I have spent most of the second half of 2015 working with my Assistant Director and co-workers to turn the Teen Space into a MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH). Below I will share with you the most recent version of our project outline, which has gone through a variety of stages.
The process began with a simple email. I was blown away after visiting the Maker Space at the Cincinnati Public Library and I half-heartedly sent an email saying let’s do that. But we didn’t have a space that would work and like all libraries, budget is a huge concern. But I kept thinking about it and began doing a lot of research. And I mean a lot. I stayed up late at night researching. I took webinars, including a fabulous one hosted by LittleBits and School Library Journal. And then I got serious and wrote the first draft of my proposal, which, although it…
