Sources: Makerspaces: Top Trailblazing Projects, A LITA Guide

Abstract

Featuring a total of nine US makerspaces, this book explores the astounding diversity of library-sponsored makerspaces while providing the reader with a host of practical set-up tips along the way. Structurally, the text is bookended by a scene-setting introductory section and a succinct conclusion. Together, these contextual portions serve to defend the inclusion of makerspaces in twenty-first century libraries. “Libraries are community centers,” Bagley states; and, indeed, the trailblazing facilities highlighted in the book go to commendable lengths to solicit community input.