Makerspace Resources

The resources below were compiled as part of my research while writing Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014). You might also be interested in the results from the Makerspaces in Libraries Survey I conducted in 2013. General Makerspace ResourcesMakerspace DirectoriesLibrary-Focused Maker ResourcesProject SitesMaker ProductsMakerspace Funding and Donation SourcesDiscussion ListsTwitter Hashtags and Folks to FollowFacebook GroupsGeneral Technology Sites and Blogs General Makerspace Resources Make:: The website for Make: magazine contains a blog, videos, project information, and links to the other Maker Media sites. Maker book lists: A series of maker book lists created by Meredith Nelson, Johnson County Public Library, organized by age and by type of making. Maker Movement Manifesto: Chapter 1 - Mark Hatch, 2014. Maker Faire: Advertises maker faires and provides information on taking part in them. Makerspace Directories Hackerspaces MIT's Fab Lab List.

Educational Psychology and Educational Technology Programs | MACUL 2014 – Maker Space Activity & Curriculuar Connections At the Master’s in Educational Technology Booth at the MACUL14 conference, we created a mini Maker Faire, inspired by the larger maker movement that challenges us, as a program, to imagine technology integration in creative, authentic and meaningful ways. As a program, we embrace the idea of creating, not just consuming and encourage our students to think of ways to repurpose the world around them for their curricular and pedagogical goals. We have purposefully integrated the maker mindset into one of our classes — CEP 811 — and today, we discovered that MACUL attendees LOVE to make things. Over 160 teachers and technology integration professionals joined the maker magic! (Full picture set at: We featured two “maker” activities today, a simple paper-based circuit and a more complex sewn circuit. Maker Activity #1: Paper Circuit Name Badge(Inspired by Materials Step-by-Step Instructions Troubleshooting 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5.

Junior Maker Space | Association for Library Service to Children The Association for Library Service to Children is happy to be working with LEGO Systems, Inc. to bring Junior Maker Spaces to libraries across the country. This project will focus on giving children ages 4 to 6 areas to make and create in their local libraries. Through this project LEGO is providing 750+ libraries nationwide with a physical toolkit to host ongoing Junior Maker sessions in children’s reading areas. Each toolkit includes over 10,000 LEGO® bricks, an inspirational poster, activity guide and salient academic insights from the Cultures of Creativity report. Toolkit Download this FREE Junior Maker Librarian Toolkit for information and inspiration on how to host a Junior Maker Session in your library. Junior Maker Librarian Toolkit - PDF Junior Maker Librarian Toolkit - Word Document Junior Maker Space Programs at libraries Are you providing young children in your community an opportunity to “make” at your library? For further inspiration please watch the Junior Maker video.