Engaged in Maker Activities at Your Library? We'd Like to Know.

by Kathy Ishizuka
Sep 25, 2014 | Filed in People
Multimedia. Minecraft. Knitting. Bike repair. School Library Journal and Library Journal have launched a survey of non-book specific activities. Whether you’re a school or public library, we’d like to hear about this programming.

 Baltimore Maker

Multimedia. Minecraft. Knitting. Bike repair. School Library Journal and Library Journal have launched a survey of non-book specific activities in libraries. Whether you’re a school or public library, we’d like to hear about this programming. The survey—it’s a short, fun one—is available here.    
Photo by The Baltimore County Public Library.
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Jacquelyn Miles-Humes

What I'm most excited about in my library is GFK-TV. Gwynns Falls Elementary School, Baltimore, Maryland broadcasts the morning news daily. I train a group of students to do all the roles from station manager to reporting. Students even conduct the audition process for on camera staff. The only job I do on a regular basis is editing. We have very simple equipment but do use our cable connection to broadcast throughout the school. My camera crew also regularly records special activities. We are now working on adding a weekly news show.

Posted : Sep 26, 2014 05:47

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