The document discusses various makerspaces in libraries, highlighting innovative projects such as the Fayetteville Free Library's Fab Lab and the mobile maker space pilot proposal by Piscataway. It emphasizes the importance of supporting STEM education and fostering creativity and entrepreneurship among teens through these collaborative spaces. Relevant resources and news articles about the evolving role of libraries in maker culture are also mentioned.

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