Makerspace
My MakerSpace Journey at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County
Small Tech, Big Impact: Designing My Maker Space at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH) (School Library Journal article, February 2016)
1 Year Later, What I’ve Learned
The Very Beginning
Previous library locations
My Original Mobile Makerspace
My Updated Mobile Makerspace
Getting Started, Research and Proposals
MakerSpace: The Proposal Stage
Research: A Look at the Akron Public Library Mini Maker Faire
Research: A Visit to the Cincinnati Public Library Maker Space
A Test Run: Maker Mondays
MakerSpace Tech Tools Comparison Chart
5 Ways Maker Spaces/Days/Labs Can Trump “Traditional” Library Programming
The Unboxing and Learning Curve
Circulating Maker Kits
Exploring Circulating Maker Kits and Circulating Maker Kits part 2 with a Book List
The Maker Bookshelf
The Maker Bookshelf/Collection (with a book list)
Various Components, Stations and Technology
General
3D Pens: Reviews and Tips and Tricks
Sharpie Art! Quick and Easy Programming and MakerSpace Ideas
iPad Lab
MakerSpace: Unconventional Printing and The Ongoing Quest for iPad/iPhone Printing, Or, How I Fell in Love with a Printing App
Creating and Using an iPad Lab in Your Library and Mistakes Were Made: What I Learned About Installing an iPad Lab in a MakerSpace
Button Making
Things I Learned Visiting the Cincinnati MakerSpace: Fun with Buttons! Edition
MakerSpace: Button Maker Challenges
MakerSpace: Thumbprint Art Buttons
Digital Media and Photo Manipulation
How Did You Do That? Photo Apps Version
Tech Talk: App Review – BeFunky
Generate Marketing Creativity with iPhone Apps
Movie Making
Take 5: 5 Tools for Movie Making in Your MakerSpace
Making Movie Magic with Tweens and Teens at Your Library
MakerSpace: Stop Motion Animation 101
Quick and Easy Stop Motion Movies
Take 5: Stop Motion Animation Hacks for a MakerSpace
Putting it All Together
Sunday Reflections: Reflections on Making While Sitting in My Teen MakerSpace
If you build it, will they come?
MakerSpace: The Making of a Manual
Outreach and Promotion
Making Photo Booth Props: Outreach at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, Day 3
Teen Coloring Postcards: Outreach at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, Day 5
Books for Makers
YA Lit Titles for Makers and MakerSpaces
Additional Resources
Take 5: The Robot Test Kitchen Reading List
Is It Time to Rebuild & Retool Public Libraries and Make Them “Tech Shops”?
The Library as Incubator Project posts tagged “Makerspace”
ALA: Manufacturing Makerspaces
Teen Makerspaces at Your Library
Making the Case for a Public Library Makerspace
Library Makserspace on Pinterest
Libraries Embracing Makerspaces: http://makezine.com/2013/07/01/check-it-out-libraries-embracing-makerspaces/
Maker Stations Popping Up in Libraries Across the Country | At Your Libraryhttp://atyourlibrary.org/maker-stations-popping-libraries-across-country
A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/
You can also click on the tags “Tech Talk” and “MakerSpace” to read more posts.
 |
| My Mobile Makerspaces in Action |
Heather Booth and The Robot Test Kitchen
As part of her ILeadUSA experience, Heather Booth has been blogging about her experiences incorporating more tech into her library teen programming. Take a look at her posts here:
What’s Your Library’s Story? A Robot Test Kitchen Guest Post
True Confessions: My STEM program failed and it was not fun (but I still learned something)
Review: Racing Robot Learn to Solder Kit
True Confessions: I Want This to be Easier
Touch Screen Gloves (from the Robot Test Kitchen)
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Instructions
We’re Not Faking It, We’re Making It
Check out more at the Robot Test Kitchen:
“We are the Techno Whats, a group of Youth Services and Teen librarians. We believe that when imaginations play, learning happens. We aim to use simple robotics as a means to expand our learning experience for other new technologies. Our goal is to provide an entry point of simple robotics in a way Youth and Teen Librarians can understand.”
Follow the Robot Test Kitchen @RobotTestKitchn (https://twitter.com/RobotTestKitchn)
Contact the Robot Test Kitchen: RobotTestKitchen [at] gmail.com
Sometimes we Tumbl too: http://techno-whats.tumblr.com/
Filed under: Duct Tape, Legos, Makerspace, Programming, Teen Programming, TPIB
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
SLJ Blog Network
Notes on November 2023
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Simple Picture Book Texts
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust | Review
The Revised Newbery Manual: A look at recent updates to the guiding publication of the Newbery Committee
ADVERTISEMENT
Awesome idea! I'm trying to cite this for an LTA class and there's no mention of an author. If anyone checks the comments, could you tell me which of the TLT team wrote this?
It is me, Karen. Or should that be it is I?
This is AWESOME!! I'd been trying to figure out a way to do a mobile makerspace, and this just perfectly laid out what was in my head! Thank you.
Thank you and I hope you find something that works great for you.
We have a lego program here at the Library I work at that is EXTREMELY well received. Kids love to come and create, and there are all sorts of contests you can do as well. We have had a duct tape program here as well, that one is just not on-going. Great information!
Thank you Maddie, I am so glad to know that your kids are loving the Legos at your library as well.
Karen
In the top ten of my favorite posts, thanks!
I’m about to begin a Makerspace at my middle school library. It’s been several years since you started yours. Anything you would change, any advice you would give?