American Libraries Live: Makerspaces (February 2017)

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Makerspaces
Maxine Bleiweis, Jason Griffey, & Bohyun Kim
Thursday, February 16, 2017

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Makerspaces | Maxine Bleiweis, Jason Griffey, & Bohyun Kim
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Maxine Bleiweis
 Principal consultant at Maxine Bleiweis & Associates (http://www.maxinebleiweis.com)
 Established one of the first makerspace and mini maker faires at a public library
Jason Griffey
 Founder and principal at Evenly Distributed (http://evenlydistributed.net), a technology
consulting and creation firm for libraries, museums, education, and other non-profits
 Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Bohyun Kim
 Associate Director for Library Applications and Knowledge Systems of the Health
Sciences and Human Services Library at University of Maryland, Baltimore
 Founding editor and regular contributor of Association of College and Research
Libraries’ TechConnect log

Audience and Panelists:
Please give us your
personal definition of a
makerspace.

Why are
makerspaces such
an important issue
for libraries today?

Audience and Panelists:
Can you tell us about
the work you’ve done in
this area?

What are the biggest
challenges that
librarians tend to face
when getting started?

What are the most
effective ways to market
your makerspace?

What do you see as the
future for the
movement? What
should librarians be
looking for?

American Libraries Live: Makerspaces (February 2017)

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