63 ready-to-use maker projects
Libraries Makerspaces in libraries e-böcker
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
2018
EISBN 9780838916612
Part 1. Paper, cardboard, and crafts projects. Create your own lava lamps / by Jessica Logan.
Host an upcycled fashion show / by Spring Lavallee.
Do-it-yourself chain mail / by Heather Buhler.
How to make your own cardboard standup / by Melissa Salnave.
Hydro-dipping flower pots / by Silvia Gutierrez.
Create magnetic slime / by Jessica Logan.
Duct tape crafts : wallet and rose / by Catherine Blair.
Create papercraft toys / by Catherine Blair.
Card-making with conductive paint / by Lyssa Troemel.
Build and launch foam rockets / by Nick Madsen.
Create pet rocks and rock pets / by Heidi Colom.
Part 2. Sewing and textiles projects. Fidget flannels / by Amanda Kramer.
Sew a glowing ghost marionette / by Lyssa Troemel.
Hand-sew a mini stuffed animal / by Leanne Posey.
Transform a t-shirt to tote bag in ten steps / by Silvia Gutierrez.
Yarn painting / by Jessica Logan.
Create a woven communi-tree / by Spring Lavallee.
Sew a zippered pencil pouch / by Lyssa Troemel.
Sew your own flag / by Katherine Lawrence.
Sew a pillowcase photo frame / by Silvia Gutierrez.
Part 3. Circuitry, wiring, and wearables projects. Create e-textiles with LilyPad Arduino / by Hannah Pope.
Create a soft circuit bracelet / by Susan Barnum.
Create LED origami tea lights / by Susan Barnum.
Make LED bookmarks / by Jessica Logan.
Create an LED brooch / by Casey McCoy.
R'Orchestra : musical instruments with Makey-Makey / by Cory Greenwood.
Begin soldering and earn a blinking LED badge / by Laura Baker.
Part 4. Milling, soldering, and cutting projects. Create a wooden maze with a CNC mill machine / by Erik Carlson.
Create your own catapults / by Laura Baker.
Laser-cut a cardboard glider plane / by Erik Carlson.
Create a custom sign using a silhouette vinyl cutter / by Lyssa Troemel.
Laser-cut your own greeting card / by Jacqueline R. Mitchell.
Build a six-piece interlocking burr puzzle / by Erik Carlson.
Create a cardboard sculpture using a laser cutter / by Jacqueline R. Mitchell.
Create hidden treasure boxes / by Amanda Kramer and Brian Palmer.
Build bluetooth speakers / by Brian Palmer.
Create stamps to tell stories / by Lizzie Nolan.
Part 6. High-tech programming and robotics projects. Scribble droid : making a robot out of found objects / by Laura Baker.
Build solar robots / by Jessica Logan.
Robot biomimicry / by Michael Cherry.
3D printing and robotics : hooks and hammers / by Michael Cherry.
Create a DIY Raspberry Pi barcode scanner / by Tom Tran.
Sonic Pi for creative coders / by Kate Lomax.
Create an utrasonic speed detector / by Joe Stewart, James Bettke, Annie Stewart, and Shane Mann.
Privacy and security awareness training with Raspberry Pi / by Kate Lomax.
Part 7. Digital media projects.
Make a movie in four hours / by Nick Madsen.
Light painting / by Emily Stratford.
Storyboarding to create films without celluloid / by Andy Horbal and Lealin Queen.
Video editing to remix films / by Andy Horbal and Lealin Queen.
Black history month interview project / by Sienna Cittadino.
Hack a JPEG image / by Sienna Cittadino.
Green screen photography / by Amelia Vander Heide.
Create digitized sketchbooks / by Ingrid Grace.
Part 8. 3D printing projects. Turn yourself into a chocolate lollipop! / by Sienna Cittadino.
3D print a bust of yourself / by Andy Horbal, Preston Tobery, and Yitzhak Paul.
Create your own board game / by Jessica Logan.
Create 3D prints on fabric / by Hannah Pope.
3D print a marionette / by Lyssa Troemel.
3D print characters for stop-motion films / by Michael Cherry.
Hack a 3D print / by Susan Barnum.
Turn 2D graphics into 3D prints / by Susan Barnum.
Create your own 3D designs / by Samantha Trinh.
Create a 3D touch exhibit display for the library / by Juan Denzer.
"Librarians and makers from across the country present projects as fun as an upcycled fashion show, as practical as Bluetooth speakers, and as mischievous as a catapult. Included are projects for artists, sewers, videographers, coders, and engineers. The handy reference format will help you quickly identify the estimated costs, materials, and equipment; and because several projects don't even require a dedicated makerspace, every library can join in."--Amazon.com.
