makerspaces in libraries

"...takes the creativity and inventiveness of the maker movement and applies that energy in a new way to help children learn across all subject areas as well as broaden their world view"--Provided by publisher.

Sound the alarm -- things are heating up in Stermont! The Super Secret Monster Patrol arms themselves with water balloons to take on their hottest monster yet. But when puddles appear in the streets and the town starts to flood, Alexander and his friends realize there's a different monster splashing about!.

Something is stealing machine parts from all over Stermont, including a wrecking ball from a local construction site, and Alexander and his fellow monster hunters, Rip, and Nikki, fear that it is building a Stermont-smashing machine--so the friends must use the resources of the summer maker program at the library to stop this monster, and perhaps even solve the mystery of who is leaving monster trading cards where the Super Secret Monster Patrol can find them.

"It has been several months since monsters last plagued the town of Stermont, and frankly Alexander Bopp (leader of the Super Secret Monster Patrol) is bored, and misses his friends Rip (immersed in video games) and Nikki (soccer camp), so when his father signs him up for a summer maker program at the library he is happy to go--but soon he starts finding weird old-timey objects, and monster trading cards, and it starts to look like maybe monsters are back in Stermont"--Publisher provided.

Something is stealing machine parts from all over Stermont, including a wrecking ball from a local construction site, and Alexander and his fellow monster hunters, Rip, and Nikki, fear that it is building a Stermont-smashing machine--so the friends must use the resources of the summer maker program at the library to stop this monster, and perhaps even solve the mystery of who is leaving monster trading cards where the Super Secret Monster Patrol can find them.

Explains how to use inquiry to promote civic engagement in the school library makerspace. Provides step-by-step instructions for hands-on projects. Includes lists for possible organizations to work with, calendar dates to facilitate programming, detailed funding sources and makerspace set-up instructions, and advice for developing community partnerships.

"When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Matt and his friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another adventure in makerspace, they find themselves in a fairy-tale world. With the Big Bad Wolf and an angry witch on their trail, can they build their way out?"--Back cover.

"When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Codie and her friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another adventure in makerspace, they find themselves lost in a maze, with a monster just around the corner! Can they code their way out?"--Back cover.

"When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Cyrus and his friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another adventure in makerspace, they find themselves on Mars. Can they build a Mars rover of their own?"--Back cover.

"When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Matt and his friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another adventure in makerspace, they find themselves in a fairy-tale world. With the Big Bad Wolf and an angry witch on their trail, can they build their way out?"--Back cover.