Makerspaces

=Overview =

toc = What Is a Makerspace? =

Have you ever envisioned a library where, “Kids gather to make Lego robots; teens create digital music, movies, and games with computers and mixers; and students engineer new projects while adults create prototypes for small business products with laser cutters and 3D printers” (American Libraries, 2013, pg. 44)?

Well, many libraries are offering places called “makerspaces,” which are “part of a growing movement of hands-on, mentor-led learning environments to make and remake the physical and digital worlds. They foster experimentation, invention, creation, exploration, and STEM learning” (Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2012, para.1).

Makerspaces are also known as, Fab Labs, Hackerspaces, Makelabs, Digital Media Labs, DIY Spaces, Creative Spaces, or Tech Shops. Makerspaces are comprised of or include "a continuum of activity that includes “co-working,” “hackerspace,” and “fab lab”; the common thread running through each is a focus on making rather than merely consuming" (Colegrove, 2013, pg. 3). They can,“be embedded inside an existing organization or standalone on its own. It could be a simple room in a building or an outbuilding that’s closer to a shed. The key is that it can adapt to a wide variety of uses and can be shaped by educational purposes as well as the students’ creative goals” (Behen, 2013, pg. 72).

= Makerspace Tools and Materials =


 * Makerspaces can include but are not characterized by: **
 * Workshop or Workspace
 * Digital Fabrication Equipment (3D Printers, 3D Scanners, Laser Cutter, Laser Engraving, Vinyl Cutter, CNC routers, etc.).
 * 3D printers -- printers which produce 3D models from a digital file, generally out of plastics (Abram, 2013).
 * 3D scanners -- scanners which create digital models of physical objects that can in turn be "printed" using 3D printers ("Makerspace," n.d.).
 * Laser cutters -- machines which have the ability to accurately cut or etch materials from a digital file ("Makerspace," n.d.).
 * Digital Media Software and Open Source Software Applications (Adobe Photoshop, Computer-Assisted Design (CAD) Programs, etc.).
 * Open Source Hardware Software (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.).
 * [|Arduino] -- microcontroller boards that have the ability to read input from sensors, control outputs like lights or motors, and connect to computer software (“[|What is Arduino?],” n.d.).
 * [|Raspberry Pi] -- affordable computers no bigger than a credit card that plug into monitors and keyboards (“[|FAQs],” n.d.).
 * Electronics and Computers (Robotics, microcontrollers, etc.).
 * Textiles and Fiber Arts
 * Different Types of Machines (Embroidery, Espresso Book, Knitting, Laminating, Milling, Sewing, Routing, Stitching, and many more types of machines).
 * Power Tools (Drill, Jig Saw, Orbital Sander, Table Saw, Belt Sander, Drill Press, etc.).
 * Metalworking Tools
 * Welding Tools
 * Woodworking Tools

= The Educate to Innovate Initiative and Maker Corps =

In 2009, President Obama launched the initiative, “Educate to Innovate” (Schulman, 2013). The President said, "I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals, robotics competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and build and invent—to be makers of things, not just consumers of things" (Obama 2009).

From the “Educate to Innovate” initiative came, “The Maker Education Initiative’s” Maker Corps. Maker Corps was created to “empower young adults, makers themselves, to become role models and to help them inspire others in their communities to involve more children in making” (Thomas, 2012b, para.3). In the summer of 2013, The Maker Education Initiative introduced a Maker Corps pilot program. The Mission of this program is that, “Maker Corps will create teams of young makers who can share their enthusiasm for making and their love of learning with younger children and teens, offering support and encouragement that helps introduce them to science and technology in a personal way" (Thomas, 2012a, para.1).

Some of the “Maker Corps Mentors” from this year’s (2013) pilot program include: [|Arizona State University College of Technology and Innovation] (Mesa, Arizona), [|Free Library of Philadelphia] (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), [|Girl Scouts of Central Maryland] (Baltimore, Maryland), [|LevelUP Teen Makerspace] (Chicago, Illinois), the [|Children’s Museum of Houston] (Houston, Texas), [|Oregon Museum of Science and Industry] (OMSI-Portland, Oregon), [|The Exploratory] (L os Angeles, California), [|The Da Vinci Center for Innovative Learning] (Stockton, California), the [|New York Hall of Science,] (Corona, New York), the [|Henry Ford Museum] (Dearborn, Michigan), and many more (Davee, 2013, pg. 1). The goals of the Maker Corps program are to:
 * 1) “Provide opportunities for makers to gain leadership skills, increase confidence and build career readiness skills” (Maker Corps, 2013, pg. 1).
 * 2) “Expand the network of maker mentors and community leaders” (Maker Corps, 2013, pg. 1).
 * 3) “Expose more youth and families to creative problem-solving through making” (Maker Corps 2013, pg. 1).
 * 4) “Expand the capacity of youth-serving organizations to serve their communities in maker-oriented projects” (Maker Corps, 2013, pg. 1).

