website that allows makers to share what they make
Makerspace Playbook - http://makerspace.com
Libraries as Incubator Project – promote and facilitates creative collaboration between libraries and artists.
Creative Programming – Library Creation & Learning Centers
Listserv: Create – Creation and Makerspaces in Libraries
Stop-motion animation tutorials for Windows: http://tinkergroup.wordpress.com
References1. ALA Webinar, MakerSpace: Westport Library, Westport, CT, October 15, 2012; http:westportlibrary.org
2. A Fabulous Laboratory: The Makerspace at Fayetteville Free Library, Britton, Lauren; Public Libraries Online; July/August 2012; http://publiclibrariesonline.org
3. High School Makerspace Tools & Materials, Maker Media, April 2013
4. Makerspaces: ELI 7 Things You Should Know About…, Educase; 2013, https://net.educause.edu/ELI
5. Makerspace Playbook: School Edition; Maker Media, Spring 2013
6. The Makings of Maker Spaces, Part 1: Space for Creation, Not Just Consumption – The digitalshift.com – 2012.
7. Presentation: The Community Joins In: Library Maker Spaces, Hoenke, Justin Moderator, Teen Librarian at Chattanooga Public Library; Oct 15, 2013
8. Teen Space Guidelines – Library Program Associate, Nate Stone, Community Technology Center, Denver Public Library
9. Teen Librarian’s Toolbox: The Pop-Up/Mobile Makerspace Moment, Makerspace at Your Library; November 5, 2013.
10. What is a Makerspace? Creativity in the Library; Bagley, Caitlin A., ALA Tech Source, December 20, 2012; www.alatechsource.org