NEFLIN 13: Maker Spaces and Fab Labs: Designing Interactive Library Spaces
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The document discusses the need for libraries to evolve by embracing maker spaces and engaging design concepts to better connect with their communities. It emphasizes the importance of creating interactive, colorful, and innovative spaces that foster creativity, collaboration, and discovery. Key strategies include incorporating technology, promoting open areas, and rotating collections to offer dynamic experiences for patrons.
NEFLIN 13: Maker Spaces and Fab Labs: Designing Interactive Library Spaces
- 1. Presented by: Brian Pichman of Evolve Project Evolveproject.org NEFLIN 2013: Maker Spaces and Fab Labs: Designing Interactive Library Spaces Wednesday, June 19th , 2013
- 2. Things We Will Discover Main Themes around Engagement Design Concepts Fab Labs & Maker Spaces Promotion of New Space Funding
- 3. LIBRARIES NEED TO EVOLVE http://www.bilinguallibrarian.co
- 7. Create a Public VALUE Not be a “process” but an experience Move from physical to digital Create new ways to learn and explore Libraries should be creating stories Libraries HAVE TO BE ENGANGING! Shift Focus To Innovation, Interaction, Discovery, Collaboration and Invention
- 8. What Does Your Community Ask For? Study Rooms / Homework Area Open Areas Tech (Computers) Business Centers MakerSpaces ?Others? What do these things have in common?
- 9. Libraries need to find ways to engage their patrons…a redesign of your library is one way to accomplish this.
- 10. Libraries Have To Be Engaging Encourage Creativity and Invention Allow Discovery Increase Collaboration Generate Interaction Foster Innovation
- 12. Discovery
- 13. Collaboration
- 14. Interaction
- 15. Innovation
- 17. Key Design Concepts Adding Color Art Have Open Areas Furniture Modularity
- 18. Adding Color White = Boring Teens/kids are in white schools. How do they see your library? Parks are typically colorful Painting walls is an inexpensive redesign Use Fun Colors Be Bold! Children Areas should use bright attractive areas.
- 19. Art Have patrons create the art Donate it to the library Mix it up as often as you like. There is no cost.
- 20. Open Areas Open Space! Seating Tables Multi Functional Areas Less Closed Rooms Activity Rooms, Meeting Rooms, etc
- 25. Modularity Allows you to always change your environment Put things on wheels Desks …No Need For Shelves To Be On Wheels Don’t fasten furniture to floor… no one will be stealing a desk
- 26. Collection Concepts Rotating Collection Provides an “always new” environment Child Friendly Shelves Bin style shelving, so children can “flip” through books Props to show collection (not books) Interactive Book Ends Allow children to find, discover, and hear reviews of books, all via a touch screen computer mounted at the end of a the shelf End Caps Displays / Shelf Displays Use different colored books to reflect seasonal themes (Green and Red = Christmas) Merging Easy Readers with Junior Books Most children have to go back and forth between the sections finding the books they like. Not many other libraries separate like this. We can still maintain the J and E labeling though.
- 27. Workflow Concepts Self Check Out Units Even children are highly receptive to the ability to do things on their own and utilize technology Mobile Check Out / Catalog Units Allow people to use an iPad to either search or check out material Standing “Help Desk” Have one or two people at a single circulation desk The rest are out on the floor to offer suggestions, help, and guidance Have Children/Youth Libraries in an easily accessible area.
