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Draft of a poster for the Tacoma Tool Library, 2024

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The Life and Crimes of Ted Bundy: A Detailed Timeline

By Maya Mehta, Seattle University Class of 2025

August 13, 2024

When one hears the name Ted Bundy, two things immediately spring to mind: intimidating and dishonest. Because of this case, he became one of the most well-known serial killers in American history, and a lot of books, documentaries, and movies were made on his life and murders. This is a terrifying story of Ted Bundy’s trip into the dark world of madness where he played on people’s weaknesses by fooling them with charm and wreaking havoc wherever he went. This article gives a detailed account of Ted Bundy’s life right from birth till his death.

Early Life (1946-1968)

November 24th, 1946: Eleanor Louise Cowell gave birth to Theodor Robert Cowell, also known as Ted Bundy, in Burlington, Vermont. No information is available about his father. Ted was raised by his maternal grandparents, therefore for a considerable portion of his early years, he thought of his mother as his sister.

1950: Louise relocated with her son to Tacoma (Washington) and married Johnny Bundy. However, there was no strong relationship between him and her.

1965: He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma. According to others, this young man had good manners, intelligence as well as great prospects.

1967: Bundy began attending the University of Washington, where he met Stephanie Brooks, a woman who played a significant role in his life. Their relationship ended in 1968, which deeply affected Bundy and marked the beginning of his downward spiral.

Early Criminal Activities and First Arrests (1969-1974)

1969: Bundy’s graduation from the University of Washington marked 1969 with a degree in psychology. He held down several positions including a crisis hotline center where he met and became friends with Ann Rule, who later penned Bundy’s biography.

1971: Bundy signed up for law school but didn’t do well. It was during this time that he started dating Elizabeth Kloepfer, an unsuspecting single mom.

1974: There was a huge increase in the magnitude of Bundy’s criminal activities. He began abducting and killing young women in Washington and Oregon. The victims were mostly look-alikes of Stephanie Brooks, having long dark hair parted down the middle.

The Murders Intensify (1974-1975)

January 4, 1974: Karen Sparks was attacked and taken hostage by Bundy, a University of Washington student. She lived but was seriously injured and permanently brain damaged.

February 1, 1974: Another University of Washington student called Lynda Ann Healy went missing from her apartment. Her remains were discovered later in the Taylor Mountain area.

Spring-Summer 1974: Bundy performed more abductions resulting in murders such as Georgann Hawkins, Brenda Carol Ball, Roberta Kathleen Parks, Susan Elaine Rancourt, and Donna Gail Manson.

July 14, 1974: Bundy abducted Janice Ott as well as Denise Naslund from Lake Sammamish State Park. A handsome young man with a broken arm who introduced himself as “Ted” according to eyewitnesses.

August 1974: He relocated to Salt Lake City for his law studies at the University of Utah. He continued his killing spree across Utah, Colorado and Idaho.

Arrests and Escapes (1975-1977)

August 16, 1975: Bundy was arrested in Granger, Utah for failure to stop at a police officer. His car was searched, and burglary tools, handcuffs and other suspect items found. He was linked with the DaRonch kidnapping and subsequently charged.

February 1976: He was convicted of Carol DaRonch’s abduction and sentenced to serve between one and fifteen years in prison in Utah State. In addition to this, he was also associated with Colorado cases involving numerous murders.

June 7, 1977: Bundy escaped from the Pitkin County Courthouse Law Library via jumping out of a second-floor windowpane located at Aspen Colorado. He was re-arrested after eight days.

December 30, 1977: Bundy escaped again this time from Garfield County Jail Glenwood Springs Colorado. He made his way to Florida where he left behind death trails.

The Florida Murders and Final Capture (1978-1979)

January 15, 1978: Bundy broke into Florida State University’s Chi Omega sorority house. He murdered Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy in a brutal attack on four individuals and critically injured Karen Chandler and Kathy Kleiner.

February 9, 1978: Bundy kidnapped and later killed a twelve-year-old girl called Kimberly Leach in Lake City, Florida. Her corpse was discovered two months later at a state park.

February 15, 1978: Finally, Bundy was apprehended in Pensacola after he was pulled over by a police officer. He gave false identification but the FBI’s most wanted fugitive was finally revealed.

July 1979: The trial for the Chi Omega murders took place. He acted as his own attorney despite overwhelming evidence against him; hence he was found guilty of all charges. The sentence passed on him was death penalty.

Appeals, Confessions, and Execution (1980-1989)

Bundy was tried for the murder of Kimberly Leach in January 1980 and received a second death sentence.

At that time, Bundy had been on death row since 1979. It was during this period that he started confessing to many murders across states.

By this time, he had exhausted all appeals available to him. On January 24, 1989, Ted Bundy died in an electric chair at Florida State Prison.

Sentence one: In January 1980, Bundy stood trial for the murder of Kimberly Leach and was sentenced to death for a second time. Within the course of his trial, however, he married Carole Ann Boone who believed him to be innocent and stood by his side until the confessions were made.

Sentence two: While on death’s row in 1984, Bundy began making confessions about numerous murders he committed across different states which helped bring closure to some families while revealing the full extent of his cruelness.

Sentence three: Finally exhausting all legal resources available to him and so on January 24th, 1989 Ted Bundy faced electric chair at Florida State Prison.

Legacy and Impact

Ted Bundy’s heinous acts significantly affected the American culture and criminal justice system. He was able to elude capture and manipulate the legal process that highlighted fundamental problems within the judiciary and law enforcement systems. Additionally, his case led to new investigative techniques and increased public awareness about serial killers.

Psychological Profile: Criminologists and psychologists have deeply investigated this case of Bundy. His friendly disposition contradicted his violent nature, thereby making him a typical psychopathic person.

