1. MAKERSPACES FOR THE MODERN LIBRARY
Create a learning environment that
engages and inspires
Rich Sykes, Amtek Company

2. INSTALLATION & TRAINING
EXPERT
CONSULTATION
INSTALLATION & TRAINING
SUPPORT & SERVICE
Define program needs & objectives
Outline technology / equipment features and capabilities within budget parameters
Crate custom STEM / Technology / Innovation Lab framework, including plan for equipment use
Help establish measureable objectives for program success
Spec out space & equipment requirements
Draft initial layout based on anticipated lab size
Develop timeline for implementation
Install equipment
Provide teacher training to ensure proper, safe use of equipment while mapping to learning objectives
Additional training and professional development for new teachers, as available
Ongoing equipment maintenance contracts available
New project ideas and lesson plans continually made available by our manufacturers
Lifetime phone support for every product
Who is Amtek?

3. EQUIPMENT 3D printers 3D scanners CNC machines Injection molders
Nansemond Suffolk Academy
EQUIPMENT
3D printers
3D scanners
CNC machines
Injection molders
Laser cutters
Plasma cutters
Vacuum formers
Wide format printers
Vinyl cutters

4. LAB LAYOUT DESIGN Space Utilization – Design, Fabrication, or Both?
Highland Springs High School
LAB LAYOUT DESIGN
Space Utilization – Design, Fabrication, or Both?

5. LAB LAYOUT DESIGN Dirty vs. Clean Noise Control Power requirements
Safety concerns

6. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.
LAB LAYOUT DESIGN
Furniture – Consider durability first, then aesthetics

7. VCU Innovation Center
LAB LAYOUT DESIGN
Designing for Mobility

8. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT lending libraries
Slover Library
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
lending libraries
community events / makerspace open houses

9. MAKERSPACE PROGRAMMING RESOURCES
s of 3D printing lessons & activities
- STL files, project ideas & lesson plans
(blog run by the Duxbury Free Library in Massachusetts)
(blog from Diana Rendina, media specialist, teacher, and librarian at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Florida)
(blog site for academic and research librarians - search “makerspace”)
tour local library makerspaces near you

10. THANK YOU
Rich Sykes