Join us to help build a national Collective of library professionals who support one another to develop and deliver community-centered maker programs.

An opportunity to lead

In conjunction with a 2-year IMLS Grant Project The New Face of Library Makerspaces, we are looking for 6-7 libraries to serve as Charter Members to help lay the foundation for a national Collective, and take a leadership role in the project. The libraries chosen will have their profile raised in the field and be featured on both the Makers in the Library and Nation of Makers websites. They will also be at the forefront of leading the direction the field takes on library makerspaces and help decide the priorities for this Collective, the questions we address, and the ways we learn and grow together.

Charter Members will receive a stipend for committing to the following through August 31, 2023:

• Create systems and processes for how the Collective will be run such as: shaping the mission/vision, fostering communication channels, building systems to grow the membership, etc.

• Alert Collective leaders to important issues that arise in the field and help to lead activities (e.g., a survey of the field) to learn how libraries have modified services during the pandemic.

• Serve as a mentor for other libraries to help build their capacity to create community-centered maker programming.

Want to learn more?

Information Sessions via Zoom 

Please join us on either date:

Wednesday, October 27,@ 9 am PST

Friday, November 5 @ 9am PST