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Westport Library – http:westportlibrary.org
ALA WebinarOctober 15, 2012
MakerSpaceWestport Library
Westport, CT
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Maxine Bleiweis Library Director
Presenters:
Bill Derry Assistant Director for
Innovation and User Experience
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Know WHY we created a MakerSpace.
Understand WHAT our Library
MakerSpace is.
Know HOW we implemented a
MakerSpace.
Understand how a MakerSpace creates a
CONTEXT for new connections.
Know some of the OPPORTUNITIES and
CHALLENGES of a MakerSpace.
By this webinar’s end we hope you:
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E = MC2
MakerSpace The Community
A SpaceMakers
SponsorsTools
Interested Patrons
MAKERSPACE RECIPE
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From Book-centric toLearning-centric
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The thinking that got us there!
Why Create a MakerSpace?
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Need More Spaces to Work and Talk Together
“Pop-up” Collaborative Spaces
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Introducing a New Definition ofResource Sharing
Checking out people to one another
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Shift from Collection Development to Connection Development
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Library DirectorsDigital Strategy Summit
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John Seely Brown
Internet Librarian’s Conference – Nov. 2011
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InformationAGE
Imagination
AGE
What lens are you using?
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TRADITIONAL “S-CURVE”
CONTEMPORARY “UPHILL CURVE”
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Play! Tinker! Make!
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Maker Movement – Make Magazine
Dale DoughertyFounder of Make Magazine
One of the co-founders of O’Reilly Media
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Maker Movement- Maker Faires
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We are back to the one-room school house !
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One room school houseof the past
One planet socially-networked school house of the present
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21st Century Skills – Contemporary Literacies in Schools
Current opportunity for Libraries to collaborate with schools in new ways to support
teaching and learning.
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MakerSpaces in School Libraries?
David Loertscher’sLearning Commons
Joining the Conversation: School librarians as Facilitators
of Learning. David LankesFebruary 2012
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“Recognize and seize the opportunity for reorientation
and reinvention.”
19 Oct - 23 Oct, 2011
Salzburg, Austria
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Computers in Libraries Conference - 2012
HISTORY OF THE MAKER MOVEMENT
http://www.librarycult.com
Hackerspaces vs. Fablabs vs. MakerSpaces
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Early 1800s -Mechanics Institutes
–many became Public Libraries
Commonwealth Countries
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Economic Development- Spaces to Democratize
Production?
Spaces for informal learning outside of work or school.
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Creating a Receptive
CommunityHow We Created a MakerSpace
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PLAY added as category on Monthly Reports
Miss Lynne shares a moment of agricultural fun with kids at the
Westport Town Farm where she told stories
Information Services:
Children’s Services:
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Mark MathiasCommunity Leader
Created a committeeSecured a Mini Maker Faire License
Received a Maker ManualAdvertised for Makers
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Westport’s Mini Maker FaireApril 28, 2012
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Westport’s Mini Maker FaireApril 28, 2012
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Westport’s Mini Maker FaireApril 28, 2012
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Westport’s Mini Maker FaireApril 28, 2012
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Westport’s Mini Maker FaireApril 28, 2012
Trebuchet (catapult) Homemade Submarine
Brooklyn Aerodrome Plane
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Westport’s Mini Maker FaireApril 28, 2012
Arduino-wired dancer producinglight show and music (Jade Soto)
David Pogue – PBS - Nova
David Heim – Sketchup
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Westport’s Mini Maker FaireApril 28, 2012
Michael Ogrinz’s B9 Robot
Computer Gaming
Ros Liljengren - Potter
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HOW We Created Our MakerSpace
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Maker-in-Residence
Joseph Schott – Architect/Engineer
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The first project, called ‘AIR
RACE’,
involves the construction of two
half scale Airplanes.
Working on the Airplane Project
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Creating an Implementation Plan and Budget
Maker-in-ResidenceConsultants
Other MakersStipends/DonationsBuilding Materials
ToolsBuilding Permits
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Creating an Implementation Plan and Budget
Marketing MaterialsStaff Participation
VolunteersPress Conference
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Our MakerSpace was modeled after the “shed” at Kitty Hawk
which was used by the Wright brothers for their first flight.
Working on the Airplane Project
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VIDEO: Building the MakerSpace
You will receive a live link in the CHAT section of this webinar for the 32 second video.
