1.
MAKERSPACES IN
AUSTRALIAN
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Zaana Howard | Huddle
@zaana @wearehuddle

2.
What are the issues and challenges of
creating makerspaces in
Australian public libraries?
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A QUESTION…

3.
MAKER SPACES ENABLE
YOUR COMMUNITY
(AND YOU!)

4.
Future proofing libraries
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PUTTING COMMUNITY
NEEDS UP FRONT

5.
Creating library
as ‘third place’
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ENGAGING THE
COMMUNITY IN NEW WAYS

6.
Enabling new learning
opportunities for people
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ACCESS TO SHINY THINGS

7.
BUT…MAKER SPACES
ARE TRICKY TO SET UP

8.
New adventures,
new things to learn
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UNCHARTED TERRITORY

9.
Investing in
the community
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FUNDING AND BUDGETS

10.
Who owns what?
And other grey areas
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COPYRIGHT AND OTHER
LEGAL NASTIES

11.
NINJA STRATEGIES
TO GUIDE YOUR JOURNEY

12.
Connecting with
your community
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FORGING PARTNERSHIPS

13.
Articulate and
communicate the
customer value proposition
in your organisation
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THE NECESSITY
OF ADVOCACY

14.
‘It’s not enough to just
make something…’
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CREATING A BLUEPRINT
FOR SUCCESS

15.
THE KEY IS:
BE CUSTOMER-CENTRIC
OUTSIDE IN, INSIDE OUT

16.
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COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIS INDUSTRY

17.
with your community
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CO-CREATE NEW
SERVICES AND SPACES

18.
Advocate for the
customer in your
organisation
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EMBRACE THE
OPPORTUNITY
FOR CHANGE

19.
THANK YOU!
Zaana Howard | Huddle
@zaana @wearehuddle