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1. Creating, Constructing, Collaborating, Contributing
presented by Buffy J. Hamilton | June 2014 |Ojai, CA
Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

2. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/bara-koukoug/6998746636/sizes/l/

3. Defining Makerspaces
Source: http://makerspace.com/

4. Defining Makerspaces
Source: http://makerspace.com/

5. Defining Makerspaces
Source: http://makerspace.com/

6. DefiningMakerspace
Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=4594 and
http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5237

7. Foster play and exploration
Support opportunities for learning
Nurture peer to peer learning
Work with community members as true partners
Develop a culture of creating
Source: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption/

8. Source: http://metro.org/articles/from-stacks-to-hacks-makerspaces-and-librarybox//
Inquiry and
questioning
Networked/
social learning
and
construction of
knowledge
Problem
solving

9. Source: http://metro.org/articles/from-stacks-to-hacks-makerspaces-and-librarybox//
3D printing and creating
Hackathons
Writing salons and writing communities
Crafting
Digital production of content
Mechanical building and tinkering
Gardening and growing
Knitting
Circuits
Welding/Construction
Robotics
Jewelry
Music

10. Source: http://metro.org/articles/from-stacks-to-hacks-makerspaces-and-librarybox//
Makerspace
Learning:
STEAM
Science
Technology
Engineering
Arts
Math

11. Source: http://metro.org/articles/from-stacks-to-hacks-makerspaces-and-librarybox//
Static/Fixed Space
Mobile/
Pop Up Learning
Spaces/
Community
Embedded

12. MakerParty2013
Source: http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/4115 and
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2013/04/22/makerparty2013/

13. EveryChildaMaker

14. MakerspacePlaybook
Source http://makerspace.com/make-a-makerspace/get-your-new-school-edition-
of-the-makerspace-playbook

15. Makerspace+Library
Source: http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/Makerspaces.pdf

16. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/jstar/288960063/sizes/o/
Learn more: http://www.newlibrarianship.org/wordpress/

18. relatively low barriers to
Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

19. one’s creations with others
Photograph used with permission of Andy Plemmons

20. fluidity in the roles
of
Image via Microsoft Clip Gallery

21. with one another
CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/buildingunity/303497031/sizes/l/in/faves-10557450@N04/

22. members believe their
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23. communities formed around…
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24. communities formed around

25. Source: http://dmlhub.net/sites/default/files/ConnectedLearning_report.pdf
Ito, Mizuko, Kris Gutiérrez, Sonia Livingstone, Bill Penuel, Jean Rhodes, Katie Salen, Juliet Schor, Julian Sefton-Green, S. Craig Watkins. 2013. Connected Learning: An Agenda for
Research and Design. Irvine, CA: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub.
Connected
Learning

26. Libraries Creating a
Makerspace
Culture of Learning
Buffy Hamilton, July 2012

27. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/makerbot/5245082071/sizes/l/

28. Original photography by Steve Thomas
Gwinnett County Public Library-Norcross High
School Makerspace Partnership

29. http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/tag/teen-tech-week-2014/

30. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

31. Teen Tech Week at NHS 2014: Embroidery Floss Crafts

32. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

33. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

34. Teen Tech Week at NHS 2014: Squishy Circuits and Makey Makey

35. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

36. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

37. Teen Tech Week at NHS 2014: 3d Printing

38. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

39. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

40. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

41. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

42. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

43. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

44. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

45. MakerCamp Summer 2014: Gwinnett Public Library and NHS MC

46. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

47. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

48. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

49. Original photography by Buffy Hamilton

50. Source: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6666669.html

51. Legos + Literacy
Memory
Development
Logical
mathematical
thinking
Scientific
reasoning
Problem
solving
Tactile and kinesthetic
learning increase student
understanding

53. Learn more: http://prairiecreeklibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/anime-and-so-much-more-club.html?spref=fb

54. Learn more: http://prairiecreeklibrary.blogspot.com/2012/10/studio-you.html

55. Source: http://www.saclibrary.org/?pageId=1599

56. Sources: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=3856 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHwLjoecaKE&feature=player_embedded

57. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/19/4274750/homeless-poet-proud-of-newly.html

58. Source: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-2-espress-yourself/
Ideas Process Product

59. Source: http://community.tametheweb.com/socalshi/2012/10/29/makerspaces-school-libraries-emerging-trends-planning-worksheet/

