As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students in Chicago—but I ...

1. Create a dream binder. In 2015, I received a lump sum of funding to help transform our traditional library into a flexible, collaborative makerspace. One of the conditions of the funding was that ...

Steve Zurier is a freelance technology writer based in Columbia, Md. What’s the best way to define a makerspace? For Laura Fleming, library media specialist at New Milford High School in New Jersey, a ...

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.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- One New Jersey high school has its students getting creative with a new space in its library that encourages teens to think out side of the box. As CBS 2's Cindy Hsu reported ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- For the people who have always wanted to actually make something, Westlake Porter Public Library is there to accommodate them. The library’s new Makerspace and Book Nook had their ...

Snow Hill Middle School may soon be home to the library of its dreams thanks to one local librarian. Library and media specialist Beau Williams of Snow Hill Middle School has been selected as one of ...

In 2016, Anderson Elementary School in Bristol, Tenn., started a journey from a traditional school and library to a place of wonder and innovation, inspired by the idea of creating makerspaces. That ...

Dumpster diving and dollar stores. Purse-shaped post-it's and animal lubricant. When you're building a makerspace on a budget, you learn that resources are everywhere—and they aren't always what you ...

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Mentor Public Library is inviting everyone to explore the makerspace at The Hub inside of Mentor High School this February. The library is hosting a pair of free programs that serve as an introduction ...