= Why Libraries and Makerspaces? =

Many public, school, and academic libraries have decided to join the “Maker Movement.” By joining the movement, libraries are providing their patrons with opportunities to experience by building, constructing, developing, and working on projects with others in their community and with those who share similar or mutual interests. Makerspaces in libraries can:
 * “Foster play and exploration” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).
 * “Facilitate informal learning opportunities” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).
 * “Nurture peer-to-peer training” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).
 * “Work with community members as true partners, not as users or patrons” (Britton, 2012).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“Develop a culture of creating as opposed to consuming” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“Reorient the library towards greater user engagement, collaborative creative activity, and participatory learning” (Bailey, 2012, para. 4).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“Position the library as a place of building, inventing, and doing instead of a static location of consumption and acquisition” (Bailey, 2012, para. 4).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“Cater to a particular type of library patron: inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, crafters and youth groups. The technology used in these workshops can revolutionize the manufacturing process, allowing designs and creations that can be modified to suit individuals in ways not possible with mass production” (Newcombe & Belbin, 2012, para.5)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“Help cultivate creative interests, imagination, and passion by allowing students to draw upon multiple intelligences” (Wong, 2013, pg. 35).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“Embrace tinkering, or playing, in various forms of exploration, experimentation and engagement, and foster peer interactions as well as the interests of a collective team” (Wong, 2013, pg. 35).

= Examples of Makerspaces in Academic Libraries: =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh- The Labs (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|North Carolina State University- Open Hardware Makerspace (Raleigh, North Carolina)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|North Carolina State University- The Hunt Library Makerspace (Raleigh, North Carolina)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Stanford University- FabLab@School (Stanford, California)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Stanford University- Transformative Learning Technologies Lab (TLTL) (Stanford, California)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The Library As Incubator Project (Madison, Wisconsin)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[| The University of Mary Washington- ThinkLab (Fredericksburg, Virginia)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The University of Michigan- 3D Lab (Ann Arbor, Michigan)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Valdosta State University- Odum Library MakerSpace (Valdosta. Georgia)]

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Examples of Makerspaces in Public and School Libraries: =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Allen County Public Library- The Maker Station (Fort Wayne, Indiana)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Chattanooga Public Library- 4th Floor Makerspace (Chattanooga, Tennessee)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Chicago Public Library- CHIPUBLIB MAKER LAB (Chicago, Illinois)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Cleveland Public Library- TechCentral (Cleveland, Ohio)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|David C. Burrow Elementary School Media Center- Makerspace (Athens, Georgia)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Detroit Public Library- HYPE Makerspace Teen Center (Detroit, Michigan)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Fayetteville Free Library- FFL Fab Lab (Fayetteville New York)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Madison Public Library- Library Makers (Madison, Wisconsin)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|New York Public Library- NYPL Labs (New York, New York)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Northern Onondaga Public Library- LibraryFarm (Cicero, New York)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Oak Park Public Library- Idea Box (Oak Park, Illinois)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Rangeview Library District: The Studio at Anythink Brighton (Brighton, Colorado)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Rangeview Library District: The Studio at Anythink Wright Farms (Thornton, Colorado)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Sacramento Public Library- I Street Press (Sacramento, California)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Salinas Public Library- Digital Arts Lab (Salinas, California)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Skokie Public Library- The Digital Media Lab (Skokie, Illinois)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|St. Louis Public Library- Creative Experience Digital Makerspace (St. Louis, Missouri)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Tacoma Public Library- StoryLab (Tacoma, Washington)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Westport Public Library-Makerspace (Westport, Connecticut)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|YOUmedia Lab-Chicago Public Library (Chicago, Illinois)]

= YOUmedia, Learning Labs, and Anythink Library District =

Some makerspaces simply provide a space for people to come and tinker. Others provide digital media equipment for people to utilize in the creation of a variety of projects. One example of this is the YOUmedia network ([|www.youmedia.org]). “YOUmedia are spaces where kids explore, express, and create using digital media. YOUmedia’s core philosophy is that youth are best engaged when they’re following their passions, collaborating with others, and being makers and doers, not passive consumers…YOUmedia are transformative spaces—and catalysts—for new kinds of thinking about libraries, museums, and community centers. The sites are open, flexible, and highly creative, with inspiration zones, production zones, and exhibition labs where youth ‘hang out, mess around, and geek out.’ YOUmedia connects three realms of learning—peer groups, interests, and academics—in deliberate ways. One of the most important aspects is that they connect learning directly back to school, careers, and other realms” (“About”).