60. Source: http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403

61. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/8033384867/sizes/l/in/photostream/

62. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/therontrowbridge/6672045725/sizes/l/in/set-72157628805853687/

63. Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=3335 and http://youmedia.tumblr.com/

64. Source: http://on.fb.me/10bEIf1

65. Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=3335 and http://youmedia.tumblr.com/

66. Source: http://bornbraveyoumedia.tumblr.com/

67. Learn more: http://librarymakers.blogspot.com/search/label/CraftLab

68. Learn more: http://librarymakers.blogspot.com/search/label/CraftLab

69. Always In Stitches at Abington Community
Library
Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=6444

70. Dresses for young African girls. Local
quilter and author Nancy Johnson-
Srebro got the group interested in
creating simple dresses, which will
be sent to Kenya.
Always In Stitches at Abington Community
Library: The Details
Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=6444

71. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html

72. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

73. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025
Installations vary to reflect the diverse interests in our community.
One installation may feature participatory art and culture; another
may solicit opinions on an upcoming initiative or library service, or
be hands-on, demonstrating new technology.

74. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library: RAW
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025
“Other artists from the
community have come in
and wanted to participate. It
has been a really interesting
talking point with patrons.”

75. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025
If you could draw
your whole world,
what would be in
it? Join us for an
Idea Box of your
own creation, April
3 – 30.

76. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

77. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

78. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

79. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

80. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

81. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

82. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

83. The Idea Box at Oak Park Library
Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/idea-box-draws-community-to.html and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5025

84. CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/moyogo/4884992/sizes/l/in/photostream/

85. • Have a meaningful context and purpose for
learning connected to the library’s vision,
mission, and strategic plan
• Identify community needs
• Creating and connecting are valuable parts
of creating “collections” of learning
experiences
• Re-envisioning and redefining the concept
of learning
• Connect with community partners and
community learning initiatives
Sources: http://www.slideshare.net/ALATechSource/makerspaces-a-new-wave-of-library-service-the-westport-ct-public-library and
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption/

86. • Creating staff buy-in and creating a team of
mentors who feel comfortable with their skill
sets
• Learning by doing, sharing, reflecting
• Including tinkering and play as learning
experiences for staff as well as an element of
data reporting
• Market/publicize makerspace opportunities
for learning and events; create and build on
community excitement and expertise
Sources: http://www.slideshare.net/ALATechSource/makerspaces-a-new-wave-of-library-service-the-westport-ct-public-library and
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption/

87. • Considerations for infrastructure/building
needs: power, permits, supplies, tools,
fundraising/grants/crowdsourcing,
community experts
• Considerations for safety/liability
• Create forms and channels for safety
waivers and volunteering opportunities
• Managing logistics of sound, noise, mess,
crowds
Sources: http://www.slideshare.net/ALATechSource/makerspaces-a-new-wave-of-library-service-the-westport-ct-public-library and
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-
consumption/; see http://www.westportlibrary.org/services/maker-space for sample waiver and volunteer forms

88. • Formative and summative assessment
• Qualitative and quantitative data
• Enlist assistance of patrons and their
stories to construct the ongoing narrative
of library experience and stories of
makerspace learning

89. Additional Tips
CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/muyyum/5317136709/ ; source http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/want-to-start-a-makerspace-at-
school-tips-to-get-started/
Verfiy skill Levels
Do a preview run

90. Additional Tips
CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/muyyum/5317136709/ ; source http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/want-to-start-a-makerspace-at-
school-tips-to-get-started/
Doing brings doubters on board
Reach out for help

91. Common Ingredients
Program, service, or learning medium based
upon a community need; flexibility is an anchor.
Focus on people, community, creation,
collaboration
Playful, varying entry points of access,
active
Meaning making comes from transacting with
information; experience as education

92. Source http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/want-to-start-a-makerspace-at-school-tips-to-get-started/
it’s the
Not

93. CC image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcwathieu/2979581445/sizes/l/

94. Recommended Resources
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-makerspaces-in-schools-mary-
beth-hertz
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/want-to-start-a-
makerspace-at-school-tips-to-get-started/
http://bit.ly/Zjfhgd
(free archived webinar series from ALA TechSource!)
http://connectedlearning.tv/jeff-sturges-strengthening-communities-
makerspaces

95. contact information