This summer we made major progress in MAKING A MAKERSPACE! While it will take time to know how successful our library updates and changes really are, I am 100% sure that it was the right decision to move the original Makespace to a larger, more accessible and visible space.
The process of turning a library reading room into a Makerspace wasn't easy but it was a ton of fun!. We moved office spaces, the entire fiction collection (multiple times), arranged furniture (multiple times), and of course took several trips to Michael's and IKEA for storage and organizational supplies.
The Makerspace will likely be a work in progress for quite some time (we have big plans!), but I could not be more thrilled with the current state of the project! We have flexible work surfaces that can easily seat up to 16 students, comfy bean bag chairs and a variety of tools and materials for making.
Now it's time to see how the students use the space and what types of tools materials they request. Let the MAKING begin!
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