Makerspaces

Getting Started

Building and Operating a Digital Media Lab, October 27, 2016

Podcast: FYI Podcast

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2016/10/building-and-operating-a-digital-media-lab-with-jeffrey-fisher-fyi-podcast-episode-15/

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

http://designthinkingforlibraries.com

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU1DnGtjYt0&list=PLRCtupIatuLmJFSGDespQJFXfgg3GLhwO&index=65

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

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/librariestransform/maker-movement

ALA's Libraries Transform webpage dedicated to the maker movement.

Makerspace and Digital Media Lab Resources, December 14, 2017

Article: WebJunction

https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/resources-makerspace-digital-media-lab.html

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

https://goo.gl/fP3CuA

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

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53b2a0eae4b0ad0f45a1b42f/t/591c78f96a4963872bf5d2b0/1495038228869/MakerspacesPub_v15.pdf

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

https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/creators-and-makers.html

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

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/ALA_3D_Printing_Q__A_Final.pdf

American Library Association 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

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2016/02/supporting-your-community-through-making

Public Libraries Online blogpost on community development through makerspaces.

Technology Center Focuses on Innovation and Creativity, March 6, 2014

Article: Public Libraries Online

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/03/technology-center-focuses-on-innovation-and-creativity

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

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2016/11/why-make-an-exploration-of-user-perceived-benefits-of-makerspaces/

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

https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=416

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

https://centerforchildhoodcreativity.org/research/published/

The Center for Childhood Creativity at the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s resources for early childhood learners.

Instructables

Website: Instructables

https://www.instructables.com

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

https://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Makerspace-Playbook-Feb-2013.pdf

MakerEd’s guide to creating and developing maker-based education and programs.

National Week of Making

Website: Nation of Makers

https://www.weekofmaking.org

A nationally recognized week celebrating the innovation, ingenuity, and creativity of makers.

Progress in the Making: Librarians’ Practical 3D Printing Questions Answered, 2016

PDF: American Library Association

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/ALA_3D_Printing_Q__A_Final.pdf

American Library Association report that poses and answers sixteen practical questions related to establishing 3D printing as a library service.

Thingiverse

Website: MakerBOT

https://www.thingiverse.com

Free 3D prints for staff and customers.

Unique Library Makerspaces & Media Labs

The Bubbler at Madison Public [Artist-in-Residence]

Website: Madison Public Library

http://madisonbubbler.org

An arts-focused makerspace featuring an artist-in-residence program.

Library Innovation Studio Nebraska [Rural Libraries]

Website: Nebraska Library Commission

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/grants/innovationstudios/

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

https://www.sjpl.org/sites/default/files/2019-01/mobile-makerspace-guide-cc-license-large.pdf

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

https://www.chipublib.org/programs-and-partnerships/youmedia/

YOUmedia is a teen-focused digital learning space with 12 locations throughout the Chicago Public Library system.