Hyperspace Engage:Learning to Make the Future at Your Library

Steve Teeri - @telephaseValerie Sobczak - @valerieclaires

Hawaii Library Association Annual Conference 2013

Agenda!What is a Makerspace?

Workshops

Tips for Success

What is a Makerspace?

Any Place Where Things are Made

A Kitchen

A Laboratory

We Are All Makers

Theory of Making

Evidence Based Learning (Look What I Made!)

Requires Research and Reading

Inspires Inventive Thinking

Promotes Teamwork

Builds Confidence

Public Libraries

Hackerspaces are kind of dangerous and usually in a warehouse on the edge of town, Eeeep!

Public libraries are already trusted community institutions

A fun and relaxed way to learn

Be excited to go to work, and see what is made!

Academic Libraries

Engineering and Design schools might already have these tools

Undergrad library can give access for various majors to interface (Discipline Agnostic)

Partner with local makerspaces as well

Draw on expertise of faculty and staff

HYPE Makerspace

Inside of HYPE Teen Center

DPL Main Library

Serves ages 13-18

4,000 Sq. Ft.

Potential Administration Reaction to Makerspace Proposal(Artist’s Rendering)

Community Partnerships

Makerspaces in Hawaii

Maui Makers - mauimakers.com

Oahu Makerspace - oahumakerspace.com

Kauai Makers Club -kauaimakers.wikispaces.com/

HI Capacity - hicapacity.org/

Hawaii Maker - hawaiimaker.com/

Maker Faire

Detroit Maker Faire started in 2010

Met all sorts of maker people in our area

Attend a Maker Faire…

…Or host a maker meet-up at your library!

Maker Faire Detroit 2012

HYPE Makerspace Workshops8 to 12 week session of workshops

7 workshops per week

Each workshop is 2 hours

Teens can continue work on projects outside of the workshops

Crafternoon

Papercraft

Cross-Stitch

Knitting

Bike Tech

Learn bicycle repair & maintenance

Teens can bring own bikes in!

Graphic Design

Theory of Design

Wood Block Printing

Silk Screen Printing

Digital Vinyl Cutter

Sewing/Wearables

Get a Couple Sewing Machines

Find Cheap / Free Remnant Fabric

Find an experienced sewing instructor

Fabulousness!

3D Printing

3D Printers Are Awesome!

*They Are not Essential to Starting a Makerspace

Printers Cost Anywhere from $300-$2200

Plastic Costs around $50/kg ($.05/g)

Video Game Programming

Raspberry Pi!

Credit Card Size Linux Computer

Big Online Community

Create Your Own Minecraft Server!

Electronics / Robotics

Adafruit.com

SparkFun.com

Arduino Microcontrollers

Parallax Robotics

Kits

Robot Petting Zoo!

Tips, Tricks & Resources

Find staff who are passionate

Learn from existing makerspaces

Community partnerships

Experienced instructors lead to success

Starting small is not a bad thing

Tips, Tricks & Resources

learn.adafruit.com

instructables.com

makezine.com

sparkfun.com

makeitatyourlibrary.org

Criticisms!

Is this safe?

Is this a “Core Library Service?”

Won’t this take money away from the

collection/programs?

Does this belong in the Library?!?!?!

Let’s Be Friends!

Steve Teeri

@telephase

steve.teeri@gmail.com

Valerie Sobczak

@valerieclaires

valerie.sobczak@gmail.com

http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/hype

Questions?