Media Attention: The first nationally televised trials were held for Bundy which ended up receiving significant media attention across America. That his life has been documented in countless books, films, documentaries is clear evidence that people just cannot let go of this story.

Victim Advocacy: Many people became aware of what happened to Bundy’s victims because of these atrocities. Quite a number later turned into victim rights activists calling for reforms in the criminal justice system to protect the vulnerable as well as help those who get affected by violent crimes.

Ted Bundy’s life and actions offer a terrible reminder of the evil that lies within human beings. Shocking citizens of the country, who never thought he could have done such evil things, due to his constant association with them. While Ted Bundy was executed to end his reign of terror, people who came across him during his horrific acts are still affected by this experience. Thus, understanding his timeline not only honors those who were killed but also reminds us about vigilance and evolution of our justice system.

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Canning, Kristin. “Here’s a Complete Timeline of All the Crimes Ted Bundy Committed.” Women’s Health, Women’s Health, 10 May 2019, www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a27435103/ted-bundy-crimes-timeline/. Accessed 10 Aug. 2024.

INSIDER. “The Full Timeline of Ted Bundy’s Murders.” Business Insider, Insider, Feb. 2019, www.businessinsider.com/the-full-timeline-of-ted-bundys-murders-2019-2. Accessed 10 Aug. 2024.

Paige, Rachel. “A Full Timeline of Ted Bundy’s Crimes, Starting at Age 14.” Refinery29.com, Refinery29, 4 May 2019, www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/222438/ted-bundy-timeline-murders. Accessed 10 Aug. 2024.

“Ted Bundy Killings: A Timeline of His Twisted Reign of Terror.” Biography, Biography, 12 Aug. 2021, www.biography.com/crime/ted-bundy-timeline-murders. Accessed 10 Aug. 2024.

Yang, Allie, et al. “Timeline of Many of Ted Bundy’s Brutal Crimes.” ABC News, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2019, abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-ted-bundys-brutal-crimes/story?id=61077236. Accessed 10 Aug. 2024.

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Ted Bundy:

         Who is Ted Bundy? What makes him a notorious serial killer?  American serial killer and rapist Ted Bundy was the most notorious criminal in the late 20th century. He was known for killing at least thirty-six women in 1970s and was then executed by the electric chair in 1989. So, who was Ted Bundy well He was a 1970s serial murderer, rapist, and necrophiliac. His case has since inspired many novels and films about serial killers. Ted Bundy whose full name is Theodore Robert Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont on November 24, 1946 to Eleanor. To hide that he was an illegitimate child, he was raised as the adopted son of his grandparents and was told that his mother was his sister.

Eleanor and Bundy then moved to Tacoma, Washington. A few years later Eleanor then married his stepfather whose name is Johnnie. By the age of three Bundy was already fascinated by knives. As a teenager a darker side of his character began to merge, and he then began to like peering in other people’s windows. Bundy then graduated from the University of Washington with the degree in psychology in 1972 which then he was accepted in law school in Utah, although he would never earn his degree. Ted Bundy fell in love with a wealthy, pretty young women from California while he was the student at the University of Washington. She had what he wanted which was money, class, and influence. He was then hit with the devastation when they broke-up.  His victims then resembled his college girlfriend-attractive students with long, dark hair.

In the mid-70s he transformed himself, by becoming more outwardly confident and active in social and political matters. Bundy confessed to thirty-six killings of women across several states in the 1970s, but experts believe that the final tally is a lot closer to a hundred or more. His killings usually followed a very gruesome pattern; he would often rape his victims before he would beat them to death. There was a debate on when Bundy began killing and most sources say he began his murderous rampage around 1974; around that time many women in the Seattle area as well as Oregon went missing. “Just be careful," a Seattle homicide detective warned. "Maybe we'd better know where to find your dental records in case we need to identify you." I laughed, but the words were jarring; the black humor that would surround Ted Bundy evermore begun.” ― Ann Rule  The stories then circulated about the victims was last seen with a young, dark-haired man known as “Ted”. Ted Bundy would lure his victims into his car by pretending to be injured asking for help.

So how was Ted Bundy caught? The fall of 1974, Bundy moved to Utah to attend law school which then women began to also go missing. The following year, Bundy was pulled over by police and his car was searched. When his car was being searched by police, they found cache of burglary tools which was a crowbar, a face mask, rope, and handcuffs. Bundy was then arrested for possession of those tools and then soon later the police started to link Bundy to much more sinister crimes. In 1975, Bundy was arrested for the kidnapping of Carol DaRonch who was the lucky one of many of Bundy’s victims to actually escape from his clutches. Bundy was convicted and received a one-to-fifteen-year jail sentence. Ted Bundy had escaped from prison twice in 1977. The first time he was indicated on the murder for the death of a young Colorado women and at his trial he acted as his own lawyer in the case. During the trial he was being transported to the library in the courthouse he decided to jump out of the window; but was then caught by police days later.

“Society wants to believe it can identify evil people, or bad or harmful people, but it's not practical. There are no stereotypes.” ― Ted Bundy. Bundy escaped again in December by climbing out of a hole that he had made in the ceiling of his cell, which having to drop more than thirty pounds to be able to fit through the small opening. The authorities had not noticed he was missing for fifteen hours which gave Bundy a head start on police. He then eventually made his way to Tallahassee, Florida, but the night of January 14, 1978 he broke into the Chi Omega Sorority House at Florida State University and attacked four women who resided there and then killing two of them as well. Bundy then kidnapped and murdered a twelve-year-old girl whose name is Kimberly Leach. “I don't feel guilty for anything. I feel sorry for people who feel guilt.” ― Ted Bundy. The most damning evidence connecting Bundy to the two Chi Omega murders at FSU were bite marks on one of the bodies, which were a definitive match to Bundy. “I am the most cold-hearted son of a bitch you will ever meet.” ― Ted Bundy.

