Let’s Get Crafty in Makerspace at the East-Kazakhstan Regional Public Library!

Abstract

To emphasize community need Makerspace includes learning of 3 D designing, modelling and creating skills, librarians created Makerspace in the library for people’s life improvement. The Makerspace project idea is joined to the American Corner of the East Kazakhstan Regional Public Library to a popular in the USA Maker Movement in order to support creative activity of children and youth in different areas of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering. Art and Math). Project goal: In the library is created Makerspace platform – special space for youth, equipped with 3 D technologies, where access to learning and training is provided free of charge. Makerspace is mentioned as a creative workshop for experiments, creativity work and innovation learning in the exact sciences field, contributing to science education, technical knowledge and cognitive-entertaining leisure of children and youth. Goal: to teach the use of 3D modelling innovative skills for successful increasing professional skills. Target group: Teenagers ages 14 years, youth - students of primary and secondary professional education, students and youth up to 28 years. This target group is a great potential. As thanks to energy and excitement of people both in the literal and figurative sense, can move mountains. In science a lot of discoveries were done by young scientists. They are free from stereotypes, fear of impossible, they are assertive and ambitious. They have strength and great opportunities to realize their talents. As a result, young people...