- 29. Evolve: A Library Playground Fab Lab / “Hackerspace” A location where people with common interests (usually in computers, technology, science, or digital or electronic art) meet, socialize and/or collaborate. Can be viewed as open community labs incorporating elements of workshops and/or studios where people can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make things and ideas. Combining the positive & fun aspects of schools, museums, and playgrounds into one
- 30. Collaborative Areas (Either Network Based or In A Room) Provide Tools (Hardware and/or Software) Learning Labs or Training Centers Types of MakerSpaces
- 33. Music / Graphic Design / Video Editing
- 34. 3D Printing
- 35. Allen County Public Library
- 36. Multimedia Room Room Set Up Features: Clickers Allows for jeopardy style gaming Smart Board (interactive white board) Full DVD/BluRay/Sound System Easy to use and start (Touch Panel System) You Can Use This Room For Jeopardy Movie Nights Presentations / Interactive Style Board Game Night Create a Business Plan, Project Plan, etc
- 38. Fill The Space With Fun Interactive Technology Allow People to CHECK THINGS out INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- 39. How will you start funding your next project? Funding
- 43. Social Media
- 45. Libraries have to be engaging. Libraries need to find ways to engage their patrons, both while at the library and away from library. ..introducing innovative technology and services is one of these ways. Final Thoughts
- 46. Building That Public Value Libraries can no longer be just about “books”; instead they must position themselves as community anchors; providing for the general needs as well as the endless learning possibilities.
- 47. Contact Me @bpichman 815.534.0403 [email protected] g Brian Pichman Credits: Photography: Joni Kat Anderson | [email protected] | 773.357.PICS (7427) Graphic Art Design: Michael Porter Library Designs/Library Furniture: Scott Fairbanks | LFI | libraryfurniture- intl.com
- 48. Smart Tables Interactive Touch Table Top Easy to load and install games Up to 8 children can play, 100 finger touches
- 49. Laser Tag (Yes inside the library) Ubisoft Laser Tag System Up to 8 can play Multiple different game scenarios
- 50. Meet Sphero.
- 51. Creation Station – Sifteo Cubes Small LCD screens that can sense when there are nearby cubes and react accordingly
- 52. Creation Station – Lego We-Do Robotic Legos that move; teaches how to program through a GUI interface
- 53. Creation Station - Why Creation: Allows children to learn in new exciting ways This type of environment will encourage more families to come into the library with their children Design Concept Six Touch Screen Computers so children can learn, build, share , and interact with the creation sets
- 54. Little Bits littleBits is an opensource library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.
- 56. Gaming Stations Kiosks setup with: Xbox 360 Kinect and Wii No Time Limits This will encourage kids to learn to share and maintain the open environment Limiting Heavy Users: Librarian asks: “would you mind letting someone else play… here let me show you something else” Gaming stools next to the Kiosk so children can make it their own friendly environment “Sound Proof” Felt Barriers
- 57. Gaming Stations - Why Involvement and communication Attract new target audiences Economy makes it hard for kids to experience gamification Gamification is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences Video Games are actually “stories” with a plot and theme. Encourages kids to come to the library familiarity.
- 58. The Menageri-E A “Digital Petting Zoo” or “E-Bar”
- 59. The Menageri-E – Why? Low Pressure, No Sale Environment Allows people to learn and interact with technology without having a sales person Leads to discovery of new technology and ability to make comparisons A great way to offer training and learning of existing devices so patrons can decide what technology best suits their needs A great community addition
- 60. The Open Play Coliseum Imagination Board Allow children to submit reviews of books using a giant white board as the backdrop. Kids can draw on white board to tell a story Play A Movie…All Day. Include related books -> with a “map” to find them All day activities that are related to the playing movie providing a story hour all day Display a child driven art gallery – children can opt to make them “circulating”
- 62. The Open Play Coliseum – Why? Encourages creativity The imagination board allows children to tell other children (in their own words) what they think of a book Crafts are fun, engaging, and helps children learn White board allows for fun and interaction Building a review with video is helpful to a child’s development (telling a story) The “story all day” motto allows people regardless of work schedule to come in with their children to participate in craft building and fun The art gallery idea would allow children to express themselves and take pride in their work as family and friends “check out” their material
- 63. Music Station
- 64. Music Station - Why Interactive and Fun Music is an exploration, and listening to new music genres/styles expands their knowledge Reflects the interest of the community
- 65. Children’s Collection Rotating Collection Provides an “always new” environment Child Friendly Shelves Bin style shelving, so children can “flip” through books Bright, Fun, Attractive Colors.