Who is the Bundy of Ted? Which makes him a well-known serial killer?  The most notorious criminal in the late 20th century was American serial killer and rapist Ted Bundy. He became notorious in the 1970s for killing at least 36 people and was then executed in 1989 by the electric chair. He was a serial murderer, rapist, and necrophiliac in the seventies. Since then, his case has influenced many novels. “What's one less person on the face of the Earth, anyways?” ― Ted Bundy, “Society wants to believe it can identify evil people, or bad or harmful people, but it's not practical. There are no stereotypes.” ― Ted Bundy.

   Work Cited:

 Jenkins, John. "Ted Bundy Biography, Crimes and Facts Britannica." Ted Bundy American Serial Killer. Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Nov 2019. Web. 10 Dec 2019. <Jenkins, John . "Https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ted-Bundy." Ted Bundy American Serial Killer. (November 20, 2019): 1. Web.<https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ted-Bundy>.>.

"Ted Bundy Quotes (21 quotes)." Goodreads | Meet your next favorite book. Web. 10 Dec 2019. <http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/ted-bundy>.

"Ted Bundy Quotes (Author of The Only Living Witness)." Goodreads | Meet your next favorite book. Web. 10 Dec 2019. <http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5620376.Ted_Bundy>.

"Ted Bundy - Victims, Family & Death - Biography." Famous Biographies & TV Shows. 28 Aug 2019. Web. 10 Dec 2019. <http://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ted-bundy>.

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On the corner of North 26th next to the Wheelock Library is Mason Pkaza. It's in memory of "Tacoma's Best Salesman", Allen C. Mason. There are 6 grand sandstone columns which came from Mason's 1890 mansion. There is a 4 ft diameter bronze recreation of The Star of Destiny that helped put Tacoma on the map.Mason was an Illinois school teacher & checked farmer who came to Tacoma in 1883 with $2.40 in his pocket. By the 1890's, his housing development had made him a multi-millionaire. He created the Tacoma Star of Destiny illustration as a marketing tool to reach people back east.The inside of the Star is filled with reasons to move to Tacoma. He built the 1st Street car line from downtown, through Proctor District on 26th & on to Pt. Defiance Park, which is the same route used by Pierce Transit today. He was the main developer of the North End. He also donated our 1st public library, developed several major bldgs, including the 1st Elk's Lodge. 1893 brought a financial panic & he personally bought back houses from anyone who asked and went broke doing so. ~ #Tacoma #253 #GritCity #CityOfDestiny #TacomaWashington #tacomawa #VisitTacoma #exploretacoma #movetotacoma #TacomaHistory #AllenCMason #StayStellarTacoma #StayStellar #LeeHeath @tacomatalks (at Tacoma, Washington)

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ca. 1952. Bathed in golden tones is this close-up of a pair of gardening gloves, hand tool and small bouquet of flowers resting on a wooden bench.

Richard Studio WO 66803, via Tacoma Public Library Digital Collections

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On the corner of North 26th next to the Wheelock Library is Mason Pkaza. It's in memory of "Tacoma's Best Salesman", Allen C. Mason. There are 6 grand sandstone columns which came from Mason's 1890 mansion. There is a 4 ft diameter bronze recreation of The Star of Destiny that helped put Tacoma on the map.Mason was an Illinois school teacher & checked farmer who came to Tacoma in 1883 with $2.40 in his pocket. By the 1890's, his housing development had made him a multi-millionaire. He created the Tacoma Star of Destiny illustration as a marketing tool to reach people back east.The inside of the Star is filled with reasons to move to Tacoma. He built the 1st Street car line from downtown, through Proctor District on 26th & on to Pt. Defiance Park, which is the same route used by Pierce Transit today. He was the main developer of the North End. He also donated our 1st public library, developed several major bldgs, including the 1st Elk's Lodge. 1893 brought a financial panic & he personally bought back houses from anyone who asked and went broke doing so. ~ #Tacoma #253 #GritCity #CityOfDestiny #TacomaWashington #tacomawa #VisitTacoma #exploretacoma #movetotacoma #TacomaHistory #AllenCMason #StayStellarTacoma #StayStellar #LeeHeath @tacomatalks (at Tacoma, Washington)

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New Initiatives from the UW-Seattle Career & Internship Center

Updates from the Career & Internship Center (UW-Seattle):

Level Up: Build Skills Employers Want

Employers who hire UW graduates identified a few core skills that are critical to students’ success in the job search and in the workplace.  Our Level Up page describes these 9 competencies and lists ways to develop them while at UW.  We will be integrating Level Up into many of our services and would welcome your partnership in educating students about these valuable skills.

Interest Communities

Interest communities provide students with information and inspiration as they explore directions for the future.  We have 8 communities and each has a website with blog posts, videos, resources, stories, and related postings from Handshake.  Additionally, we will be running workshops and employer events for each community.  The communities were designed primarily with UW-Seattle pre-majors and Arts & Sciences students in mind, but all are welcome!  You can learn more the following communities by hovering over Find Your Community:

Arts / Media / Marketing

Consulting / Business

Health / Life Science

Law / Government / Policy

Non-Profit / Social Justice / Education

Sustainability / Conservation / Energy

Tech / Data / Gaming

I’m Not Sure / Other / Multiple Interests

New Self-Discovery Tool: PathwayU

We recently signed a contract with PathwayU, a self-paced, easy-to-use guide for self-discovery and exploration of careers.  Free for students who log in with a UWNetID. 

