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Using Makerspaces and Maker Labs Lynne Craddock Ask Amigos Library Support Specialist [email protected] 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) 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. 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 – 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 University of Michigan 3D Library http://um3d.dc.umich.edu/ Columbia University Output Shop http://www.arch.columbia.edu/resources/gsaresources/output-shop DelaMare – Science and Engineering Library http://www.delamare.unr.edu/ Allen County Public Library/Tekventure – Indiana http://tekventure.org/maker-station/ Carnegie Library of Pittsburg http://www.clpgh.org/teens/events/programs/thelabs/ Chicago Public Library Makerspace http://www.chipublib.org/ Westport Public Library Makerspace http://www.westport.org 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 1. 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