YOUmedia started in Chicago, and is expanding in different ways across the country. One branch of YOUmedia is the Learning Labs Project, which began in September 2010. It is “an initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation...in answer to President Obama’s ‘Educate to Innovate’ campaign, which called on public and private sector partners to work together to improve America’s student participation and performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)” (“Locations”). With a series of grants, the IMLS and the Foundation are working to set up 30 Learning Labs in libraries and museums across the country.

The Studio at Anythink Wright Farms (www.anythinklibraries.org/thestudio), a branch with the Rangeview Library District in Thornton, CO, is a recent addition to the Learning Lab initiative. In 2012, Anythink was awarded a $100,000 grant from IMLS and the MacArthur Foundation to build a digital lab. Built in the spring of 2013, The Studio has three sound-proof rooms (one of which is a recording studio), a green screen, video equipment, and the full Adobe Creative Suite. The idea behind The Studio is to fill teen’s technological needs and help them become contact creators. “At The Studio, it’s not just about what you do, but who you will become. We partner creative community members with teens to help push their creativity to new bounds. These creation labs are places where teens are connected with tools to express their creativity – whether they want to be performers, designers, filmmakers or sportscasters” (“The Studio”). With help from the Tween/Teen Guides (librarians), and the Artists in Residence, teens can learn 21st century technology skills, experiment with a variety of equipment, and fuel their interests.

In the recording studio, which can be used for two hours at a time, teens can record their voices and/or music, make podcasts, sports casts, voiceovers, and create their own beats. This room comes equipped with a computer with Garage Band editing software, a MIDI keyboard, microphones, and a guitar. Next to the recording studio is a green screen, where teens can experiment with lighting techniques, and take pictures or record images with digital cameras available for check out. There is a nearby editing station where they can upload their videos or images, and substitute the green screen with whatever background they want – stationary or animated. Editing software available to them includes the Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, and the iLife Suite. They can also incorporate their creations from the recording studio into their final product. The Studio also includes graphic design and photo editing software, and two other sound-proof rooms, which can be spaces for video gaming, karaoke, and quiet places for studying. There is also an extra large Windows Surface that teens can use for web browsing, music, news feeds, and apps.

Anythink, along with libraries and museums across the country, applied for this grant in a nationwide competition, and was one of the first 12 recipients of the grant. The other 11 locations (four museums and seven libraries) for learning labs included:
 * San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, California)
 * Howard County Public Library (Columbia, Maryland)
 * St. Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)
 * Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, Missouri)
 * New York Hall of Science (New York, New York)
 * Columbus Metropolitan Library (Columbus, Ohio)
 * Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Portland, Oregon)
 * Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
 * Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
 * Nashville Public Library Foundation (Nashville, Tennessee)
 * Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Houston, Texas) (Institute “21st Century”)

A second round of grants added learning labs to:
 * Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas, Texas)
 * Madison Children’s Museum (Madison, Wisconsin)
 * Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, California)
 * Science Museum of Virginia Foundation (Richmond, Virginia)
 * University of Alabama/Alabama Museum of Natural History (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
 * Rochester Public Library (Rochester, New York)
 * Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
 * City of Lynn, Massachusetts (Lynn, Massachusetts)
 * Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (Las Vegas, Nevada)
 * Parmly Billings Library Foundation, Inc. (Billings, Montana)
 * Pima County Public Library (Tucson, Arizona)
 * Poughkeepsie Public Library District (Poughkeepsie, New York) (Institute “New Grants”).

