Makers, craftivists and public libraries
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This document discusses makers, craftivists, and public libraries. It provides examples of various craft and maker programs that have been held at several public libraries in New South Wales, including terrain building for gaming groups, tie-dye workshops, poppy making, wreath making, citizen science programs, 3D printing, and craftivism programs held in library gardens and imaginarium spaces. The document also notes that public libraries can offer space to support makers and craftivists in their communities.
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Makers, craftivists and public libraries
- 1. Makers, craftivists and public libraries Ellen Forsyth 10 September 2015
- 2. Makers Photographs courtesy of Nick Taylor, Arapahoe District Library
- 3. Craftivists
- 13. In NSW…
- 14. Lake Haven Library held a terrain building session for its Kings of War gaming group Image via the library
- 15. Sharpie tie-dye at Wollondilly Library Image via the library
- 16. Poppy making at Ryde Library Image via the library
- 17. Wreath making workshops were held in Maclean, Yamba and Iluka libraries Image via the library
- 18. Citizen Science at Broken Hill Library Image via the library
- 19. Image via the library
- 20. Central Northern Libraries 3D printing Image via the library
- 21. Imaginarium at Port Macquarie Library
- 22. Library garden at Port Macquarie Library
- 23. …and you can all offer space…
- 24. How to find out more…
- 30. Title presentation Lots of text to go here.
- 31. From Cameron Morley’s presentation at Makers, craftivism and public libraries seminar
- 32. From Cameron Morley’s presentation at Makers, craftivism and public libraries seminar
- 33. From Cameron Morley’s presentation at Makers, craftivism and public libraries sem
Editor's Notes
- Do any of you make stuff? Tinker, fix things? Do you help others? Libraries are centres for economic development and creativity – this can be another way of describing research and reading – and they are both economic development and creativity, but there are now more options in this…do you have unemployed people in your community, do you want to help small business, do you want to help local business startups, do you want a happier community? (there are economic and health costs for unhappy communities)… http://theconversation.com/who-says-libraries-are-dying-they-are-evolving-into-spaces-for-innovation-44820 recently described libraries as evolving spaces for innovation Plus libraries have always been for makers, as researching is a specific kind of making Important to think that these things are not a temporary fashion, but a key way to help your community make, tinker and explore ideas. These are a renewal of old fashioned actions of making things at home, and in the community. It is about building skills and building thinking, and of reuse, design, networks, and can contribute to resilient, robust and sustainable communities.
- It is about making stuff – men’s sheds are makers, as a many of the craft groups meeting in libraries, although they may also be craftivists Rapid prototyping, trying things… These photographs show libraries in Colorado who are leaders in this space Also often with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and maths
- Combining craft and activism – the knit with love quits, and other charity knitting, the cards for troops which Clarence is doing…and poppy making which many libraries did as part of the centenary of Anzac commemoration – this shows part of the PLS pinterest board for WWI commemoration
- Mini maker faire in Sydney – robotics, laser cutting, 3D printing – it is about giving people access to things in a shared context so they do not need their own tools, and they can try new things, new ideas – keep thinking the community sheds, but for everyone…being able to try stuff and explore what is possible…and it will include digital – and it about the skills of the library staff in the mix too – it is not just about having some stuff
- http://gizmodo.com/teenager-3d-prints-prosthetic-hand-for-adorable-3rd-gra-1516607419 http://library.semo.edu/content/how-3d-printing-changed-prosthetics
- http://tic.ocls.info/ video
- Arapahoe Library District in Colorado have a makerspace, a studio and in each library a 3D printer which is printing and providing free prints for the public – they are about helping their community discover what is possible – it about trying things, without knowing what the outcome will be – kind of like trying a different author…you don’t know if the experience will be good, the timing could be wrong… Some of your staff may have heard the talk by Nick Taylor and Oli Sanidas at the reference seminar in 2014 – they presented via G+ hangout
- Showing Koelbel Library, Araphaho – they have 3D printers running where everyone can see them…all the time.
- Range of options from another one of the Araphoe District Libraries - they are running sessions every day in each library…
- Burton Barr Library, Arizona – also about the community discovering what is possible – this space has 3D printers, sewing machines, some metal and woodworking tools as well as computers for coding classes and other uses – this is open about 6 hours a day – some days longer – they also have a business start up space, which is also in the maker continum http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/teens/Pages/MACH/What-Can-I-Do-at-Home.aspx They also have some great resources for making at home
- This shows the Southglenn Studio, part of the Araphoe System., and
- And you can see some of the sound creations https://www.youtube.com/user/ALDLive/videos
- This is a small selection from seminars and the Public Library News Pinterest board
- Port Macquarie Library – garden are also part of the maker continuum…
- Partnerships can be critical
- PLS has a pinterest board
- There are helpful books
- The edge at the State library of Queensland has workshop plans, they look like
- State Library of Colorado State library of Colorado also has very good online resources
- Pls blog – we have links to the videos and presentations from the seminar in May
- But it can be books, the State Library has a lot of – the next three slides are from Cameron Morley’s presentation at a seminar earlier this year – we have books on making things, many from the 1920s and 1930s which can be borrowed, they could have great programming potential – and people in your community could be interested – information about this also on our blog
- http://blog.sl.nsw.gov.au/pls/index.cfm/2011/media/enclosures/New%20NSW%20State%20Librarian_MR_290611.pdf?&startRow=21
- Very interesting blog to follow
- Youtube – hangout with library as incubator project – which PLS ran in July in collaboration with the Reference group, we will be running more sessions like this