TEENS CREATE IN THE LIBRARY

Using Makerspaces and Maker Labs

Lynne CraddockAsk Amigos Library Support Specialist

craddock@amigos.org

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