As part of our MakerBridge Follower Survey (which you can still take if you’d like to let us know what you’re interested in seeing on the blog), we learned that case studies and project ideas would be welcome … Read more >
The post in this week’s From the Archives is not very old, but as Halloween gets closer, it’s definitely a relevant one. The Teal Pumpkin Project is an important way to make the holiday inclusive for everyone, and it’s a great … Read more >
Happy Banned Books Week! For those who don’t know, Banned Books Week is an opportunity to celebrate the freedom to read and to stand up against censorship. As the American Library Association describes it,”While books have been and continue to … Read more >
This week, in From the Archives, we’d like to focus on this excellent guest post from Rachel Goldberg. Though it’s been quite a while since it was written, Michigan Makers is still going strong and is a great model for … Read more >
Hello all!
In lieu of a post this week, we have a short, three-question follower survey. We would love if you would take a moment or two to fill it out. Mainly, we’re interested in who you are and … Read more >
About a week and a half ago, fellow MakerBridge writer Emily and I attended the National Diversity in Libraries Conference to talk about how to work toward diversity and inclusion in makerspaces.
This is a topic we feel strongly about; … Read more >
This edition of From the Archives showcases one of our earliest posts about diversity in the maker movement. This has been on my mind a lot lately, as Emily and I just returned from presenting about diversity in makerspaces at … Read more >
In recent weeks, a lot of articles and blog posts seem to be cropping up touching on a fear many seem to harbor that makerspaces are intended to and are beginning to take over the entire concept of a library. … Read more >
As introduced last month, we’ll be looking back on a monthly basis to some of MakerBridge’s early blog posts that you have missed. This year’s Maker Faire Detroit is coming up on July 30-31, so let’s look back at when … Read more >
Starting this Monday, we are going to try out a new feature: From the Archives. On a monthly basis, we’ll look back at some of the MakerBridge’s early blog posts that you may have missed. Since this year’s ALA Annual is … Read more >