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EPL’s Makerspace at six months! Peter Schoenberg Manager, Digital Literacy & Web Services Alberta Library Conference April 24,2014
EPL’s Makerspace at six months! Peter Schoenberg Manager, Digital Literacy & Web Services
Alberta Library Conference
April 24,2014
Linda Cook’s Open Spaces Vision
&
“Planning a space where customers can create” a report by Leanne Drury Melsness Dec 2012
A Vision, a goal and a target
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Key recommendations
• Use AV room
• Include 3D printer
• Consider Espresso
• Include gaming
• Include robotics
• Digital conversion
Credits
Digital Literacy (DLI) Librarians
• Holly Arnason
• Carla Haug
• Kim Christmas Jason Harris
High energy, dedicated, smart and enthused.
Got it done amid renovation and move of our own
offices (which also took longer than planned).
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- My Goals on the project
- Create a bright open, flexible space
- Surprise our customers
- Exceed customer expectations
- Spend on great stuff not renos, rugs & walls
- Go big when we can
- Accept the uncertainty
- Enjoy the project – it is very exciting
- Create an open platform and see what our
community does with it!
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Timeline 2013
Jan Terms of reference for makerspace team
June Weed gov docs, move AV collection
July MADE design charrette
July Space ready for contractors
June –> Sept Buying of tons of fun stuff
July –> Oct Electrical work and painting
September Hired makerspace assistants
November 2013 OPENED!
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The AV Room before
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During
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During
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Almost done
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Done &
Open!
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What is in our makerspace?
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3D Printers from Machina
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3D Printers from Machina
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Espresso Book Machine $5/bind, 5c/page – softcover – 2 PDFs
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Espresso Book Machine
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Robots and kits!
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Console
Gaming - Wii
- XBOX
- PS3
- 60” LCDs
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PC Gaming
Two Lenovo
eRazer PCs
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Digital Conversion Station
- Scanner
- VHS to DVD machine (hours!)
- Various inputs and outputs for sound to digital
Demand issues (only scanning service in building)
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Loaded Media Computers Not typical EPL PCs
4 iMacs
4 loaded Dell all in ones
Adobe CS6 Production Premium, sound & video editing, garage band, animation, game design and other specialized software + keyboard, beatbox, drawing pad
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Projector, retractable screen,
speakers and green screen
.
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Makerspace Assistants 1 x 35 hours per week
2 x 21 hours per week
1 x 17.5 hours per week (temp)
Feb 2014 35 hours per week added! Hours 9 – 9, Mon – Fri / 9 – 6 Sat / 1 -5 Sun Library Assistant level positions.
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Sound recording area coming in 2014
We did order electronic keyboard, beat
boxes, music editing software and
headphones
Tender going out for Sound Recording
and adjacent classroom, coming SOON!
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Challenges
New learnings
Painting / Electrical
Furniture
FIFA Boys!
Facebook!
Success!
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Opportunities • Community interest - lots of partners (e.g. iHuman
Music Making Mondays, City Hall School, Short Film
Fest, gamers and more!)
• Enthusiasts love to share (sound rec, design, etc.)
• Introduce new technology into library (MACs!)
• Test programs and services in Makerspace – then roll
them out to the branches.
• Bring branch staff into the space and MAs working
with Milner Staff and Literacy Van Staff.
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Two small ideas that I liked
- Sound cone speakers for gaming
- Power in the ceiling
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Income from printing
• Expresso Book Machine $4,000
• 3D printing $1,000 – three week back log
Programs
• Bioware authors – 180 packed in, 60 turned away
• Lego Robotics – weekend program
• Tours – weekly, drop-ins
• Gaming nights – League of Legends
• Open Data Day – hackfest, speed dataing
• Intro to 3D printing / Intro to book making
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Questions after Ben and Alex
Peter Schoenberg Manager, Digital Literacy & Web Services
Edmonton Public Library 780-496-1855
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http://www.epl.ca/makerspace
Lots of great media response, lots of
great stories, lots of challenges.
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