In the four years that I have been at my school, we had never had clubs that met during school. But this year, we started holding clubs every other Monday with the 6th graders. I was so excited when I found out about this opportunity, and I immediately knew what I wanted to start: a … Read more
Taking Baby Steps Towards Starting a Makerspace As you know if you’ve been following my blog and Twitter account, I’m a bit obsessed lately with the concept of Makerspaces in libraries. I’ve been brainstorming and grant writing. I’ve been telling everyone I know about my vision for what I want my school’s library Makerspace to … Read more
(Post inspired by this TED Talk) My crazy, creative childhood shaped who I am I was a pretty creative and quirky kid. My parents tended to give me a lot of free reign. I spent my time as a child creating my own games to play, both by myself and with friends. I would build … Read more
For the past several years, I’ve wanted to have a media center fundraiser that involved crafts. Students at my school tend to be very kinesthetic, and they are so much more engaged when doing something with their hands. I’ve also been learning a lot lately about Maker concepts, and I wanted to incorporate some … Read more