Category Archives: IMLS Grant: Making in Michigan Libraries
Our friends at Niles District Library featured in their local newspaper!
{Reposted from the Making in Michigan Libraries blog} We were excited to see a flurry of local interest in the Niles District Library’s Skillshare space and Library of Things. Check out the summary below or enjoy the full article here! … Continue reading
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Things Learned On The Road This Summer, Part II
Last month, I wrote about some of the things we had learned traveling the state with maker professional development. This month, I’d like to focus in on one finding in particular: the relative lack of awareness of Make magazine and the ensuing … Continue reading
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Things Learned on the Road This Summer, Part I
Thanks to funding from IMLS, I spent much of the summer on the road, working with librarians, educators, and community members to envision and think about community-responsive making in rural and underserved communities. Here are some things I learned (or re-learned) from … Continue reading
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Making Maker Learners: Ann Arbor
Wow, was it a luxury to get to be in our own building today for Making Maker Learning in Ann Arbor. Thanks to everyone who came out despite the cold weather and lunchtime hail! You can find photos here. Around … Continue reading
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IMLS Blog: “Making is a human experience”
To celebrate the national Week of Making, IMLS is running a series of blog posts about the maker movement. Here’s a snippet from the week’s final post, in which I had the honor of reflecting about our Michigan Makers work: This … Continue reading
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#LibraryMade
This week is National Library Week, and this year’s theme is “Unlimited Possibilities at Your Library,” complete with a social media hashtag of #LibraryMade, in which patrons are encouraged to share their library-facilitated creations. It’s a theme at the forefront … Continue reading
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