Candid Career: Short Videos about Different Jobs

We recently bought access to Candid Career, which has a library of 6,000+ video clips, most which feature real people speaking from the heart about their jobs.  In other words, students can watch informational interviews clips of professionals from a wide range of fields.

Handshake (not new but still worth a mention!)

Handshake is a powerful database connecting UW students with thousands of opportunities…including on-campus jobs, internships, and career positions.  Our system is for Seattle and Bothell students, as Tacoma has their own instance of Handshake.

Quick Links:

https://careers.uw.edu/

https://uw.joinhandshake.com

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Wikispaces: Youth Services Librarianship - Makerspaces

(Wikispaces is closing down over the course of 2018. It’s not clear if the information collected there will be archived in any way, so I’m copying pages here for safekeeping! Hopefully I can make the copies interlinked the way the originals are, but it will take time. c: Be advised: Some links may lead to deleted or inactive webpages.)

Makerspaces

(Last revision: Nov 24, 2013)

Overview

What Is a Makerspace? Have you ever envisioned a library where, “Kids gather to make Lego robots; teens create digital music, movies, and games
with computers and mixers; and students engineer new projects while adults create prototypes for small business products with laser cutters and 3D printers” (American Libraries, 2013, pg. 44)? Well, many libraries are offering places called “makerspaces,” which are “part of a growing movement of hands-on, mentor-led learning environments to make and remake the physical and digital worlds. They foster experimentation, invention, creation, exploration, and STEM learning” (Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2012, para.1). Makerspaces are also known as, Fab Labs, Hackerspaces, Makelabs, Digital Media Labs, DIY Spaces, Creative Spaces, or Tech Shops. Makerspaces are comprised of or include "a continuum of activity that includes “co-working,” “hackerspace,” and “fab lab”; the common thread running through each is a focus on making rather than merely consuming" (Colegrove, 2013, pg. 3). They can,“be embedded inside an existing organization or standalone on its own. It could be a simple room in a building or an outbuilding that’s closer to a shed. The key is that it can adapt to a wide variety of uses and can be shaped by educational purposes as well as the students’ creative goals” (Behen, 2013, pg. 72).

Makerspace Tools and Materials

Makerspaces can include but are not characterized by:

Workshop or Workspace

Digital Fabrication Equipment (3D Printers, 3D Scanners, Laser Cutter, Laser Engraving, Vinyl Cutter, CNC routers, etc.).

Digital Media Software and Open Source Software Applications (Adobe Photoshop, Computer-Assisted Design (CAD) Programs, etc.).

Open Source Hardware Software (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.).

Electronics and Computers (Robotics, microcontrollers, etc.).

Textiles and Fiber Arts

Different Types of Machines (Embroidery, Espresso Book, Knitting, Laminating, Milling, Sewing, Routing, Stitching, and many more types of machines).

Power Tools (Drill, Jig Saw, Orbital Sander, Table Saw, Belt Sander, Drill Press, etc.).

Metalworking Tools

Welding Tools

Woodworking Tools

3D printers -- printers which produce 3D models from a digital file, generally out of plastics (Abram, 2013).

3D scanners -- scanners which create digital models of physical objects that can in turn be "printed" using 3D printers ("Makerspace," n.d.).

Laser cutters -- machines which have the ability to accurately cut or etch materials from a digital file ("Makerspace," n.d.).

Arduino -- microcontroller boards that have the ability to read input from sensors, control outputs like lights or motors, and connect to computer software (“What is Arduino?,” n.d.).

Raspberry Pi -- affordable computers no bigger than a credit card that plug into monitors and keyboards (“FAQs,” n.d.).

The Educate to Innovate Initiative and Maker Corps

In 2009, President Obama launched the initiative, “Educate to Innovate” (Schulman, 2013). The President said, "I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals, robotics competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and build and invent—to be makers of things, not just consumers of things" (Obama 2009).

From the “Educate to Innovate” initiative came, “The Maker Education Initiative’s” Maker Corps. Maker Corps was created to “empower young adults, makers themselves, to become role models and to help them inspire others in their communities to involve more children in making” (Thomas, 2012b, para.3). In the summer of 2013, The Maker Education Initiative introduced a Maker Corps pilot program. The Mission of this program is that, “Maker Corps will create teams of young makers who can share their enthusiasm for making and their love of learning with younger children and teens, offering support and encouragement that helps introduce them to science and technology in a personal way" (Thomas, 2012a, para.1).

Some of the “Maker Corps Mentors” from this year’s (2013) pilot program include: Arizona State University College of Technology and Innovation (Mesa, Arizona), Free Library of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland), LevelUP Teen Makerspace (Chicago, Illinois), the Children’s Museum of Houston (Houston, Texas), Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI-Portland, Oregon), The Exploratory (Los Angeles, California), The Da Vinci Center for Innovative Learning (Stockton, California), the New York Hall of Science, (Corona, New York), the Henry Ford Museum (Dearborn, Michigan), and many more (Davee, 2013, pg. 1). The goals of the Maker Corps program are to:

“Provide opportunities for makers to gain leadership skills, increase confidence and build career readiness skills” (Maker Corps, 2013, pg. 1).

“Expand the network of maker mentors and community leaders” (Maker Corps, 2013, pg. 1).

“Expose more youth and families to creative problem-solving through making” (Maker Corps 2013, pg. 1).

“Expand the capacity of youth-serving organizations to serve their communities in maker-oriented projects” (Maker Corps, 2013, pg. 1).

Why Libraries and Makerspaces?

Many public, school, and academic libraries have decided to join the “Maker Movement.” By joining the movement, libraries are providing their patrons with opportunities to experience by building, constructing, developing, and working on projects with others in their community and with those who share similar or mutual interests. Makerspaces in libraries can:

“Foster play and exploration” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).

“Facilitate informal learning opportunities” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).

