The Curiosity Commons blog, via Makerspace Playbook: School Edition, defines a makerspace as “a gathering point for tools, projects, mentors and expertise. A collection of tools does not define a Makerspace. Rather, we define it by what it enables: making.” The blog notes that “each makerspace is uniquely designed to meet the needs and interests of the community that created it. Another reason for the difficulty with defining makerspaces is that they are found in such diverse environments. For example, there are community makerspaces established in warehouses, garages, churches or community centres. There are museum makerspaces, hospital makerspaces, as well as makerspaces located in public, academic and school libraries. Each one has its own unique environment, atmosphere, clientele and purpose.”
This NewsBreak will focus on school libraries and makerspaces. School libraries,…
