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Creating a Low-Tech
Library Makerspace
Kim Beeman
Shrewsbury International School
5 March 2016
The Basics
Space + Money
The Space
LEGO Wall
Supplies
Circulation Desk
Student Computers
( x49) +
( x6)= 1 LEGO
Wall
The finished wall!
(great tutorial here)
Building and Circuitry Kits
The Budget
The Future? A Partial Wish List
Weekly Challenges
Building with Slotted Discs & Toothpicks
Crafting with Paper and Fibers
Sharing and
Displaying
Sharing Student Work: The Makers’ House
Sharing the Library Team’s Work
Is This Really a
Makerspace?
What It Doesn’t Offer
What It Does Offer
● Flexibility
● Sustainability
● Creativity & Tinkering
● Loanable Resources
● Alternatives to Screen
Time
Resources
Online Inspiration
(stocking a school makerspace)
Picture Books for Junior Makers
Non-Fiction Books for Junior Makers

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