“Nurture peer-to-peer training” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).

“Work with community members as true partners, not as users or patrons” (Britton, 2012).

“Develop a culture of creating as opposed to consuming” (Britton, 2012, para. 3).

“Reorient the library towards greater user engagement, collaborative creative activity, and participatory learning” (Bailey, 2012, para. 4).

“Position the library as a place of building, inventing, and doing instead of a static location of consumption and acquisition” (Bailey, 2012, para. 4).

“Cater to a particular type of library patron: inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, crafters and youth groups. The technology used in these workshops can revolutionize the manufacturing process, allowing designs and creations that can be modified to suit individuals in ways not possible with mass production” (Newcombe & Belbin, 2012, para.5)

“Help cultivate creative interests, imagination, and passion by allowing students to draw upon multiple intelligences” (Wong, 2013, pg. 35).

“Embrace tinkering, or playing, in various forms of exploration, experimentation and engagement, and foster peer interactions as well as the interests of a collective team” (Wong, 2013, pg. 35).

Examples of Makerspaces in Academic Libraries:

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh- The Labs (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

North Carolina State University- Open Hardware Makerspace (Raleigh, North Carolina)

North Carolina State University- The Hunt Library Makerspace (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Stanford University- FabLab@School (Stanford, California)

Stanford University- Transformative Learning Technologies Lab (TLTL) (Stanford, California)

The Library As Incubator Project (Madison, Wisconsin)

The University of Mary Washington- ThinkLab (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

The University of Michigan- 3D Lab (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Valdosta State University- Odum Library MakerSpace (Valdosta. Georgia)

Examples of Makerspaces in Public and School Libraries:

Allen County Public Library- The Maker Station (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Chattanooga Public Library- 4th Floor Makerspace (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Chicago Public Library- CHIPUBLIB MAKER LAB (Chicago, Illinois)

Cleveland Public Library- TechCentral (Cleveland, Ohio)

David C. Burrow Elementary School Media Center- Makerspace (Athens, Georgia)

Detroit Public Library- HYPE Makerspace Teen Center (Detroit, Michigan)

Fayetteville Free Library- FFL Fab Lab (Fayetteville New York)

Madison Public Library- Library Makers (Madison, Wisconsin)

New York Public Library- NYPL Labs (New York, New York)

Northern Onondaga Public Library- LibraryFarm (Cicero, New York)

Oak Park Public Library- Idea Box (Oak Park, Illinois)

Rangeview Library District: The Studio at Anythink Brighton (Brighton, Colorado)

Rangeview Library District: The Studio at Anythink Wright Farms (Thornton, Colorado)

Sacramento Public Library- I Street Press (Sacramento, California)

Salinas Public Library- Digital Arts Lab (Salinas, California)

Skokie Public Library- The Digital Media Lab (Skokie, Illinois)

St. Louis Public Library- Creative Experience Digital Makerspace (St. Louis, Missouri)

Tacoma Public Library- StoryLab (Tacoma, Washington)

Westport Public Library-Makerspace (Westport, Connecticut)

YOUmedia Lab-Chicago Public Library (Chicago, Illinois)

YOUmedia, Learning Labs, and Anythink Library District

Some makerspaces simply provide a space for people to come and tinker. Others provide digital media equipment for people to utilize in the creation of a variety of projects. One example of this is the YOUmedia network (www.youmedia.org). “YOUmedia are spaces where kids explore, express, and create using digital media. YOUmedia’s core philosophy is that youth are best engaged when they’re following their passions, collaborating with others, and being makers and doers, not passive consumers…YOUmedia are transformative spaces—and catalysts—for new kinds of thinking about libraries, museums, and community centers. The sites are open, flexible, and highly creative, with inspiration zones, production zones, and exhibition labs where youth ‘hang out, mess around, and geek out.’ YOUmedia connects three realms of learning—peer groups, interests, and academics—in deliberate ways. One of the most important aspects is that they connect learning directly back to school, careers, and other realms” (“About”).

YOUmedia started in Chicago, and is expanding in different ways across the country. One branch of YOUmedia is the Learning Labs Project, which began in September 2010. It is “an initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation...in answer to President Obama’s ‘Educate to Innovate’ campaign, which called on public and private sector partners to work together to improve America’s student participation and performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)” (“Locations”). With a series of grants, the IMLS and the Foundation are working to set up 30 Learning Labs in libraries and museums across the country.

The Studio at Anythink Wright Farms (www.anythinklibraries.org/thestudio), a branch with the Rangeview Library District in Thornton, CO, is a recent addition to the Learning Lab initiative. In 2012, Anythink was awarded a $100,000 grant from IMLS and the MacArthur Foundation to build a digital lab. Built in the spring of 2013, The Studio has three sound-proof rooms (one of which is a recording studio), a green screen, video equipment, and the full Adobe Creative Suite. The idea behind The Studio is to fill teen’s technological needs and help them become contact creators. “At The Studio, it’s not just about what you do, but who you will become. We partner creative community members with teens to help push their creativity to new bounds. These creation labs are places where teens are connected with tools to express their creativity – whether they want to be performers, designers, filmmakers or sportscasters” (“The Studio”). With help from the Tween/Teen Guides (librarians), and the Artists in Residence, teens can learn 21st century technology skills, experiment with a variety of equipment, and fuel their interests.

In the recording studio, which can be used for two hours at a time, teens can record their voices and/or music, make podcasts, sports casts, voiceovers, and create their own beats. This room comes equipped with a computer with Garage Band editing software, a MIDI keyboard, microphones, and a guitar.

