Resource Books
Ebooks From Your Library
Need ideas for your library or makerspace? Save time and money by checking out these ebooks from your local library. You must have a library card to check out these ebooks. Don't have a library card? Apply online: Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative or Pasco County Libraries
Starting a Makerspace
At makerspaces, makers of all kinds share tools and knowledge to help each other complete projects. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn how to start their own makerspaces. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
Junior Maker
Clear step-by-step instructions and photographs help young readers and makers explore subjects such as space, nature, history, animals, and science.
The 20 interactive activities, crafts, and experiments in this book have been carefully designed to complement what children are learning at school, and all projects can be made with basic household items or inexpensive and easy-to-find art supplies.
Make It Here: Inciting Creativity and Innovation in Your Library
This is an ideal resource for joining the maker movement, no matter the size of your public library or resource level.
Explains why the maker movement and libraries are a perfect match.
Includes makerspace ideas and programs for all ages, not just teens. Written by authors with personal experience creating maker programming in a short amount of time with a limited budget.