Makers with a Cause: Creative Service Projects for Library Youth

by Gina Seymour

Overview

This quick-start guide explains how to use inquiry to promote civic engagement in the school library makerspace and provides ready-to-use ideas for hands-on service projects.

By creating for their community in the school library makerspace, young people not only develop academic and cognitive skills but also learn to value building a culture of caring. Award-winning author Gina Seymour discusses her initiative to empower students to take an active role in making a difference and outlines how to implement similar programs in any school library setting.

The book may be used in school libraries in conjunction with a service learning model to extend the learning that takes place in classrooms and to make youth feel a valuable part of their community. Numerous service project ideas are presented, from simple, low-cost, no-tech, craft-based ideas to high-tech projects including 3-D models, and while the book focuses on youth in middle school and high school, many projects may also be used in elementary school. Detailed project instructions include tips for making programs inclusive for all youth, and money-saving tips to promote sustainability.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440857287
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/06/2018
Pages:	162
Sales rank:	1,094,576
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Gina Seymour is library media specialist at Islip High School on Long Island (NY) and received the Library Jourbanal Mover & Shaker Change Agent award in 2017.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Part I Getting Started 1

1 The Maker Movement, Service, and Today's Youth 3

2 Makerspace Setup 13

3 Funding Your Service Projects 19

4 Partnerships, Collaboration, and Communication 27

Part II Introduction To Service Projects 35

5 Animal Welfare 39

6 Hunger, Homelessness, and Shelter 51

7 Health and Wellness 61

8 Government and Community-Related Service Projects 83

9 Going Global 107

Appendix A Communication Templates 119

Appendix B Calendar of Related Dates and Celebrations 121

Appendix C List of National Organizations 127

Bibliography 137

Index 141

About the Author 149