Makerspace Resources

I've been preparing for a full day session on makerspaces and library innovations. Since spring, I've been collecting books for our students that have additional questions about our maker tools. These are some of the books I'm going to add to our library and share with participants in my upcoming sessions. I'm also sharing books that my wife, Cindy Evans (@CindyRookEvans), has recently purchased for her elementary learners.

Be sure to add your recommendations to the comments below!

High School Level

Chopra, A. (2015). SketchUp 2014 For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons.

Drumm, B. (2016). Make: 3D printing projects: Toys, tools, tools, and contraptions to print and build yourself. San Francisco: Maker Media.

Graves, C., & Graves, A. (2017). The big book of makerspace projects: Inspiring makers to experiment, create, and learn. New York: McGraw Hill Education.

Jelley, C., Bolder, J., & Marsh, R. (2016). Minecraft: Medieval fortress: Exploded builds. New York: Del Rey.

McGrath, M. (2015). Coding for beginners in easy steps:. Leamington Spa,: In Easy Steps.

Smith, N. (2014). The ultimate unofficial guide to Minecraft® strategies: Everything you need to know to build, explore, attack, and survive in the world of Minecraft. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing.

Upper Elementary/ Middle School Level

Fontichiaro, K. (2017). Organizing a makerfest. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Kopp, M. (2017). Maker projects for kids who love electronics. St. Catharines, Ontario: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Levete, S. (2017). Maker projects for kids who love sports. St. Catharines, Ontario: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Lovett, A. (2017). Littlebits. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Ng, S. (2017). Makey Makey. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

O'Neill, T., & Williams, J. (2013). 3D printing. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Roslund, S., & Rodgers, E. P. (2014). Makerspaces. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Spence, K. (2017). Maker projects for kids who love photography. St. Catharines, Ontario: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Williams, P. (2017). Starting a makerspace. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Other Posts That Might Interest You: 

Our first makerspace day in the library.

How our students presented innovation spaces in the library.

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