63 Ready-to-Use Maker Projects - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838915914 ISBN 13: 9780838915912

Publisher: ALA Editions, 2017

Synopsis

This new compilation from editor and maker Kroski spotlights a multitude of creative projects that you can tailor for your own library. Librarians and makers from across the country present projects as fun as an upcycled fashion show, as practical as Bluetooth speakers, and as mischievous as a catapult. Included are projects for artists, sewers, videographers, coders, and engineers. The handy reference format will help you quickly identify the estimated costs, materials, and equipment; and because several projects don’t even require a dedicated makerspace, every library can join in. Inside you’ll find how-to guidance for projects like

• a foam rocket launcher;
• stop-motion animation with 3D print characters;
• found-object robots;
• glowing ghost marionettes;
• Arduino eTextiles;
• magnetic slime;
• yarn painting;
• fidget flannels;
• an LED brooch; and
• cardboard sculpture.

With takeaways like origami tea lights or a t-shirt tote bag, your patrons will be sure to remember how much fun your library can be.

About this title

About the Author

Ellyssa Kroski is the director of information technology at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 36 books, including Law Librarianship in the Digital Age, for which she won the American Association of Law Libraries' Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award in 2014. Her ten-book technology series, The TECH SET (R), won the ALA's Best Book in Library Literature Award in 2011. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Drexel University and San Jose State University, and an international conference speaker. 

She has just been named the winner of the 2017 Library Hi Tech Award from the ALA/LITA for her long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application.  Her professional portfolio is located at ellyssakroski.com.

Reviews

Do you have a maker space at your library? Are you looking for new maker project ideas or expanding your favorite maker projects? Grab your 3-D printer, sewing machine, and laptop and start creating. This assortment of projects is well organized and easy to follow, with sections such as "Paper, Cardboard and Crafts," "Sewing and Textiles," and "Circuitry, Wiring and Wearables." Step-by-step instructions, descriptions, lists of necessary materials, and costs (which range from free to a few dollars per participant to several thousand dollars, in the case of more complex projects) are included, and readers will especially appreciate the description of learning outcomes. Whether readers are new to maker spaces or have been implementing them for years, they'll find these examples inspiring. Kroski offers fun options, such as holding an upcycled fashion show or creating magnetic slime—and patrons won't be able to resist the "chocolate lollipop" project (making a 3-D chocolate replica of their head). Recommendations for follow-up projects are provided after each entry, and the index is extensive. At times it's difficult to make out details in the black-and-white photos, but overall the images are helpful. VERDICT Recommended for librarians, teachers, camp leaders, and those who run after-school programs.—Paige Bentley-Flannery, Deschutes Public Library, Bend, OR

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838915914
• ISBN 13: 9780838915912
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Kroski Ellyssa