The recording studio

Next to the recording studio is a green screen, where teens can experiment with lighting techniques, and take pictures or record images with digital cameras available for check out. There is a nearby editing station where they can upload their videos or images, and substitute the green screen with whatever background they want – stationary or animated. Editing software available to them includes the Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, and the iLife Suite. They can also incorporate their creations from the recording studio into their final product.

Green screen

Computers for editing photos and videos

The Studio also includes graphic design and photo editing software, and two other sound-proof rooms, which can be spaces for video gaming, karaoke, and quiet places for studying. There is also an extra large Windows Surface that teens can use for web browsing, music, news feeds, and apps.

Surface Pro table top

Sound proof study rooms

Anythink, along with libraries and museums across the country, applied for this grant in a nationwide competition, and was one of the first 12 recipients of the grant. The other 11 locations (four museums and seven libraries) for learning labs included:

San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, California)

Howard County Public Library (Columbia, Maryland)

St. Paul Public Library (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, Missouri)

New York Hall of Science (New York, New York)

Columbus Metropolitan Library (Columbus, Ohio)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Portland, Oregon)

Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology (Allentown, Pennsylvania)

Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Nashville Public Library Foundation (Nashville, Tennessee)

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Houston, Texas) (Institute “21st Century”)

A second round of grants added learning labs to:

Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas, Texas)

Madison Children’s Museum (Madison, Wisconsin)

Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, California)

Science Museum of Virginia Foundation (Richmond, Virginia)

University of Alabama/Alabama Museum of Natural History (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Rochester Public Library (Rochester, New York)

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

City of Lynn, Massachusetts (Lynn, Massachusetts)

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Parmly Billings Library Foundation, Inc. (Billings, Montana)

Pima County Public Library (Tucson, Arizona)

Poughkeepsie Public Library District (Poughkeepsie, New York) (Institute “New Grants”).

The Maker Movement

Even if a library can’t afford or doesn't have room to have a designated “makerspace,” there are other ways to get involved in the Maker movement. The Maker movement doesn't just include makerspaces, but all kinds of maker opportunities.

When looking into the Maker movement, Maker Media is a good name to know. Maker Media has been the driving force behind the Maker movement, beginning with the first publication of MAKE Magazine in 2005 (“Maker Media,” 2013). Maker Media produces the Maker Faire and Makezine, an online zine that offers makers project ideas, as well as Maker Shed, an online store that sells kits and other supplies for makerspaces.

Not having a “space” for your “Makerspace” doesn’t mean you can’t contribute to the Maker movement. For instance, a “Pop up Makerspace” is a temporary makerspace set up in an alternative location, like a classroom (Houston, 2013). Mobile makerspaces, which are able to be moved easily to and from a space and probably lower tech, are always an option (“Teen Makerspaces,” 2013). Makerspaces don’t have to have high tech tools like 3D printers. They can get started with as little as a few craft supplies and a rolling cart.

Another alternative is for a library to get involved in a Maker Faire. Touted as the “Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth,” the Maker Faire is an annual celebration of the Maker movement (“Maker Faire,” 2013, para. 1). Maker Faires allow makers to share their creations and let others know about the Maker movement. Traditionally, the main Maker Faire is located in the Bay Area, as that is where the Faire started in 2006 (“Maker Faire,” 2013). But since the Maker movement has spread, so have Maker Faires, with a “World Maker Faire” taking place in New York City and “Mini Maker Faires” popping up around the world (“Maker Faire,” 2013). Mini Maker Faires are getting more popular as the Maker movement spreads. Even Urbana-Champaign, IL holds its own Mini Maker Faire to showcase makers in the community.

It is also possible to involve a local maker group, many of which have popped up around the country (i.e., Makerspace Urbana in Urbana, IL). Getting a community group involved in the library’s efforts may draw in extra interest, especially if they are well known.

Resources

Directories of Active and Operating Makerspaces Throughout the World

Hackerspaces Meetup Groups List

Hackerspaces Wiki

Labs, Fab Foundation Directory

Maker Community Groups

Maker Education Initiative Directory

Maker Faires Around the World List

Makerspace Directory

Makerspaces Meetup Groups List

MIT Fab Lab List

Mobile Makerspace Directory

National Tool Library Google Group

TechShop Locations

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation- Learning Labs Project Location Directory

The International Fab Lab Association: List of Fab Labs

The Maker Map- Find or Locate Maker Resources

The National After School Science Directory

Tool Lending Libraries Directory

YOUmedia Location Directory

Makerspace Project Ideas, Videos, and Tutorial Sites

Adafruit Learning Systems has tutorials on topics such as, how to use “Arduino,” and “Raspberry Pi.” It also provides project ideas, tools, trinkets, and so much more.

DIY.org allows members to share with others what they create. It also contains a variety of different projects and challenges.

FabLab@School Blog provides makerspace and project photos, videos, project ideas, tutorials, resources, and more.

Howtoons- “D.I.Y. Comic Website.”

Instructables has illustrated “DIY” guides on a variety of topics, such as, “Make an Electronic Music Box Powered by Arduino.”

K-12 Digital Fabrication Labs Discussion Group is a K-12 forum that discusses different “Digital Fabrication” topics.

Make It @ Your Library provides librarians with “Maker” project ideas.

Make It @ Your Library in partnership with the American Library Association and Instructables has launched a new website makeitatyourlibrary.org, which provides librarians with project ideas and resources.

Make: Makezine.com-"Contains a collection of projects, video, blogs, and so much more for makers and hackers."

Make: Projects contains a collection of different project ideas, such as “Make a Disney- Inspired Changing Portrait With a Raspberry Pi.”

Make: Videos contains a collection of how to make videos, such as “Star in a Jar.”

Makerspace.com contains a collection of how to make projects.

Sparkfun contains tutorials on many different categories, as well as, curriculum pages that presents educators, parents, students, etc. with curriculum “presentations and handouts.”

