Making Tools, Building the Future

Abstract

Public libraries are responsible for serving all segments of society and provide many books and periodicals for children and adults.

Gap Adolescents are at an age when they should be planning for their future. However, in many libraries, apart from books and periodicals, special services for their skill training are not provided. Therefore, there is a gap in serving adolescents.

Solution: Maker Space To fill this gap, the "Iranian Public Libraries Institution" has designated a special space in the library called "Maker Space" for the use of adolescents. In the Maker Space adolescents are provided with the necessary tools for building or repairing items such as wrenches, hammers, engineering rulers, helmets, glue, cardboard, nails, saws, scissors, sewing machines. By the guidance of librarians or teachers, they are introduced to various sciences and experience "making".

Conclusion The Maker Space helps libraries evolve beyond books and serves as centers of innovation and learning for adolescents, as well as preparing them to enter and build the future.

Keywords: Iranian Public Libraries, Maker Space, Serving Adolescents