A makerspace is an area intended to help its users express their creativity by crafting, building and designing whatever they can imagine. Typical amenities include 3-D printers that can create useful ...

UNC's Undergraduate Library has a new edition on the entry level floor: the Library MakerSpace. The Library MakerSpace is a dedicated area to providing tools, expert help and a creative outlet for ...

Public libraries have come a long way from the reading rooms of the past, where the librarian's “Shhhh!” followed any utterance above a whisper. In fact, they're noisy places today - modern community ...

The Simsbury Public Library is putting the final touches on its new makerspace. Lisa Karim, the director of the library, said focus groups held three years ago steered the way the library would ...

In a recent edWebinar, hosted by edWeb.net, Michelle Luhtala, library department chair, and Donna Burns, technology integrator, both from New Canaan High School (NCHS) in Connecticut, showcased the ...

Along with checking out books, patrons can embroider a T-shirt, personalize a coffee mug or record their own podcast at Albright Memorial Library in Scranton. It’s all part of the library’s Makerspace ...

In a recent edWebinar, hosted by edWeb.net, Michelle Luhtala, library department chair, and Donna Burns, technology integrator, both from New Canaan High School (NCHS) in Connecticut, showcased the ...

Excitement about school makerspaces has been in the air, but many educators eager to create hands-on learning spaces in their schools still aren’t sure how to get started or why it’s worth the effort.

This is the word Trina Camping used to describe a dark, dank and seemingly abandoned storage space beneath the Woodland Public Library before it was transformed into “Square One,” a workshop used to ...

The main library at Fort Bliss has added a dedicated area where patrons can get their hands dirty, make some noise and create their own do-it-yourself projects. The Mickelsen Community Library, at 2E ...

A few months into freshman year, I rolled around in the spinning chair that came with my dorm desk, forlorn, Googling: “Hot glue gun UC Berkeley free to use.” “Free hot glue gun for students.” “UC ...