Foreword by Dr. David Lankes
Introduction
Part I: Early Grades
1-#MakerMonday: Inspiring Students to Think with Their Hands
Stacy Brown
2-Wide Open Spaces: Creating a School Makerspace in an Open School
Stacy Hammer
Part II: Middle Grades
3-Makers Gonna Make
IdaMae Craddock
4-A Makerspace Journey of the Middle and Elementary Kind
Jennifer Tazerouti
5-The Makerspace Evolution
Sarah Justice
Part III: Upper Grades
6-Student-Led Makerspaces
Phil Goerner
7-The Inclusive Makerspace: Working with English Language Learners and Special Education Students
Gina Seymour
8-Stepping Back: Letting Students Lead the Makerspace
Lucas Maxwell
Part IV: Collaborations, Training, and More
9-Impact through Connection at School: Public Libraries Creating Impact by Bringing Digital Literacies and Maker Skills into the Classroom
Jeroen de Boer
10-Maker Professional Learning for Educators
Laura Fleming
11-Shared Spaces and Makerspaces: A Public Library and School Library Partnership
Roxanne Spray and Melissa Crenshaw
Additional Resources and Reading
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

Heather Moorefield-Lang is associate professor at the University of South Carolina in the School of Library and Information Science. Her current research focuses on makerspaces in libraries of all types and levels.

Maker learning spaces in schools and public libraries are made real through the narratives of professional librarians around the world, comprising the collaborative activities, experiences, and perspectives of librarians as they have implemented makerspaces for students of all ages.
School Library Makerspaces in Action is for any librarian looking for inspiration for their own makerspaces, hackerspaces, fablabs, or DIY locations and how to use these spaces in libraries and educational settings. Contributions from authors around the world address the needs of most all readers, including how to provide the staff training necessary for a successful makerspace. Each chapter is written from an author's personal experience, and with only a little fine-tuning and imagination, many of these ideas can be used throughout all levels, disciplines, and subjects in K-12 education and carry over into higher education. The successes and optimism shared in this collection will inspire librarians and educators to think positively about how to implement maker learning locations, train staff, and use makerspaces in their libraries and classrooms to promote and share new ideas.