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The Maker Movement =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Even if a library can’t afford or doesn't have room to have a designated “makerspace,” there are other ways to get involved in the Maker movement. The Maker movement doesn't just include makerspaces, but all kinds of maker opportunities.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">When looking into the Maker movement, Maker Media is a good name to know. [|Maker Media] has been the driving force behind the Maker movement, beginning with the first publication of [|MAKE Magazine] in 2005 (“Maker Media,” 2013). Maker Media produces the [|Maker Faire] and [|Makezine], an online zine that offers makers project ideas, as well as [|Maker Shed], an online store that sells kits and other supplies for makerspaces.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Not having a “space” for your “Makerspace” doesn’t mean you can’t contribute to the Maker movement. For instance, a “Pop up Makerspace” is a temporary makerspace set up in an alternative location, like a classroom (Houston, 2013). Mobile makerspaces, which are able to be moved easily to and from a space and probably lower tech, are always an option (“Teen Makerspaces,” 2013). Makerspaces don’t have to have high tech tools like 3D printers. They can get started with as little as a few craft supplies and a rolling cart.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Another alternative is for a library to get involved in a Maker Faire. Touted as the “Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth,” the [|Maker Faire] is an annual celebration of the Maker movement (“Maker Faire,” 2013, para. 1). Maker Faires allow makers to share their creations and let others know about the Maker movement. Traditionally, the main Maker Faire is located in the Bay Area, as that is where the Faire started in 2006 (“Maker Faire,” 2013). But since the Maker movement has spread, so have Maker Faires, with a “World Maker Faire” taking place in New York City and “Mini Maker Faires” popping up [|around the world] (“Maker Faire,” 2013). Mini Maker Faires are getting more popular as the Maker movement spreads. Even Urbana-Champaign, IL holds its own [|Mini Maker Faire] to showcase makers in the community.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It is also possible to involve a local maker group, many of which have popped up around the country (i.e., [|Makerspace Urbana] in Urbana, IL). Getting a community group involved in the library’s efforts may draw in extra interest, especially if they are well known.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Resources =

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Directories of Active and Operating Makerspaces Throughout the World =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Hackerspaces Meetup Groups List]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Hackerspaces Wiki]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Labs, Fab Foundation Directory]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Maker Community Groups]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [|Maker Education Initiative Directory]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Maker Faires Around the World List]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Makerspace Directory]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Makerspaces Meetup Groups List]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|MIT Fab Lab List]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Mobile Makerspace Directory]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">National Tool Library Google Group
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [|TechShop Locations]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The [|Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)] and the [|John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation]- [|Learning Labs Project Location Directory]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The International Fab Lab Association: List of Fab Labs]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The Maker Map- Find or Locate Maker Resources]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The National After School Science Directory]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tool Lending Libraries Directory
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|YOUmedia Location Directory]

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Makerspace Project Ideas, Videos, and Tutorial Sites =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Adafruit Learning Systems] has tutorials on topics such as, how to use “[|Arduino,]” and “[|Raspberry Pi.]” It also provides [|project ideas], [|tools], [|trinkets], and so much more.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|DIY.org]allows members to share with others what they create. It also contains a variety of different projects and challenges.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|FabLab@School Blog] provides [|makerspace and project photos,] [|videos,] [|project ideas], [| tutorials,] [|resources], and more.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Howtoons]- “D.I.Y. Comic Website.”
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Instructables] has illustrated “DIY” guides on a variety of topics, such as, “[|Make an Electronic Music Box Powered by Arduino.]”
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|K-12 Digital Fabrication Labs Discussion Group] is a K-12 forum that discusses different “Digital Fabrication” topics.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [|Make It @ Your Library] provides librarians with “Maker” project ideas.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [|Make It @ Your Library] in partnership with the [|American Library Association] and [|Instructables] has launched a new website [|makeitatyourlibrary.org,] which provides librarians with [|project ideas] and [|resources].
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Make: Makezine.com]-"Contains a collection of projects, video, blogs, and so much more for makers and hackers."
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Make: Projects] contains a collection of different project ideas, such as “[|Make a Disney- Inspired Changing Portrait With a Raspberry Pi.”]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Make: Videos] contains a collection of how to make videos, such as “[|Star in a Jar].”
 * <span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Makerspace.com] contains a collection of how to make [|projects].
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Sparkfun] contains [|tutorials] on many different categories, as well as, [|curriculum pages] that presents educators, parents, students, etc. with curriculum “presentations and handouts.”
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teens Turning Green contains DIY [|programming ideas]created by teens to encourage sustainable, healthy living.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The Exploratorium (San Francisco, California)] provides different [|activities], [|videos], and more.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The Exploratorium]’s [|Tinkering Studio] contains different [|project ideas] and a listing of past “[|events, workshops, and more].”

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">How to Start a Tool Lending Library =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Tool Library Toolkit] via Sharestarter provides a how-to guide on starting your own tool lending (or any other lending) library.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Grants, Scholarships, and Crowd-Sourced Fundraising Sites For Makerspaces and Makers =


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Grant Sites **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Cognizant Technology Solutions]- [|Making The Future U.S. After-school and Summer Program Grants]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|DARPA]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Lego Children’s Fund]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|GCAA Makerspace Grant Program]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Grants for Makerspace Schools]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|PG&E- Bright Ideas Grant]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|STEMgrants.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|STEM Grants and Resources]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The [|Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)]- [|Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The [|Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)] and the [|John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation-][|Learning Labs In Libraries And Museums Grant]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The [|Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)]- List of [|Grant Applicants]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Scholarship Sites **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Cognizant Technology Solutions- Making the Future U.S. College Scholarship Program for Makers][|ING Unsung Heroes]: Education scholarship for innovated classroom projects
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|MindGear Labs]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Crowd-Sourced Fundraising Sites **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Crowdfunder]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Crowdrise]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|GoFundMe]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Indiegogo]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Kickstarter]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|RocketHub]

