The document discusses emerging technologies in libraries, focusing on maker movements and makerspaces. It provides an overview of the history of makerspaces, hackerspaces, and digital media labs. It also discusses how public libraries are implementing makerspaces to allow communities access to tools, equipment, and learning through participation and informal communities. The document encourages understanding your local community's needs and interests when starting a makerspace on a budget by providing equipment for digital media, fabrication, and software for content creation.
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24. Content Creation Across
Multiple Subjects
Areas/Interests
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Learning and Play
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Informal Communities of
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31. By providing access and opportunity to experiences,
libraries provide a pathway for people and communities
to transform their lives, themselves.
Sue Considine,
Fayetteville Free Library, Executive Director