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Library-Focused Maker Resources
Maker & DIY Programs: This site, produced by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), contains many useful resources on making activities in libraries, including the "Making in the Library Toolkit."
Make it @ Your Library: This site was created by a group of librarians participating in ILEAD USA to identify creative projects that could be carried out at libraries, in collaboration with Instructables.com (Links to an external site.).
Library as Incubator Project: This blog highlights the connections between artists and libraries and shares creative opportunities and resources.
Library Makers: A blog dedicated to promoting making projects, particularly ones aimed toward children and focused on arts and crafts.
Library Makerspaces: This is a Pinterest board with links to many maker projects and products. It is a great way to browse for projects.
Make It at the Library - Makerspace Resources: A collection of makerspace examples, funding resources, and making materials created by the Idaho Commission for Libraries.
Technology Toolbox: A guide filled with resources on presentations, multimedia production, and 3D printing, developed by Emily Thompson at the State University of New York at Oswego.
What's the Maker Movement and Why Should I Care? | Scholastic.com.pdf
Change in the Making-Makerspaces and the Ever-Changing Landscape of Libraries .pdf
Building a Makerspace Culture to Support Standards and Learning … 10 Ideas and 16 Resources
Libraries & Maker Culture: A Resource Guide-- List (links) to numerous public and academic library makerspaces
Marketing and Research
Making in the Library Toolkit (the whole document is useful, but pay particular attention to page 16)
Teen MakerSpace Outreach at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County
Refocusing mobile makerspace outreach efforts internally as professional development
Virtual MakerSpace Website by Shannon Miller
3D Printing
Computer Coding / Programming
Electricity and Circuitry
Handheld 3D printing