Justin Hoenke@justinlibrarianjustinthelibrarian.com

MAKING STUFF WITH TEENS!(AND TWEENS!) (AND LET’S TOSS IN KIDS TOO)

No artist is ahead of his time. He is the time. It is

just that others are behind the time.”

― Martha Graham

WE ARE ARTISTS

Anna Hartmann @annaBnana80 Council Bluffs Public Library

Della Phipps, Chattanooga Public Library, teens.chattlibrary.org

WE ARE INSTIGATORSof awesome

Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi @oclslibrary

The San Antonio Public Library, David Gallin-Parasi @boomshackalack boomshackalack.com/shackablog

We’ve been makers for years

Amy Koester / @amyeileenk / http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com

Photo by Alice Moore, Toronto Public Library, @kittenpie

Amy Koester / @amyeileenk / http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com

Photo by Alice Moore, Toronto Public Library, @kittenpie

Libraries make a big shift towards programming

VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMING

OMG SO HOT IN 2008-2009

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

WE DO THE PROGRAMMING THING....A LOT

Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library

Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library

Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library

OH MY GOSH MAKERSPACES FOR

EVERYONE!

Photo by Michael Casey @michaelcasey http://www.michaelecasey.com

LEARNING=FUN

Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi @oclslibrary

Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi @oclslibrary

WE ARE SORTA LIKE TEACHERS

Focus on experience

Listen to the kids, tweens, and teens

The Public Library as a beta testing lab

HANG ON

BY

HANGING OUT

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

LET’S CARRY ON THIS CONVERSATION@justinlibrarian

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