Please click on the link at your site to watch the video.
http://youtu.be/iZxaIh1H1AI
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Westport Library - MakerSpace
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The Addition of a 3D Printer
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The Addition of a 3D Printer
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3D Printer Design Contest
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Opportunities
andChallenges
How we Created a MakerSpace.
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Getting the Go AheadOBJECTIVE 1: Develop new service models that transcend the traditional role of libraries.
Goal 1: Secure the place of the library as an incubator for thoughts and ideas, a place that brings people together and facilitates civic engagementGoal 2: Promote the library as the place for lifelong learning and personal growthGoal 4: Deliver convenient and innovative library services that respond to changing community needsGoal 6: Provide a rich and interactive library experience to meet the needs of underserved segments of the community
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Getting the Go Ahead
MISSION STATEMENT
The Library is committed to empowering the individual with knowledge and to strengthening
the community through the dynamic exchange of ideas.
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Staff MakerSpace Committee
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Defining MAKER for Library
Makers @ The Library
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Our FOCUS is on 1 and 2
1. Innovators, Inventors, Tinkerers who utilize Technology
2. Innovators, Inventors, Tinkerers in General (limited use of technology)
3. Industrial Arts People4. Creative Arts People
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Preparing Volunteers and Patrons
MakerSpace – Staff CommitteeNotes and Ideas
FAQs – On Website
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Preparing Tours and Managing Interest
Presenting with 3D printer outsideat Music Festival in front of Library
Visitors from other libraries
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Marketing : Getting the Word Out
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Marketing : Getting the Word Out
Joseph Schott, Maker-in-Residence works with Boy Scouts
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What's Next?
Building ComputersTeaching Scratch workshops
Arduino WorkshopsSolar Energy Presentations and Workshops
Soldering CircuitsInventylvania with Patent Attorney
Mini Maker Faire 2013
Creating a CONTEXT for participatory learning
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Hot off the e-press!From Fiacre O’Duinn
http://www.makerlibrarian.com
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Westport Library – http:westportlibrary.org
Westport Library – http:westportlibrary.org
Know WHY we created a MakerSpace.
Understand WHAT our Library
MakerSpace is.
Know HOW we implemented a
MakerSpace.
Understand how a MakerSpace creates a
CONTEXT for new connections.
Know some of the OPPORTUNITIES and
CHALLENGES of a MakerSpace.
By this webinar’s end we hope you:
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ResourcesAaron Cohen Associates. New Ways of Learning Effects Library Design. (online image: Collaborative Space). Retrieved from: http://www.acohen.com/blog/?p=421
Brown, John Seely and Thomas, Douglas. A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press. 2011.
Dougherty, Dale. Makerspaces in Education and DARPA. Make: Blog. April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012. http://goo.gl/8UZ1I
Lankes, R.D. The Atlas of New Librarianship. Cambridge MA: MIT Press.2011.
Lankes, R. D.“Joining the Conversation: School Librarians as Facilitators of Learning.” (February, 2012). 39(3). Teacher Librarian pps. 8-12. http://goo.gl/jNLNy
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ResourcesLibraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture Conference (19Oct-23Oct, 2011.) (online) Retrieved on 4/11/12: http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/SGS_Report_2012.pdf
Loertscher, David V., Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan, The New Learning Commons Where Learners Win! Reinventing School Libraries and Computer Labs; 2nd Edition. Salt Lake city, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing. 2011.
Matthews, Samuel A.. “Library Profit=Community Relevance”. 21st Century Blog. (July 3, 2012) Retrieved on 9/12/12: http://21stcenturylibrary.com/2012/07/03/library-profit-community-relevance/
Megan, James. Meet Your Makers. Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice. (July 3, 2012). (Online) Retrieved on 9/28/12. http://www.7dvt.com/maker-movement-vermont
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ResourcesO’Duinn, Fiacre. Presentation at Computers in Libraries Conference. Washington D.C. ( March 23, 2012).
Torrone, Phillip. “Is it Time to Rebuild and Retool Public Libraries? And Make Tech Shops?” Make Blog. (March 10, 2011. Retrieved on, 9/26/12. http://blog.makezine.com/2011/03/10/is-it-time-to-rebuild-retool-public-libraries-and-make-techshops/
Udell, Chad. Learning Everywhere. Nashville, TN: Rockbench Publishing. 2012.
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ALA WebinarOctober 15, 2012
MakerSpaceWestport Library
Westport, CT
Westport Library – http:westportlibrary.org
Westport Library – http:westportlibrary.org