Library maker space ideas

Are you trying to start a makerspace in your library, but have very little money? Here are five ways to get you started and get your students creating!

MAKERSPACES … I tried to ignore them! I tried to deny their growing momentum. I skipped over articles and blogposts where makerspaces were the headline. I averted my eyes when newsletters about them crossed my mailbox. Not that I didn’t find value in them! I ABSOLUTELY did. Honestly, I was just so overwhelmed with the […]

Today let’s talk about how and why I started a low-tech makerspace at our high school library! When I started at this library 5 years ago it was completely different than it is now. Circulati…

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.

When students use Makerspaces in the library they can sometimes be a mess. How do you make them creative and thoughtful spaces for the kids to express themselves and centers of learning and making? This school librarian tells all. #schoollibrarian #librarydecor #makerspaces #librariantips #libraryideas #librariantips

What is the difference between a makerspace and a meaningful makerspace? A makerspace is a place in a classroom, school, or library where students are encouraged to create, tinker, and explore. Nevertheless, a meaningful makerspace goes beyond giving students Legos and telling them to build. Rath

There's a lot more to it than cardboard and duct tape.

Every fall we get a new crop of schools and teachers coming to us looking for ways to get started with making. We're developing more awesome Maker

Building a makerspace resource library is essential for supporting the independent learning of your makers. In this post, I offer up some suggestions.

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