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Budget and Funding Articles and Blog Links =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Garcia, L. (2013). [|6 Strategies for Funding a Makerspace]. //Edudopia//.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Hlubinka, M. B. (2013). <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Funding School Makerspaces]. //Make//.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Hlubinka. M. B. (2013). [|Stocking up School Makerspaces]. //Make//.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Mt. Elliott Makerspace. (2013). "[|Make A Makerspace"].

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Print and Electronic Resources =


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Books on Makerspaces **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Anderson, C. (2012). //[|Makers: The New Industrial Revolution]//. New York: Crown.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Frauenfelder, M. (2005). //[|Make: Technology on Your Time]//. Sebastopol, CA: Dale Dougherty/O'Reilly Media.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Gabrielson, C. (2013). //[|Tinkering: Kids Learning by Making Stuff.]// Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Hatch, M. (2013). //[|The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers]//. New York: Mcgraw-Hill.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Honey, M., & Kanter, D. (2013). //[|Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators].// New York, NY: Routledge.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Kemp, A. (2013). //[|The Makerspace Workbench: Tools, Technologies, and Techniques for Making]//. Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media, Inc.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Lang, D. (2013). //[|Zero to Maker: Learn (Just Enough) to Make (Just About) Anything]//. Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media, Inc.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Martinez, S. L., & Stager, G, (2013). //[|Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom].// Torrance, CA: Constructing Modern Knowledge Press.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Preddy, L. (2013). //[|School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6-12]//. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Roberts, D. (2010). //[|Making Things Move : DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists]//. New York : McGraw-Hill
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Roslund, S., & Rodgers, E.P. (2013). //[|Makerspaces].// Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Books on Arduino and Raspberry Pi **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Baichtal, J. (2013). //[|Arduino for Beginners: Essential Skills Every Maker Needs].// [S.l.] : Que Publishing.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Margolis, M. (2011). //[|Arduino Cookbook]//. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> McComb, G. (2013). //[|Arduino Robot Bonanza]//. New York : McGraw-Hill.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Monk, S. (2013). //[|Raspberry Pi Cookbook]//. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> O’Neill, T., & Williams, J. (2013). //[|Arduino (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Makers As Innovators)]//. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Partner, K. (2013). //[|Raspberry Pi for Beginners]//. [S.l.] : Dennis Publishing.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Richardson, M., & Wallace, S.P. (2012). //[|Getting Started with Raspberry Pi (Make: Projects)]//. Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Severance, C. R., & Fontichiaro. (2013). //[|Raspberry Pi (Makers As Innovators: 21st Century Skills Innovation Library)]//. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Electronic Resources **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Makerspace. (2012). //[|High School Makerspace Tools & Materials.]// O'Reilly Media.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Makerspace (2013). //[|Makerspace Playbook]//. O'Reilly Media.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Makerspace. (2013). //[|Makerspace Playbook: School Edition]//. Maker Media. [|CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US].
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Young Makers. (2012). //[|Maker Club Playbook]//. O'Reilly Media.

= Additional Web Resources =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|ACRL TechConnect Blog]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Arduino.cc]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|ALA Online Community- Digital Media Labs]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|ALA Online Community- Makerspaces]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Creative Commons]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Fab Central]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Hackerspaces Wiki]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Institute of Museum and Library Services]- Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Learning Labs In Libraries and Museums Resource Information]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Library as Makerspace Blog]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Libraries & Maker Culture: A Resource Guide]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|MAKE magazine]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|MakerBot.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Maker Faire.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Maker Media.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Maker Shed]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Makered.org]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Makerspace.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Makerspaces and the Participatory Library]- Facebook group
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Makezine.com]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Mt. Elliot Makerspace]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Open Education Database (OEDb)]- “A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources”
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Raspberry Pi.org]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|ShopBot Tools]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|SparkFun Electronics]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning Blog]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Teen Makerspaces @ Your Library]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|The MakerBridge Blog]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Thingiverse- "Digital Designs for Physical Objects"]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Young Makers.org]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|YOUmedia Network: Reimagining Learning in the 21st Century]

= References = <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 2763px; width: 1px;"> http://www.youmedia.org/youmedia-network toc toc
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