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Makerspace Programming Proposal

The document proposes programming for a pop-up makerspace at the Matthews Library. It will offer introductory workshops teaching users how to use technologies like Makey Makey and Little Bits to create projects. Workshops for children may have them use Makey Makey to bring drawings to life, while adult workshops could be jewelry making. The makerspace will use simple materials like thread and allow independent creation with supervision. A small 3D printer requiring staff training will be available occasionally for a materials fee.

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Makerspace Programming Proposal

The document proposes programming for a pop-up makerspace at the Matthews Library. It will offer introductory workshops teaching users how to use technologies like Makey Makey and Little Bits to create projects. Workshops for children may have them use Makey Makey to bring drawings to life, while adult workshops could be jewelry making. The makerspace will use simple materials like thread and allow independent creation with supervision. A small 3D printer requiring staff training will be available occasionally for a materials fee.

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MAKERSPACE PROGRAMMING PROPOSAL 1

Makerspace Programming Proposal


Sarah Fetzer
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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The Pop-up Makerspace of the Matthews Library will offer a wide array of programming

and creative experiences to users. Eventually, the makerspace will be staffed primarily during

the late afternoon and post-work hours as well as on the weekends. In order to familiarize the

public with the space, a series of introductory workshops and classes will be offered for school

age children through adults. During these workshops, users will be given instruction in the areas

and technologies of the makerspace and complete shorter staff-guided projects. An example of a

workshop geared toward children might include the use of the Makey Makey tool to bring a

simple drawing to life. An example of a program geared toward the adult population would

include a jewelry making class using salvaged and donated materials.

This pop-up makerspace, though staffed by a Matthews Library staff member or highly

trained volunteer, will be highly craft intensive and will not include any technology beyond its

3D printer that requires extensive training. Its primary tools will be simple circuitry learning

materials such as conductive thread, Makey Makeys, and Little Bits kits or craft based materials

such as salvaged items, crafting tools, and various glues and adhesives. Children and adults alike

will be free to experiment with the items and create independently (though under staff

supervision). All workshops offered will result in a product that can either be taken home by the

user or displayed throughout the library. Eventually, the community room where the makerspace

resides will be home to a display of products made in the space available for public view even

when the space is put away.

The 3D printer for this makerspace will likely be very small. It will always be used

exclusively with the help of a staff member who has been trained with the printer and can view

the STL files before printing to eliminate any errors. The users of the 3D printer, like in

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Main Library, will be charged a minimal cost for printing
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materials. This transaction will be processed by the same staff member who is manning the

printer. Due to the discrepancy in training level necessary between the 3D printer and other

objects, the 3D will not be present and available during every session of the pop-up makerspace.

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