Teens Turning Green contains DIY programming ideas created by teens to encourage sustainable, healthy living.

The Exploratorium (San Francisco, California) provides different activities, videos, and more.

The Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio contains different project ideas and a listing of past “events, workshops, and more.”

How to Start a Tool Lending Library

Tool Library Toolkit via Sharestarter provides a how-to guide on starting your own tool lending (or any other lending) library.

Grants, Scholarships, and Crowd-Sourced Fundraising Sites For Makerspaces and Makers

Grant Sites

Cognizant Technology Solutions- Making The Future U.S. After-school and Summer Program Grants

DARPA

Lego Children’s Fund

GCAA Makerspace Grant Program

Grants for Makerspace Schools

PG&E- Bright Ideas Grant

STEMgrants.com

STEM Grants and Resources

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation-Learning Labs In Libraries And Museums Grant

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)- List of Grant Applicants

Scholarship Sites

Cognizant Technology Solutions- Making the Future U.S. College Scholarship Program for MakersING Unsung Heroes: Education scholarship for innovated classroom projects

Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity

MindGear Labs

Crowd-Sourced Fundraising Sites

Crowdfunder

Crowdrise

GoFundMe

Indiegogo

Kickstarter

RocketHub

Budget and Funding Articles and Blog Links

Garcia, L. (2013). 6 Strategies for Funding a Makerspace. Edudopia.

Hlubinka, M. B. (2013). Funding School Makerspaces. Make.

Hlubinka. M. B. (2013). Stocking up School Makerspaces. Make.

Mt. Elliott Makerspace. (2013). "Make A Makerspace".

Print and Electronic Resources

Books on Makerspaces

Anderson, C. (2012). Makers: The New Industrial Revolution. New York: Crown.

Frauenfelder, M. (2005). Make: Technology on Your Time. Sebastopol, CA: Dale Dougherty/O'Reilly Media.

Gabrielson, C. (2013). Tinkering: Kids Learning by Making Stuff. Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media

Hatch, M. (2013). The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers. New York: Mcgraw-Hill.

Honey, M., & Kanter, D. (2013). Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators. New York, NY: Routledge.

Kemp, A. (2013). The Makerspace Workbench: Tools, Technologies, and Techniques for Making. Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media, Inc.

Lang, D. (2013). Zero to Maker: Learn (Just Enough) to Make (Just About) Anything. Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media, Inc.

Martinez, S. L., & Stager, G, (2013). Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom. Torrance, CA: Constructing Modern Knowledge Press.

Preddy, L. (2013). School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6-12. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.

Roberts, D. (2010). Making Things Move : DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists. New York : McGraw-Hill

Roslund, S., & Rodgers, E.P. (2013). Makerspaces. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Books on Arduino and Raspberry Pi

Baichtal, J. (2013). Arduino for Beginners: Essential Skills Every Maker Needs. [S.l.] : Que Publishing.

Margolis, M. (2011). Arduino Cookbook. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.

McComb, G. (2013). Arduino Robot Bonanza. New York : McGraw-Hill.

Monk, S. (2013). Raspberry Pi Cookbook. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.

O’Neill, T., & Williams, J. (2013). Arduino (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Makers As Innovators). Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Partner, K. (2013). Raspberry Pi for Beginners. [S.l.] : Dennis Publishing.

Richardson, M., & Wallace, S.P. (2012). Getting Started with Raspberry Pi (Make: Projects). Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media.

Severance, C. R., & Fontichiaro. (2013). Raspberry Pi (Makers As Innovators: 21st Century Skills Innovation Library). Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Publishing.

Electronic Resources

Makerspace. (2012). High School Makerspace Tools & Materials. O'Reilly Media.

Makerspace (2013). Makerspace Playbook. O'Reilly Media.

Makerspace. (2013). Makerspace Playbook: School Edition. Maker Media. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US.

Young Makers. (2012). Maker Club Playbook. O'Reilly Media.

Additional Web Resources

ACRL TechConnect Blog

Arduino.cc

ALA Online Community- Digital Media Labs

ALA Online Community- Makerspaces

Creative Commons

Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century

Fab Central

Hackerspaces Wiki

Institute of Museum and Library Services- Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums

Learning Labs In Libraries and Museums Resource Information

Library as Makerspace Blog

Libraries & Maker Culture: A Resource Guide

MAKE magazine

MakerBot.com

Maker Faire.com

Maker Media.com

Maker Shed

Makered.org

Makerspace.com

Makerspaces and the Participatory Library- Facebook group

Makezine.com

Mt. Elliot Makerspace

Open Education Database (OEDb)- “A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources”

Raspberry Pi.org

ShopBot Tools

SparkFun Electronics

Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning Blog

Teen Makerspaces @ Your Library

The MakerBridge Blog

Thingiverse- "Digital Designs for Physical Objects"

Young Makers.org

YOUmedia Network: Reimagining Learning in the 21st Century

References

Abram, S. (2013). Makerspaces in Libraries, Education, and Beyond. Internet@Schools, 20(2), 18-20.

“About.” The YOUmedia Network. Web. 14 Nov. 2013 www.youmedia.org/youmedia-network

Anythink: A Revolution of Rangeview Libraries. (2013). Anything Brighton Awarded Grant to Design Teen Makerspace. Retrieved on November 8, 2013 from http://www.anythinklibraries.org/news-item/anythink-brighton-awarded-grant-design-teen-makerspace

Bagley, C. (2012) What is a Makerspace? Creativity in the Library. ALATechsource. Retrieved on November 10, 2013 from http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2012/12/what-is-a-makerspace-creativity-in-the-library.html

Bailey, J. (2012). From Stacks to Hacks: Makerspaces and LibraryBox. Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). Retrieved on November 8, 2013 from http://metro.org/articles/from-stacks-to-hacks-makerspaces-and-librarybox/

Batykefer, E. (2013). The Youth Maker Library. Voice Of Youth Advocates, 36(3), 20-24.

