Want more inspiration? Find out where library makerspaces and media labs operate, look through their websites, search for ideas, activities, best practices, organization models and check out what s going on.
Adams County, Colorado (US)
The Studio – Anythink Libraries, Rangeview Library District
Allen County, Indiana (US)
The Maker Labs – the Allen County Public Library
Arapahoe, Colorado (US)
The Studio – Arapahoe Library District
Arlington Heights, Illinois (US)
The Studio – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Atlantic City, New Jersey (US)
Make AC – the Atlantic City Free Public Library
Bolingbrook, Illinois (US)
Studio 300 – Fountaindale Public Library
Broward County, Florida (US)
The Creation Station – Broward County Library
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (US)
Digital Media Lab – Town of Chapel Hill Public Library
Chattanooga, Tennessee (US)
4th Floor – Chattanooga Public Library
Chicago, Illinois (US)
Maker Lab – Chicago Public Library (Harold Washington Library Center)
YOUmedia – Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library Maker Lab (a wiki – contains lists of tools, templates, guides)
Cleveland, Ohio (US)
TechCenral – Cleveland Public Library
Darien, Illinois (US)
Digital Media Lab – Darien Library
Denver, Colorado (US)
ideaLAB – Denver Public Library
Detroit, Michigan (US)
HYPE Makerspace – Detroit Public Library
Edmonton (Canada)
The EPL Makerspace – Edmonton Public Library
Fayetteville, North Carolina (US)
FabLab – Fayetteville Free Library
Homewood, Illinois (US)
Digital Media Lab – Homewood Public Library
Howard County, Maryland (US)
HiTech – Howard County Library System
Innisfil (Canada)
Hacker Lab – Innisfil Public Library
Johnson County, Kansas (US)
MakerSpace – Johnson County Library
Lake Zurich, Illinois (US)
Digital Media Labs – Ela Area Public Library in Zurich
Lexington, Kentucky (US)
Digital Studio – Lexington Public Library
Madison, Wisconsin (US)
The Bubbler – Madison Public Library
Missoula, Montana (US)
Makerspace – Missoula Public Library
Nashville (US)
Nashville Public Library – The Studio @ NPL
New York City – Brooklyn, New York (US)
The Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons – Brooklyn Public Library
Ottawa (Canada)
Imagine Space – Ottawa Public Library
Palm Beach, Florida (US)
Creation Station – Palm Beach County Library System
Palo Alto, California (US)
makeX – Palo Alto City Library
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US)
Makerjawn – Free Library of Philadelphia
Phoenix, Arizona, US
MACH1 – Phoenix Public Library
Piscataway, New Jersey
MIY – Makeit yourself – Piscataway Public Library
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (US)
The Labs @ CLP – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
JobTech Lab – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Sacramento, California (US)
The Design Spot (3D Printing Lab) – Sacramento Public Library
The I Street Press – Sacramento Public Library
Saint Louis, Missouri (US)
Creative Experience – St. Louis Public Library
Saint Paul, Minnesota (US)
Createch – Saint Paul Public Library
Skokie, Illinois (US)
Digital Media Lab – Skokie Public Library
Tacoma, Washington (US)
StoryLab – Tacoma Public Library
Toronto (Canada)
Digital Innovation Hubs – Toronto Public Library
Tucson, Arizona (US)
CreateIT – the Pima County Public Library
101: Teen Space – Pima County Public Library
PimaLib_IdeaSpace – Pima County Public Library
Washington D.C. (US)
Digital Commons – DC Public Library, Washington D.C.
Westport, Connecticut (US)
MakerSpace – The Westport Library
See also:
Makerspaces in libraries – Urban Libraries Council