Using Makerspaces and Maker Labs Lynne Craddock Ask Amigos Library Support Specialist

A place where young people have an opportunity to explore their own interests, learn to use tools and materials, and develop creative projects.

 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

 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

Libraries have…  space  an audience  staff resources  image and carry weight Communities have…  resources  connections  want to grow Libraries and Communities = partnership

 Pop up makers – arts and crafts  Tech lab – video animation, photo editing, robotics  Teen Programming in Libraries (a collaborative board) Teen Programming in Libraries (a collaborative board  Textiles projects – sewing, knitting, needlepoint  Instructables - DIY How to Make Instructions Instructables  3-D Printing – process of making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model.

 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

Electronics Makerspace Electronics Integrated circuits Microelectronics

Textiles Makerspace cloth, vinyl, leather, yarn and other flexible materials

Computer Makerspace Access information as well as digital tools to design, create and collaborate on projects.

Cuts complex shapes from flat materials such as paper, wood, acrylic, cardboard, and felt.

Computer Numerical Control (CNC), can carve complex designs for furniture and letters for signs.

Create complex 3D shapes from plastic and other materials.

 Incorporate current meeting room and program policies  Use teen advisory guidelines  Maker - volunteer agreement  Maker agreement

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!

 Find or repurpose an existing space  Crowd funding websites – IndiegogoIndiegogo  Inexpensive pop-up maker supplies  Company sponsorships  Grants – Institute of Museum and Library Services ; CognizantInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesCognizant  Stipends/donations  Community fundraising  Volunteer instructors and helpers  Group memberships for supplies

University of Michigan 3D Library Columbia University Output Shop DelaMare – Science and Engineering Library Allen County Public Library/Tekventure – Indiana Carnegie Library of Pittsburg Chicago Public Library Makerspace Westport Public Library Makerspace

 Makerspaces in Libraries Survey Results Makerspaces in Libraries Survey Results 2013, John J. Burke, Director, Gardner-Harvey Library  Libraries and Maker Culture: A Resource Guide Libraries and Maker Culture: A Resource Guide  Make it at Your Library - facebook page dedicated to makerspaces in libraries Make it at Your Library  MakerSpaces and the Participatory Library MakerSpaces and the Participatory Library  Make DIY - projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers and hackers Make DIY  Instructables - A website that allows makers to share what they make Instructables  Makerspace Playbook -  Libraries as Incubator Project – promote and facilitates creative collaboration between libraries and artists. Libraries as Incubator Project  Creative Programming – Library Creation & Learning CentersLibrary Creation & Learning Centers  Listserv: Create – Creation and Makerspaces in LibrariesCreate – Creation and Makerspaces in Libraries  Stop-motion animation tutorials for Windows:

1. ALA Webinar, MakerSpace: Westport Library, Westport, CT, October 15, 2012; 2. A Fabulous Laboratory: The Makerspace at Fayetteville Free Library, Britton, Lauren; Public Libraries Online; July/August 2012; 3. High School Makerspace Tools & Materials, Maker Media, April Makerspaces: ELI 7 Things You Should Know About…, Educase; 2013, Makerspace Playbook: School Edition; Maker Media, Spring The Makings of Maker Spaces, Part 1: Space for Creation, Not Just Consumption – The digitalshift.com – The Makings of Maker Spaces, Part 1: Space for Creation, Not Just Consumption – The digitalshift.com – Presentation: The Community Joins In: Library Maker Spaces, Hoenke, Justin Moderator, Teen Librarian at Chattanooga Public Library; Oct 15, 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, What is a Makerspace? Creativity in the Library; Bagley, Caitlin A., ALA Tech Source, December 20, 2012;