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Creative Making in Libraries & Museums
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 Monday Oct. 6, 2014

8:30

Coffee & muffins

 Meet up with other attendees and speakers and start the day off right!

9:00

Welcome from conference co-chairs

Jane Dysart, Senior Partner, Dysart & Jones
Stephen Abram, Consultant, Lighthouse Consulting Inc.

9:15

Framing the Creative Making Opportunities for Libraries 

Setting the tone for the symposium and using examples, our speaker introduces the North American landscape in creative, critical making for all types of libraries, museums and cultural institutions.  It showcases the opportunities and experiences of those already in the makerspace, fablab, and creative making space.

Ken Roberts, Consultant & Former Chief Librarian, Hamilton Public Library

PPT: http://www.slideshare.net/stephenabram1/maker-spaces-roberts

10:15

Break

Networking opportunity

10:30

Critical Making: Research & Development

Matt Ratto, iSchool Professor & Director, Critical Making Lab, Director, Semaphore Research Cluster on Mobile & Pervasive Computing, University of Toronto

PPT: http://www.slideshare.net/stephenabram1/cmlibraries-ratto

11:30

Self Publishing & Libraries

Douglas County and Colorado have been leaders in providing opportunities to make and self-publish your works through the local library.  This system project is now expanding to the entire state.  Hear about the innovation and making in books, poetry, and short stories.

James LaRue, Douglas County PL

PPT: http://www.slideshare.net/stephenabram1/gate-to-garden-short

12:00

Lunch & 
Tour of the University of Toronto’s Critical Making Lab

See research in action at the Creative Making Lab and Semaphore where Arduino, gaming, 3D scanning and printing are all used for research and discovery of the opportunities and learning in these transformational and disruptive technologies.

1:30

Creative Making at Toronto Public Library’s Digital Innovation Hubs

This case study shares the strategies, current offerings and future vision for TPL’s Digital Innovation Hubs, located at the Toronto Reference and Fort York libraries. Get lots of practical tips and techniques for developing a creative making space, service and program in your organization.

Our speakers will be:
* Ted Belke - Branch Head, Fort York Branch
* Ab. Velasco - Project Leader, Digital Content and Innovation 

PPT: http://www.slideshare.net/stephenabram1/i-school-creative-symposium-tpl-october-6-2014

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-OTt0SYYPk
 
2:15

Learning from MakerKids

Learn the basics with a facilitated experiential process that encourages you to think through your fingers. MakerKids is a not-for-profit makerspace in a downtown neighbourhood of Toronto and has a very wide range of daytime, evening, school break, and summer programs. Hear their learning and program ideas as well as principals for engagement.

Andy Forest, MakerKids (Toronto)
Link: http://www.makerkids.com/ or http://www.makerkids.ca

PPT: http://www.slideshare.net/forestlife/maker-kids-creativemaking2014

3:00

Networking Break

3:30

LibraryBox: One Librarian’s Creative Making Vision
LibraryBox is just one example of a project that takes readily available components and creates an inexpensive, local, wifi, e-book distribution site for placement anywhere.  This is an example of what can be done with 'making' on a shoestring budget 

Jason Griffey, LibraryBoxen

Video: http://vimeo.com/87327904

4:00

Innisfil Public Library IdeaLab
Hear how this public library envisioned, created and markets its IdeaLab. Learn about their strategies, engagement plans, experiences and future plans.

Susan Downs, Innisfil Public Library

Debra Mann, Innisfil Public Library

Aaron DeVries, Innisfil’s ideaLAB branch manager was interviewed about their makerspace on CBC Ontario Morning Sept. 2nd.

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/ontariomorning_20140903_42103.mp3


5:00

Day 1 Wrap Up

5:30

Continue the conversation
Relax and discuss the day with colleagues at a nearby restaurant!


Tuesday, October 7th 


 8:30

Coffee and muffins

9:00

Edmonton Public Library Zooming into Makerspace

Get a roadmap from a library that knew what they wanted and created it in record time.  Lot of tips, lessons learned, and thoughts for the future.  EPL makes space for tech-friendly creations
http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/774745/edmonton-public-library-makes-space
-for-tech-friendly-creations/


PPT: http://www.slideshare.net/stephenabram1/epl-creative-making

Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvy94uCZgoc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFQ__SlFX0 

Pam Ryan, Director, Collections & Technology, Edmonton Public Library

10:00

Mobile Makers: Making on the Move!

Another Colorado initiative! Embarking in the near future on a pilot project to create and deliver mobile makerspaces to small libraries and library systems.  Come hear CLiC's plans, process, and thinking to create mobile kits for kids, youth and adults with program plans,supplies and equipment.

Sandy Messick, Regional Consultant – SE Colorado,  Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) 

PPT: http://www.slideshare.net/stephenabram1/makers-on-the-move-formal-take-3


11:00-12.30

Putting it All Together: Brainstorming MakerSpaces in Libraries

Blog post: http://dysartjones.com/2014/10/inspiration-creative-making/


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