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Transforming Teen Services: Making in the Library While Learning to Fail

This blog entry focuses on beginning a maker space in the library for teens. The author provides tips including encouraging students to embrace failure as part of the maker movement. The article links to resources for librarians to help them create a makerspace, emphasizing that a big budget and going large scale is not necessary to begin creating a "making" space for students. Resources in the article are especially tailored to rural and small libraries.

By Phillips, Abigail
Audience
Adults
Keywords
Cost-effective maker spaces maker movement libraries rural schools small-scale making failure

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This blog entry focuses on beginning a maker space in the library for teens. The author provides tips including encouraging students to embrace failure as part of the maker movement. The article links to resources for librarians to help them create a makerspace, emphasizing that a big budget and going large scale is not necessary to begin creating a "making" space for students. Resources in the article are especially tailored to rural and small libraries.

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Author / CreatorPhillips, Abigail
FormatArticle
AudienceAdults

Keywords

Cost-effective maker spaces maker movement libraries rural schools small-scale making failure