Host an upcycled fashion show / by Spring Lavallee.
Do-it-yourself chain mail / by Heather Buhler.
How to make your own cardboard standup / by Melissa Salnave.
Hydro-dipping flower pots / by Silvia Gutierrez.
Create magnetic slime / by Jessica Logan.
Duct tape crafts : wallet and rose / by Catherine Blair.
Create papercraft toys / by Catherine Blair.
Card-making with conductive paint / by Lyssa Troemel.
Build and launch foam rockets / by Nick Madsen.
Create pet rocks and rock pets / by Heidi Colom.
Part 2. Sewing and textiles projects. Fidget flannels / by Amanda Kramer.
Sew a glowing ghost marionette / by Lyssa Troemel.
Hand-sew a mini stuffed animal / by Leanne Posey.
Transform a t-shirt to tote bag in ten steps / by Silvia Gutierrez.
Yarn painting / by Jessica Logan.
Create a woven communi-tree / by Spring Lavallee.
Sew a zippered pencil pouch / by Lyssa Troemel.
Sew your own flag / by Katherine Lawrence.
Sew a pillowcase photo frame / by Silvia Gutierrez.
Part 3. Circuitry, wiring, and wearables projects. Create e-textiles with LilyPad Arduino / by Hannah Pope.
Create a soft circuit bracelet / by Susan Barnum.
Create LED origami tea lights / by Susan Barnum.
Make LED bookmarks / by Jessica Logan.
Create an LED brooch / by Casey McCoy.
R'Orchestra : musical instruments with Makey-Makey / by Cory Greenwood.
Begin soldering and earn a blinking LED badge / by Laura Baker.
Part 4. Milling, soldering, and cutting projects. Create a wooden maze with a CNC mill machine / by Erik Carlson.
Create your own catapults / by Laura Baker.
Laser-cut a cardboard glider plane / by Erik Carlson.
Create a custom sign using a silhouette vinyl cutter / by Lyssa Troemel.
Laser-cut your own greeting card / by Jacqueline R. Mitchell.
Build a six-piece interlocking burr puzzle / by Erik Carlson.
Create a cardboard sculpture using a laser cutter / by Jacqueline R. Mitchell.
Create hidden treasure boxes / by Amanda Kramer and Brian Palmer.
Build bluetooth speakers / by Brian Palmer.
Create stamps to tell stories / by Lizzie Nolan.
Part 6. High-tech programming and robotics projects. Scribble droid : making a robot out of found objects / by Laura Baker.
Build solar robots / by Jessica Logan.
Robot biomimicry / by Michael Cherry.
3D printing and robotics : hooks and hammers / by Michael Cherry.
Create a DIY Raspberry Pi barcode scanner / by Tom Tran.
Sonic Pi for creative coders / by Kate Lomax.
Create an utrasonic speed detector / by Joe Stewart, James Bettke, Annie Stewart, and Shane Mann.
Privacy and security awareness training with Raspberry Pi / by Kate Lomax.
Part 7. Digital media projects.
Make a movie in four hours / by Nick Madsen.
Light painting / by Emily Stratford.
Storyboarding to create films without celluloid / by Andy Horbal and Lealin Queen.
Video editing to remix films / by Andy Horbal and Lealin Queen.
Black history month interview project / by Sienna Cittadino.
Hack a JPEG image / by Sienna Cittadino.
Green screen photography / by Amelia Vander Heide.
Create digitized sketchbooks / by Ingrid Grace.
Part 8. 3D printing projects. Turn yourself into a chocolate lollipop! / by Sienna Cittadino.
3D print a bust of yourself / by Andy Horbal, Preston Tobery, and Yitzhak Paul.
Create your own board game / by Jessica Logan.
Create 3D prints on fabric / by Hannah Pope.
3D print a marionette / by Lyssa Troemel.
3D print characters for stop-motion films / by Michael Cherry.
Hack a 3D print / by Susan Barnum.
Turn 2D graphics into 3D prints / by Susan Barnum.
Create your own 3D designs / by Samantha Trinh.
Create a 3D touch exhibit display for the library / by Juan Denzer.
"Librarians and makers from across the country present projects as fun as an upcycled fashion show, as practical as Bluetooth speakers, and as mischievous as a catapult. Included are projects for artists, sewers, videographers, coders, and engineers. The handy reference format will help you quickly identify the estimated costs, materials, and equipment; and because several projects don't even require a dedicated makerspace, every library can join in."--Amazon.com.
