MakerSpace in Great FallsSean AndersonGreat Falls Public Library

Maker Education Initiative

Works to foster creativity and interest in STEM activities in children and young adults

Sponsored by Intel, Pixar, Cognizant, Maker Media

GFPL chosen as one of 34 host sites for Maker Ed.’s pilot MakerSpace Program.

Creating a MakerSpace•Where’s it going?•Who’s staffing it?•How are you paying for it?•What are you going to do with it?

StaffingGrant from Maker Ed.

2 interns $10/hr. 30 hrs./week 10 weeks + 8 weeks

trainingVolunteers

MakerSpace Assistance Check-in/check-out

Library Staff Supervisor

*Involve the WHOLE staff!

Funding$7,200 in Grant Funding

Staffing costs$6,000 in Donations

Equipment & materials$3,500 in-kind

Administrative support, library staff, floor space

2013 Operating Budget - $13,370 ~$3,000 retained for future use

Up & Running

Check-in Table5 stations

Melt, Cut, Sew, Build, Craft

LibrarySuppliesComputersAdmin./ Safety

Layout Organization

Paperwork

Protecting your Library

• Notice of potential for injury

• Media ReleaseProtecting Makers

• Station Certification• Incident Reports

•Staying Organized Materials Requests Project Proposals•Collect Data

Maker Survey Parent Survey Suggestions

Finally. . . Some FUN!

At the end of all things. . .

Was it a success?Did Makers have fun?What needs fixing?How can we improve?

Who used the MakerSpace?ASK QUESTIONS!

Stats

GFPL’s MakerSpace saw:

•242 unique Makers•1,241 total hours spent by Makers•An average of 17 users per day.

Makers:•9.8 years old, on average.•Had a median age of 9.•Average of 1.7 hours per visit •7 hours, Max.•10 minutes, Min.

Average by Day

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Makers by Hour

Lessons Learned

Quality staffing Lean on the community

Consistent PRAdmin. procedures are worth the effortGet feedback from parents, MakersConsumable materials

Makers gonna do what Makers gonna do. . .

STEM is more than robots

Looking to the Future

Availability of Maker Ed. grantFundraisingCommunity OutreachMakerSpace structure

After-School? Year-Round? Open to adults?

Resources

NYSCI MakerSpace BlueprintMakerEd.org2013 MakerSpace PlaybookMakerCorps on Google+MAKEzine.comInstructables.com

American Science & Surplus Sciplus.com

SparkFun Sparkfun.com

Electronic Goldmine Goldmine-elec-

products.comAmazon.com

Ideas Supplies