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"This book shows you how, even with a tight budget and limited space, you can foster ""maker mentality"" in your library and help patrons reap the learning benefits of making—with or without a makerspace. Just because your library is small or limited on funds doesn't mean you can't be part of the maker movement. This book explains that what is really important about the movement is not the space, but the creativity, innovation, and resilience that go along with a successful maker program. All it takes is making some important changes to a library's programs, services, and collections to facilitate the maker mentality in their patrons, and this book shows you how. The author explains what a maker is, why this movement is important, and how making fits in with educational initiatives such as STEM and STEAM as well as with library service. Her book supplies practical advice for incorporating the principles of the maker movement into library services—how to use small spaces or mobile spaces to accommodate maker programs, creating passive maker programs, providing access to making through circulating maker tools, partnering with other organizations, hosting maker faires, and more. Readers will better understand their instructional role in cultivating makers by human-centered design thinking, open source and shared learning, and implementation of an inquiry approach."

Full Product Details

Author:   Megan Egbert
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.284kg
ISBN:  

9781440843860

ISBN 10:   1440843864
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   18 July 2016
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction SECTION I: MAKER MENTALITY Chapter 1: What Is a Maker? Characteristics of Making Making versus Tinkering From Consumer to Creator What Is Not Making Chapter 2: Making for Everyone Making for All Abilities Making for All Ages Making Is for Girls Making across Curriculum Chapter 3: Why Making Matters for Individuals Learning through Failure Learning Empathy through Design Maker Empowerment Curiosity Engagement Chapter 4: Why Making Matters for Libraries Entrepreneurs Out-of-School Learning Participatory Culture 21st Century Learning Skills Creativity and the Importance of Play Because It Works—Kind Of SECTION II: CREATING MAKERS Chapter 5: Making in Any Space Small Spaces Mobile Spaces Stealth Programs Pop-up or Dispersed Spaces Making through Circulation Making through Partnerships Chapter 6: Access to Making Access and Visibility Cost Location Policies and Legalities Safety Chapter 7: Teaching Makers Inquiry-based Learning Constructionism Learning Paths Rapid Prototyping Design Process Evaluate Your Programs Chapter 8: Creating a Culture of Makers Allow Staff Time to Make Allow Opportunities for Staff to Share Their Talent Hire or Train the Staff You Need Create a Culture That Celebrates Failure Create a Culture That Celebrates Creativity Share Your Story Conclusion References Index

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This text provides a balance between well-thought-out and researched support for makerspaces as well as practical ideas to help librarians through the hurdles of beginning one... This text is a worthwhile resource for any library considering starting a learning revolution. - Booklist Online Egbert has written one of the best informational texts about makerspaces and the maker movement that this reviewer has read, largely due to her focus on creating makers, not just spaces. This should be the first resource librarians read when determining how to get started with makerspaces. Also, those librarians seeking justification for a makerspace, either with regard to budget or facility, will find ample research examples of how a maker mentality and fostering a learner's curiosity support learning and literacy. Regardless of age or level of experience or education, librarians will find a fresh and insightful perspective of maker culture in this book. - VOYA

Egbert has written one of the best informational texts about makerspaces and the maker movement that this reviewer has read, largely due to her focus on creating makers, not just spaces. This should be the first resource librarians read when determining how to get started with makerspaces. Also, those librarians seeking justification for a makerspace, either with regard to budget or facility, will find ample research examples of how a maker mentality and fostering a learner's curiosity support learning and literacy. Regardless of age or level of experience or education, librarians will find a fresh and insightful perspective of maker culture in this book. - VOYA This text provides a balance between well-thought-out and researched support for makerspaces as well as practical ideas to help librarians through the hurdles of beginning one. . . . This text is a worthwhile resource for any library considering starting a learning revolution. - Booklist Online

Author Information

Megan Egbert is district programs manager, Meridian Library District, ID.

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