Post on 22-Feb-2016
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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 space2013 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
PaperworkProtecting 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
Series1
Aver
age
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 FutureAvailability 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