what’s new and exciting in library makerspaces
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Agenda:• Learn how to create a library makerspace on little to no budget.• Discover the process/resources used to maintain an engaging makerspace that will
thrive for many years.• Gain an appreciation as to what other libraries are doing in this new exciting space.• Acquire numerous programming ideas to help foster creativity and learning.• Survey the emerging technology landscape for new learning prospects to include in
your makerspace.• Create a growing “Rolodex” of opportunities for partnerships to help boost your
makerspace outreach.
“If libraries are no longer storage spaces, I think they become
knowledge performance spaces.”
Source: @rmazar
Share your space.
How to Create a Makerspace?
Free!
.com
Why should we do this in our libraries?
Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give it to humanity.
Sisyphus was to roll a large rock up a hill, only to watch it come back down over and over again …
Source: slideshare.net/bpichman
"Every age thinks it's the modern age, but this one
really is." Tom Stoppard from 'The Invention of Love'
Technology is interwoven into everything!
http://renovatedlearning.com/grant-resources
The Process
Foster collaboration
Cultivate imagination
Share experiences …
Photo credit: Chris Demmons
Support inventors
Prototypes and patents, Education Resources
Playtime!
Programming Ideas
An invention is the creation of something new.
Brainstorming sessions … (thinking part)
… improves on something
that already exists.
Ideas for something new? (dreaming part)
3D printing our next 3D printer!
http://reprap.org/
We were awarded $7,500 to continue our successful Maker Boot Camp!!
http://www.ala.org/alsc/curiositycreates
Want the grant? Please send an email to [email protected] and it will be in your inbox.
Workshops filled very quickly, so we had to create
3 different sessions: 2 for homeschoolers and the
other for the public.
Maker Boot Camp workshops• Video Game Design (3 sessions, 4 ½ hours)• 3D Design/Printing (3 sessions, 4 ½ hours)• Fun With Electronics/Circuitry (3 sessions, 4 ½ hours)• Introduction to Robotics (3 sessions, 4 ½ hours)• Virtual Reality (3 sessions, 4 ½ hours)• Video Editing for Film (3 sessions, 4 ½ hours)
After the gaming lecture, the kids built a video game!
Introducing
Design/Printing
http://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn/introducing-3d-design-and-printing-50569271
3D Printing Process
1. Design an object via computer aided design (CAD) or animation modeling software. Not design-oriented? Try Shapeways, Sculpteo or Thingiverse. (SPEND MORE TIME ON #1)
2. The software will export the object as an .STL file ("stereolithography" or "Standard Tessellation Language"), which will then be built (printed) layer-by-layer (i.e., Additive Manufacturing).
3. Load the .STL file into the printer. (e.g., via Repetier). 4. Slice (i.e., create layers for the object). Note: Repetier integrates Slic3r
into the software. 5. 3D printing materials vary. We use PLA (Polylactic acid) filament. Visit
http://reprap.org/wiki/PLA for more information.
Source: http://goo.gl/rgOpMq
You can download your Tinkercad design into Minecraft, 3D print it, upload it to Thingiverse, or
order a print.
https://form.jotform.com/53475018527155
Kids could submit 3D designs to be printed at the workshop. It was very popular, so I had to create a web form to keep up
with the demand!
http://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn/synth-kit-49047042
Using an external MIDI controller with littleBits
MIDI Out
MIDI In
MIDI Out – littleBits becomes the controller
In Ableton Live, change All Ins to littleBits KORG W5 MIDI
Note: MIDI Out only happens via USB port.
MIDI In
MIDI Out
Fun With
CircuitryAnd
Electr
onics
www.slideshare.net/chadmairn/intro-to-circuits
Build your own MP3 Speaker AmplifierInstructions at: http://goo.gl/H40fJr
More examples: http://goo.gl/v2IeHO
Autodesk's 123D Circuits Simulator
https://123d.circuits.io/
http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoStarterKit
is about $85.
Our library is now circulating Arduino and Raspberry Pi kits!
Circulating iLab
Hackerboxes.com
Introduction to Robots
http://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn/introduction-to-robots-48392350
Programming
EV3 software
NXT software
Download EV3 Software at http://goo.gl/Cvwyy6 and then learn to program at http://goo.gl/BfZ8CZ!
Visit https://www.facebook.com/MarsCuriosity on your smartphone and move through virtual reality!
Robotic Story Time! Build it! http://goo.gl/nei4Yl
www.birdbraintechnologies.com
Virtual Reality 2015: A Renaissance
http://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn/virtual-reality-a-renaissance
Source: http://goo.gl/xHuvkm
Virtual Reality is a realistic simulation of an environment, including 3D
graphics, by a computer system using interactive software and hardware.
Images by Chris Demmons and Chad Mairn
VR
https://blendervr.limsi.fr/doku.php
Read more: https://goo.gl/iW5u5J
Video Editing, April 2016
We are using one of our Macintosh labs, so students can learn iMovie and
Adobe Premiere.
http://renovatedlearning.com by Diana L. Rendina
https://evolveproject.org by Brian Pichman
… is dedicated to changing the way people see libraries. Libraries should be creating stories; through innovation, collaboration, discovery, inventions, and interaction.
Makerspace Organizers MeetingThe White House – Eisenhower Executive Office BuildingWednesday, August 24th
Opening Remarks Tom Kalil, Deputy DirectorWhite House Office of Science and Technology PolicyMaking a Makerspace Emily Pilloton,
Project H / Girls GarageWill Holman, Open WorksShawn Wallace, AS220Maker Introductions Mid-Atlantic (MA) and
New England (NE)Maker Lightning Talks Ryan McDermott, HeatSync LabsKari Love, NYC ResistorMatthew Stultz, Ocean State Maker MillMaker Introductions South and Southwest (S)Government as a Julie Lenzer, DirectorPartner in the Making Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, U.S. Economic Development Administration
Comment by Andrew on hopes for the dayMaker Introductions Midwest and Mountain West (MW)Government Quincy Brown, Senior Policy AdvisorOpportunity White House Office of Science and
Technology PolicyLightning Briefs Sanjay Koyani, Senior Advisor to the Chief Technology OfficerU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Megan Brewster, Senior Policy AdvisorWhite House Office of Science and Technology Policy Mark Walsh, Head of Investment and InnovationU.S. Small Business AdministrationTim Bailey, consultantNova Bailey Consulting, LLCDARPA & USMC Program SupportRob Baker, Lead TechnologistU.S. Agency for International DevelopmentMaker Introductions West (W) and other Guests (_)Closing Remarks Megan Smith
, U.S. Chief Technology OfficerWhite House Office of Science and Technology PolicyChallenge Coin Comment by Andrew on infrastructure
Lots of amazing stuff here!
www.facebook.com/groups/librarymaker
Emerging Technologies
“Stop thinking of the future, and anchor yourself in the present.”
~ Darth Plagueis
Haptoclone. Wait … what?
More info: http://goo.gl/00kQTE
Topics from the NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Library Edition
Go behind the scenes at http://library.wiki.nmc.org/
It is nice to learn about these new technologies etc., but it can be stretching a bit to find a place in libraries for most of them.
Transparent TV
Image source: http://goo.gl/7xjvTT
Are people researching on their wearable computers yet? ;-)
How can all these advancements fit into a variety of libraries to make them shine a bright light into the future?
The cool thing about Makerspaces is that you will have a space to include interesting technologies that are NOT even invented yet.
Perpetual Beta!
Create partnerships!
Be integral to your community.
Share what you do!
Big things can happen in small spaces and with small budgets!
Contact me!
