Library Makerspaces: The Complete Guide

by Theresa Willingham, Chuck Stephens (Primary Contributor), Steve Willingham (Primary Contributor)

Library The Complete Guide is a comprehensive road map for libraries of any size, with any budget, seeking to redesign or repurpose space or to develop creative, hands-on maker-style programming. It features guidance

Holding stakeholder discovery sessions for community-driven space and program developmentEvaluating existing library spaces for the most cost-effective and user-friendly facilities design and programmingAsset mapping for developing community partnershipsBest practices from different types of library makerspaces in the United States and internationallySample budgets, inventories, and space plansRisk management considerationsProgramming recommendations and resources for a range of patrons from youth to seniors and business to hobby groupsFunding and in-kind support
This book will help librarians develop and implement makerspaces, write grant proposals to fund such spaces, and help frontline staff and administrators learn about the technologies and processes involved.

246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[H · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first professional development book for librarianship that I have wanted to read in one sitting. It provides a roadmap on how to create a Makerspace in your library from the merest idea to programming to how to involve the community. Library Makerspaces includes case studies from Makerspaces around the world as to what worked and what did not. If you or your library/school is contemplating including a Makerspace into your services, remember storage!