Libraries and Museums Become Hands-On Learning Labs

YOU­me­dia

Ear­li­er this month, we cov­ered the Fayet­teville Free Library's new Fab Lab, the pub­lic library's plans to build a "mak­er­space" where library patrons could gain hands-on expe­ri­ence using 3D print­ers and other tools and could take pro­gram­ming and "shop" class­es.

It's part of a larg­er move­ment to rethink and re-imagine what a pub­lic library will look like and what func­tions it will serve. While many peo­ple do see libraries sole­ly as book repos­i­to­ries, it's clear that the library is much more than that. For many, it's an impor­tant com­mu­ni­ty cen­ter and a place that offers access to dig­i­tal tools and media..........

Libraries and Museums Become Hands-On Learning Labs
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/11/libraries-and-museums-set-to-become-hands-on-learning-labs/