A few years back the school district I taught for decided the school needed a Makerspace. They bought a big cart, some Littlebits , and some Code and Go Robot Mouse sets. The library was the natural home for this cart. Unfortunately I was in only my first or second year of being a school librarian and hadn't started my MLIS yet. I had only really heard of Makerspaces in passing and didn't have a lot of extra time to figure it out. I wish I had access to Teach Outside the Box back then. So You Want to Start a Makerspace Educator Brooke Brown recently published a gloriously extensive intro to Makerspaces. Having begun hosting a Makerspace five years ago, she recently decided to share all that she has learned along the way. The post begins with a definition of a Makerspace and why they are important. The rest of the blog is broken down into her 5 S's of a Successful Makerspace: Space, Stuff, Schedule, Structure, ...