63 Ready-to-Use Maker Projects

by Ellyssa Kroski (Editor)

Overview

This new compilation from editor and maker Kroski spotlights a multitude of creative projects that you can tailor for your own library. 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. Inside you’ll find how-to guidance for projects like

• a foam rocket launcher;
• stop-motion animation with 3D print characters;
• found-object robots;
• glowing ghost marionettes;
• Arduino eTextiles;
• magnetic slime;
• yarn painting;
• fidget flannels;
• an LED brooch; and
• cardboard sculpture.

With takeaways like origami tea lights or a t-shirt tote bag, your patrons will be sure to remember how much fun your library can be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838916629
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	10/10/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Ellyssa Kroski is the Director of Information Technology and Marketing at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 60 books including Law Librarianship in the Age of AI for which she won the AALL's 2020 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Drexel and San Jose State Universities, and an international conference speaker. She received the 2017 Library Hi Tech Award from the ALA/LITA for her long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application. She can be found at http://www.amazon.com/author/ellyssa

Table of Contents

63 Ready-to-Use Maker Projects Contents Figures Acknowledgments Preface Paper, Cardboard, and Crafts Projects 1. Create Your Own Lava Lamps 2. Host an Upcycled Fashion Show 3. Do-It-Yourself Chain Mail 4. How To Make Your Own Cardboard Standup 5. Hydro-Dipping Flower Pots 6. Create Magnetic Slime 7. Duct Tape Crafts: Wallet and Rose 8. Create Papercraft Toys 9. Card-Making with Conductive Paint 10. Build and Launch Foam Rockets 11. Create Pet Rocks and Rock Pets Sewing and Textiles Projects 12. Fidget Flannels 13. Sew a Glowing Ghost Marionette 14. Hand Sew a Mini Stuffed Animal 15. Transform a T-shirt to Tote Bag in Ten Steps 16. Yarn Painting 17. Create a Woven Communi-Tree 18. Sew a Zippered Pencil Pouch 19. Sew Your Own Flag 20. Sew a Pillowcase Photo Frame Circuitry, Wiring, and Wearables Projects 21. Create e-Textiles with LilyPad Arduino 22. Create a Soft Circuit Bracelet 23. Create LED Origami Tea Lights 24. Make LED Bookmarks 25. Create an LED Brooch 26. R’Orchestra: Musical Instruments with Makey-Makey 27. Begin Soldering and Earn a Blinking LED Badge Milling, Soldering, and Cutting Projects 28. Create a Wooden Maze with a CNC Mill Machine 29. Create Your Own Catapults 30. Laser-Cut a Cardboard Glider Plane 31. Create a Custom Sign Using a Silhouette Vinyl Cutter 32. Laser-Cut Your Own Greeting Card 33. Build a Six-Piece Interlocking Burr Puzzle 34. Create a Cardboard Sculpture Using a Laser Cutter 35. Create Hidden Treasure Boxes 36. Build Bluetooth Speakers 37. Create Stamps to Tell Stories High-Tech Programming and Robotics Projects 38. Scribble Droid: Making a Robot out of Found Objects 39. Build Solar Robots 40. Robot Biomimicry 41. 3D Printing and Robotics: Hooks and Hammers 42. Create a DIY Raspberry Pi Bar Code Scanner 43. Sonic Pi for Creative Coders 44. Create an Ultrasonic Speed Detector 45. Privacy and Security Awareness Training with Raspberry Pi Digital Media Projects 46. Make a Movie in Four Hours 47. Light Painting 48. Storyboarding to Create Films without Celluloid 49. Video Editing to Remix Films 50. Black History Month Interview Project 51. Hack a JPEG Image 52. Green Screen Photography 53. Create Digitized Sketchbooks 3D Printing Projects 54. Turn Yourself into a Chocolate Lollipop! 55. 3D Print a Bust of Yourself 56. Create Your Own Board Game 57. Create 3D Prints on Fabric 58. 3D Print a Marionette 59. 3D Print Characters for Stop-Motion Films 60. Hack a 3D Print 61. Turn 2D Graphics into 3D Prints 62. Create Your Own 3D Designs 63. Create a 3D Touch Display for the Library Index

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2018
Do you have a maker space at your library? Are you looking for new maker project ideas or expanding your favorite maker projects? Grab your 3-D printer, sewing machine, and laptop and start creating. This assortment of projects is well organized and easy to follow, with sections such as "Paper, Cardboard and Crafts," "Sewing and Textiles," and "Circuitry, Wiring and Wearables." Step-by-step instructions, descriptions, lists of necessary materials, and costs (which range from free to a few dollars per participant to several thousand dollars, in the case of more complex projects) are included, and readers will especially appreciate the description of learning outcomes. Whether readers are new to maker spaces or have been implementing them for years, they'll find these examples inspiring. Kroski offers fun options, such as holding an upcycled fashion show or creating magnetic slime—and patrons won't be able to resist the "chocolate lollipop" project (making a 3-D chocolate replica of their head). Recommendations for follow-up projects are provided after each entry, and the index is extensive. At times it's difficult to make out details in the black-and-white photos, but overall the images are helpful. VERDICT Recommended for librarians, teachers, camp leaders, and those who run after-school programs.—Paige Bentley-Flannery, Deschutes Public Library, Bend, OR

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