[kids-lib] Library Makers: Online Community for Library Staff

[MAURER Jennifer * SLO]

Please pardon the cross-posting.

Hi Folks,

From Kit Lorelied’s email below, I learned about Library Makers<https://www.librarymakers.org/>, and I thought you may want to know about<https://www.librarymakers.org/spaces/11021671/page> the national group if you don’t already. The online network is described as a “burgeoning community of library professionals for mutual support, resource sharing and learnings about the development, delivery and sustainability of community-centered library maker programs.” It’s open to anyone who is involved in makerspaces in public, academic, school, tribal, and other libraries, and there is no cost to join. Library Makers maintains a newsfeed<https://www.librarymakers.org/spaces/10996518/feed> for asking questions and sharing information, offers webinars<https://www.librarymakers.org/spaces/10789132/events> for members, and developed a makerspace toolkit<https://www.librarymakers.org/spaces/15710625/content> aimed at public libraries that can be adapted to other library types. Also, the group is looking for ambassadors “to help spread the word, contribute content, provide feedback, and encourage new library staff to join and navigate” the community; more on that below.

Best,
Jen

Jen Maurer, MLS (she/her)
School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon
jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov> | 971-375-3540 | https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries

[Logo with this text: State Library of Oregon, Library Support and Development Services]
From: Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> On Behalf Of Kit Lorelied via Libs-Or
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 9:18 AM
To: libs-or at omls.oregon.gov
Subject: [Libs-Or] Library Makers Ambassadors

Be a Library Makers Ambassador!

Do you get excited about maker programming in libraries?

Are you an outgoing and enthusiastic person who enjoys learning new things and sharing information with colleagues?

Are you eager to reach out and network with others who run makerspaces or create maker programs and projects?

Library Makers: A Community of Learners and Leaders is a burgeoning community of library professionals for mutual support, resource sharing and learnings about the development, delivery and sustainability of community-centered library maker programs. We are looking for individuals who share our values to help spread the word, contribute content, provide feedback, and encourage new library staff to join and navigate our vibrant and growing Library Makers community as Ambassadors.

Learn more about Library Makers and the Ambassador Program by reading through this overview document<https://drive.google.com/file/d/163DTp2qAtAELwzMy58WzHAwc-Qn1n-xF/view?usp=sharing>.

Interested in applying? Submit the application form<https://forms.gle/QcFKng1B7y8BiDAz8> by November 30, 2024.

Not for you right now? Please consider sharing with others in your network.
Thanks in advance and we hope to see you on the Library Makers platform<https://www.librarymakers.org/about>!



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Kit Lorelied (They/Them) 
STEAM Librarian 
Phone: 503.691.3069

tualatinoregon.gov/library<http://www.tualatinoregon.gov/> 

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