Guidance

Libraries and makerspaces

Information on makerspaces in libraries

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Published
18 August 2017
Last updated
4 October 2019 鈥� See all updates

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Libraries and makerspaces

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皇冠体育app Taskforce was active between 2015 to 2020.

A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to co-create, share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build.

A growing number of libraries in England have makerspaces and in Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021, the Taskforce committed to support the extension of partnership projects such as the BFI Mediatheques and makerspaces.

皇冠体育app Libraries Taskforce have pulled together case studies, links and resources for library services with makerspaces or those who are thinking of creating one. 皇冠体育appre is also a map showing all libraries with makerspaces, and those in development.

Updates to this page

Published 18 August 2017
Last updated 4 October 2019 show all updates

  1. Guidance on how to run your own Makefest added

  2. Harris Makerspace added

  3. Open makerspaces updated

  4. Map and content updated (current and in development makerspaces)

  5. First published.

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