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Getting Started

Building and Operating a Digital Media Lab, October 27, 2016

Podcast: FYI Podcast



Talk with Jeffrey P. Fisher, author of Building and Operating a Digital Media Lab, about planning your media lab. The topics include creating a vision, selling the concept, budgets, staffing, programming, and more

Design Thinking for Libraries

Website: Design Thinking for Libraries



Building a makerspace is more than the latest tech gadgets. Learn about Design Thinking and how it can be used to help library staff be more creative and user centered.

Digital Media Labs and Makerspaces for Small & Rural Libraries, February 26, 2014

Webinar: TechSoup For Libraries



Archived webinar sponsored by TechSoup For Libraries on creating and managing technology centers and makerspaces in smaller libraries.

Libraries Transform, Maker Movement

Website: American Libraries Association



's Libraries Transform webpage dedicated to the maker movement.

Makerspace and Digital Media Lab Resources, December 14, 2017

Article: WebJunction



A list of resources, articles, and course work that can help library staff with implementing a new makerspace.

Makerspaces, February 16, 2017

Webinar: American Libraries Live



Library makerspaces are transformative, inviting library users to create, innovate and collaborate. But like any new initiative, makerspaces also bring up a host of unique challenges. How do you get started? How can you work within your library’s staff and budget constraints? In this episode of American Libraries Live, an expert panel discusses these and other issues surrounding makerspaces in the library.

Making + Learning in Museums & Libraries: A Practitioner's Guide & Framework, 2017

PDF: Making+Learning



This report introduces a framework to support learning in library and museum makerspaces. The framework demonstrates how we can create the conditions for ambitious learning experiences to unfold within the making experience.

Making Your Space: Creators and Makers in the Library, July 9, 2014

Webinar: OCLC WebJunction



Archived webinar sponsored by OCLC WebJunction on makerspaces in libraries.

Progress in the Making: Librarians’ Practical 3D Printing Questions Answered, 2016

PDF: American Libraries Association



°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app report that poses and answers sixteen practical questions related to establishing 3D printing as a library service.

Supporting Your Community Through Making, February 1, 2016

Article: Public Libraries Online



Public Libraries Online blogpost on community development through makerspaces.

Technology Center Focuses on Innovation and Creativity, March 6, 2014

Article: Public Libraries Online



Public Libraries Online article focusing on technology centers and makerspaces in public libraries.

Why Make? An Exploration of User-Perceived Benefits of Makerspaces, November 28, 2016

Article: Public Libraries Online



This exploratory study examines users’ perceptions of their experience in public library makerspaces.

Legal Issues

Makerspaces in Libraries: Legal Considerations, July 22, 2014

Webinar: Infopeople



Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on legal considerations and issues surrounding makerspaces in libraries.

Programming and Continued STEAM Education

Center for Childhood Creativity

Website: Center for Childhood Creativity



The Center for Childhood Creativity at the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s resources for early childhood learners.

Instructables

Website: Instructables



A free website of project ideas from individuals around the world based on the concepts of STEAM and Making.

Makerspace Playbook for Educators

PDF: MakerEd



MakerEd’s guide to creating and developing maker-based education and programs.

National Week of Making

Website: Nation of Makers



A nationally recognized week celebrating the innovation, ingenuity, and creativity of makers.

Progress in the Making: Librarians’ Practical 3D Printing Questions Answered, 2016

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http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/_3D_Printing_Q__A_Final.pdf

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app report that poses and answers sixteen practical questions related to establishing 3D printing as a library service.

Thingiverse

Website: MakerBOT



Free 3D prints for staff and customers.

Unique Library Makerspaces & Media Labs

The Bubbler at Madison Public [Artist-in-Residence]

Website: Madison Public Library



An arts-focused makerspace featuring an artist-in-residence program.

Library Innovation Studio Nebraska [Rural Libraries]

Website: Nebraska Library Commission



The Nebraska Library Commission and the University of Nebraska are partnering to launch makerspaces in rural libraries throughout the state using a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

San Jose Public Library’s Maker[Space]Ship [Mobile Services]

PDF: San Jose Public Library



San Jose Public Library’s 39 ft. mobile makerspace focused on their community’s schools and underserved areas.

YOUmedia Chicago Public Library [Digital Media Lab]

Website: Chicago Public Library



YOUmedia is a teen-focused digital learning space with 12 locations throughout the Chicago Public Library system.