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School Librarians | Fall 2017

FORTHCOMING Creating Makers Maker Literacy

The Elementary School How to Start a Learning A New Approach to Literacy
Library Makerspace Revolution at Your Library Programming for Libraries
MEGAN EGBERT LYNN PAWLOSKI AND CINDY WALL
A Start-Up Guide
MARGE COX

July 2016, 107pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 November 2016, 116pp, 7x10
Print: 978-1-4408-4386-0 Print: 978-1-4408-4380-8
$45.00, £35.00, €41.00 $40.00, £31.00, €37.00
December 2017, 110pp, 8 1/2x11 eBook: 978-1-4408-4387-7 eBook: 978-1-4408-4381-5
Print: 978-1-4408-5338-8
$40.00, £31.00, €37.00
eBook: 978-1-4408-5339-5 Regardless of age or level Traditional library literacy programs
“ of experience or education, have helped many children foster a

A must-read for elementary school librarians will find a fresh and love of reading, but to prepare this next
librarians interested in starting a insightful perspective of maker generation of learners, this programming
makerspace at their school, but who culture in this book. ” needs to be modified to include
are concerned about the cost and are —VOYA, December 6, 2016 technology. The inherent creativity and
looking for curriculum links for getting inventiveness of the Maker Movement,
started. This book shows you how, even with a embracing both classic and innovative
tight budget and limited space, you can technological activities, provides the
FEATURES foster “maker mentality” in your library perfect bridge to invigorate, expand,
• Features ready-to-use, reproducible and help patrons reap the learning
curricular lessons to use in a benefits of making—with or without a and update these programs. This
makerspace environment alternative to conventional library
makerspace. literacy programming will help children
• Provides specific ideas on how to
create and fund a makerspace with FEATURES learn throughout all subject areas,
very little money • Offers librarians creative ways to see additional possibilities, and make
• Presents specific advice on how to become involved in the exciting maker connections in the world around them.
staff and run an elementary school movement and encourage maker FEATURES
makerspace while maintaining all mentality among patrons • Addresses the avid interests of youth
other library services • Presents an approach through which in technology
• Includes helpful ideas to encourage any library, no matter their size or • Provides librarians with a practical
community involvement budget, can participate resource for incorporating tech
• Helps advance the teaching of • Speaks to all ages, experience levels, literacy into storytime and other
curriculum standards from theory to and educational levels youth programs
actual understanding • Fills a gap in the literature by • Gives librarians a programming tool
providing libraries with limited to use with makerspaces that can be
resources the means to offer maker used to integrate them with all areas
opportunities
of learning

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