An essential resource for intermediate, middle, and high school librarians that guides the planning, learning, and implementation of a school library makerspace.The roles of school library media specialists and school libraries themselves are ever changing in response to the needs of the community and the evolution of human thinking, interaction, and learning processes. A school library makerspace can provide patrons with a place for learning, doing, and creating. It offers a location for tackling inventions, fine arts, crafts, industrial technology, hobbies, e-textiles, foodcrafting, DIY couture, fabrication, upcycling, and STEM right in the middle of the information gateway-the library. This book completely explains the makerspace concept and supplies real-world implementation guidance and inexpensive programming ideas that can be used as-is or adapted to suit a specific library or community's needs. Readers will be able to hit the ground running to implement their own makerspace with practical project ideas they can put to use immediately.

Provides appendixes of national and local events; of ideas and supplies for makerspace activities; and of maker communities and maker resources

PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: The School Library MakerspaceMakerspaces in School LibrariesFacilityMoney and BudgetsGuided InstructionLearning and Building KnowledgeIndependent ChallengesSelf-Directed ExperimentPathfindersLearning StandardsAASL Standards for 21st-Century LearnerThinkCreateShareGrowCommon CoreCollege and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for ReadingCollege and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for WritingCollege and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and ListeningMathematics: Standards for Mathematical PracticeSTEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathCommunicationMentorsSafety, Rules, and InstructionsSafetyRulesInstructionsBadges, Merit Patches, Participation RecognitionDigital BadgesSuppliesReferencesChapter 2: Library Makerspace Programming and ActivitiesCreative CommonsMakerspace ProjectsCommunityDIY: Do It YourselfFoodcrafting and Food GardensFashion and TextilesFine ArtsHobbies and Crafts RevisedSTEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathTeamworkRepurposing Books and PeriodicalsUpcycling CraftsActivitiesBee BalmBody SprayCoffee Cup CookingComics and Graphic NovelsEmbroidery LogoFlower Pressed DesignsGame TilesKite FlyingLoom KnitMusic ComposerPaper QuiltingPlarn WeavingPuzzled InspirationRecycled BeadingSoaps and ScrubsTile ArtVideo ProductionYarn MâchéChapter 3: Make and TakeBookmarksButton BookmarkPaint Strip BookmarkPony Bead BookmarkDesk BlotterDesktop Write-on BoardJournal CoversBook Jacket Journal CoverFelt Journal CoverGift Wrap Photo Frame Journal CoverKeyboard FrameLibrary EnvelopesMagnetic PoetryMoney TinOffice OrganizerPencil CaseTissue Paper TealightGroupsRecycled RoadTetrahedronAppendix 1: GlossaryAppendix 2: National and Local Events & ContestsAppendix 3: Ideas and InspirationsAppendix 4: Maker Communities and ResourcesBibliographyIndex