I’ve seen a number of articles floating around recently promoting a pretty negative view of makerspaces in libraries. While I understand that not everyone is going to be an evangelist maker librarian, I tend to think a lot of what lies … Read more >
Sometimes, it can be hard to find time for making and creative activities. It’s easy to get caught up in work, chores, and general “life stuff.” Recently, I learned about a cool project called Index Card a Day that I think … Read more >
This is a fun project I put together the other day while teaching myself more about the Makey Makeys and Raspberry Pis I got for my library’s maker events. It’s a good beginner project, and can be fun for makers … Read more >
Since February, I have been running a pilot program at my academic library that involves a series of maker events and workshops. As the library wasn’t able to designate any physical space as a full-time makerspace–nor do we have the staffing … Read more >
This guest post, part of a series, comes to MakerBridge from Terence O’Neill, Entrepreneurship Librarian at Michigan State University. We’ve been lucky enough to feature content from Terence before on our blog. Check him out on Twitter @EntrLibMSU!
There are fewer makerspaces in academic libraries than in public ones, and I believe this is due in part to the challenge academic libraries face of having to justify making as important at the level of higher education. Although public libraries … Read more >
When I first looked into getting a 3D printing pen for my library, I heard a lot of mixed things. Common complaints were that it was difficult to make anything with 3D pens and that using them was painful for … Read more >
At the library where I work (Penfield Library at SUNY Oswego), I’m setting out to pilot a maker program through a series of events that will be held during the spring semester. As I go through this process, I … Read more >
Last month, I began a series of posts intended to help with the task of making a makerspace. This week, I’d like to focus in a bit on the first part of that process: doing the research necessary for planning … Read more >
Somehow, it’s fallen to you to make a makerspace in your library or your school–where do you even start? This is a question I see get asked a lot in the groups and communities I frequent that talk about making.… Read more >