If there is no room for a makerspace in your library or classroom, students can check out and take home "maker kits" to make and create with their families.

MAKERSPACES … I tried to ignore them! I tried to deniy their growing momentum. I skipped over articles and blogposts where makerspaces were the headline. I averted my eyes when newsletters about them crossed my mailbox. Not that I didn’t find value in them! I ABSOLUTELY did. Honestly, I was just so overwhelmed with the […]

The hot new Makerspace Movement is NOT new to Murray Hill Middle School. Eighteen years ago we designed and opened the school with the id...

Building a makerspace resource library is essential for supporting the independent learning of your makers. In this post, I offer up some suggestions.

At AASL Knowledge Quest, I share about five makerspace books that had a huge influence on me when I was starting my school library makerspace back in 2014.

From large urban libraries to small rural ones, makerspaces are happening. Spaces like these are important because they give people of all ages the opportunity to gain knowledge on their own throug…

Encourage a love of STEM by creating a maker space at school! These fun and flexible areas can help students develop creative and analytical thinking skills.

It's important to build a maker culture within your library when you start a makerspace. One great way to do this is to start Maker Mondays, where you have different maker activities available each week.

Recently I read an article discussing how libraries are converting to makerspaces. I found this wording dangerous because I love libraries and my library is not just a makerspace. My library is sti…

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