Slides from a Presentation on Makerspaces at the New Jersey Library Association Adult Services Forum 10/22/2012

1. Libraries & Maker
Culture
2012 NJLA Adult Services Forum
Allen McGinley

2. Fayetteville (NY) Free Library
http://fflib.org/about-us/services/fablab

3. Photo credit Ellen Abbott/WRVP Fayetteville Library's Makerbot
http://wrvo.org/post/fayettevilles-high-tech-fab-lab

4. Westport Public Library
Westport, CT
westportlibrary.org
Opened July 2012
Features: 3D printer, and
Maker-in-Residence Joseph
Schott

5. Westport (CT) Library's MakerSpace
http://www.makerlibrarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MakerSpace.jpg

6. westportlibrary.org

7. http://www.westportlibrary.org/1130

8. http://www.westportlibrary.org/services/maker-space

9. Escondido (CA) Public Library's LibraryYOU Project
http://libraryyou.escondido.org/

10. Oak Park Public Library's Idea Box
http://oppl.org/events/idea-box

11. Oak Park Public Library's Idea Box: Best Books
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/7891164672/

12. Piscataway Pilot Project Proposal
• Mobile maker space for teens
• Feature 3d printing, crafting & basic DIY
• Program-oriented, featuring workshops with
library staff and local entrepreneurs
• Mobile enough to take the makerspace to
library branches and local schools
• Major goals:
o Support of STEM educational goals
o Nurture creative, collaborative & entrepreneurial
spirit in teenagers

13. Join this group NOW
MakerSpaces and the Participatory Library
https://www.facebook.com/groups/librarymaker/

14. Resources
• The Library as Incubator Project
http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/
• Maker Librarian
http://www.makerlibrarian.com/
• ALA & Library Boing Boing (coming soon?)
http://boingboing.net/tag/library

15. In the News
• The future of higher education: reshaping universities
through 3d printing (10/19/12)
• Westport Library MakerSpace, CT - An interview with
Bill Derry, assistant director (10/15/12)
• Maker Spaces in Libraries: An expert takes us through
the how, why and why nots (10/2012)
• The Makings of Maker Spaces, Part 1: Space for
Creation, Not Just Consumption (10/1/2012)
• Fountaindale Library to Build Dream Space for Digital
Media Creation (9/25/2012)

16. Watch
• Maker Space at the Westport (CT) Library
http://youtu.be/K0LkGJFjh38
• Oak Park (IL) Public Library's Idea Box
http://youtu.be/CVMM_KvP_k4
• What is LibraryYOU?
http://vimeo.com/51259871
• MakerBot Replicator - First Run Experience
http://youtu.be/m4Odom-XyBk

17. Allen McGinley
Head of User Services
Kennedy Branch
Piscataway Public Library
amcginley@piscatawaylibrary.org
http://linkedin.com/in/allenmcginley
http://www.facebook.com/mcginley
http://www.slideshare.net/mcginley2