Behen. L.D. (2013). Recharge Your Library Programs with Pop Culture and Technology: Connect with Today’s Teens. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited.

Britton, L. (2012). Making Space for Creation, Not Just Consumption. Library Journal. Retrieved on November 8, 2013 from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption/

Colegrove, T. (2013). Editorial Board Thoughts: Libraries as Makerspace?. Information Technology & Libraries, 32(1), 2-5.

Davee, S. (2013). Celebrating Our Maker Corps Mentor Class of 2013. Maker Education Initiative: Every Child A Maker. Retrieved on November 8, 2013 from http://www.makered.org/tag/maker-corps/

Education Innovator. (2013). Maker Education Initiative. Retrieved on November 9, 2013 from http://blog.nwp.org/educatorinnovator/partners/maker-education-initiative/

FAQs. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2013, from Raspberry Pi website: http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs

Garcia, L. (2013). 6 Strategies for Funding a Makerspace. Edudopia. Retrieved on November 11, 2013 from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/6-strategies-funding-makerspace-paloma-garcia-lopez

Graham, R. (2013). Bring Back Home ec! The Case for a Revival of the Most Retro Class in School. Boston Globe. Retrieved on November 19, 2013 from http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/10/12/bring-back-home/EJJi9yzjgJfNMqxWUIEDgO/story.html?s_campaign=sm_tw.

Hlubinka, M. B. (2013). Funding School Makerspaces. Make. Retrieved on November 11, 2013 from http://makezine.com/2013/09/05/funding-school-makerspaces/

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TACOMA BEER FESTIVAL | TACOMA WINTER BEER Sat., Oct. 28, noon: The 4th annual South Sound Craft Beer Festival will feature 40 Washington breweries pouring over 150 craft beers. Our Washington brewers will feature Halloween themed, harvest, seasonal and first taste of winter beers. This indoor festival happens at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. Food will be available for purchase. Free Parking in Lot A. The Washington Beer Commission strongly encourages you to designate a driver. Designated driver admission is just $5 at the gate and includes complimentary water and soda. Ages: 21+. More TacomaWAnews details.   #BeerFest #TacomaBeer #TacomaCraftBeer

TACOMA COMEDY | TACOMA MYSTERY THEATER Sat., Oct. 28, 7-9 p.m., loosely based on the Salem witch trials, this mystery dinner theater is designed to benefit Radio Tacoma KTAH-LP 101.9 FM. More info: 253.590.6543. For all ages. Suggested donation: $25, with costume-$15 At the door Tacoma Friends Meeting address: 2508 S. 39th St., Tacoma. More TacomaWAnews details.   #TacomaComedy #TacomaMysteryTheater #TacomaWitch

TACOMA CRAFTS | TACOMA HOLIDAY Sat., Oct. 28, 4–5 p.m., Join us to make adorable spooky themed gingerbread houses out of chocolate graham crackers and an array of fall themed candy. Register to reserve a spot. Suitable for elders, adults, teens, tweens and grades K-5. If you register, arrive no later than 4:05 PM or your space is forfeited to drop-in attendees. Fern Hill Library Branch, 765 South 84th St., Tacoma WA 98444, Ph: 253.341.4724. More TacomaWAnews details. #TacomaHoliday #TacomaCrafts #TacomaGingerBread 

Now-Sun., Nov. 5 TACOMA EVENTS  |  TACOMA PLAY Saturday, Oct. 28., 11 a.m. - 2, Sunday, Oct 29, 2 p.m., The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (the musical). Adults: $15. Military/Students/Seniors $13. Children 12-and-younger $12. Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, WA 253.565.6867. More TacomaWAnews details.  #TacomaTomSawyer #TacomaEvent #TacomaPlay 

TACOMA DOG | TACOMA PUPPY Sat., Oct. 28, 10 a.m. Puppy Kindergarten. 11:30 a.m. Puppy II (intermediate) school. Good CitZEN Dog, 207 N. I Street, Tacoma, WA 98403. 253-752-6878, To enroll call or email Kirsten at 253-752-6878 or kirsten@goodcitizendog.com. More TacomaWAnews details. #TacomaDogTraining #TacomaPuppySchool #DogObedience

TACOMA HALLOWEEN | TACOMA COSTUME Sat., Oct 28, noon-5 p.m.The costume parade begins at 4 p.m. Enjoy a bunch of different activities for the whole family! Ghoulish crafts and coloring. A pumpkin toss! All at Bass Pro Shop, 7905 S Hosmer St Tacoma, WA. More TacomaWAnews details #TacomaEvents #TacomaHalloween #TacomaCostume

TACOMA EVENT | TACOMA CHOCOLATE Sat., Oct. 28, 1-2 p.m. It's National Chocolate Day! Celebrate with a local chocolatier, Tease Chocolates. Listen to a fun informative talk, hold a cocoa pod, and nibble on some chocolate. $3 suggested donation. More details: Joey Furuto, joeyf@tacomaparks.com. This chocolatey event happens at the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory,316 South G Street! More TacomaWAnews details.  #TacomaEvents #TacomaChocolate #TacomaChocolateDay

TACOMA EVENT | TACOMA THEATER Sat., Oct 28 (Nov. 2, Nov 3, Nov. 4 too) at 7:30 p.m., also Sat., Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. Theater at the University of Puget Sound. "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov (1896; English version, Jean-Claude van Itallie) follows a Russian family and their friends as they negotiate love, rejection, art and the passage of time through the complex tapestry of their interwoven lives. The spirit of the play revolves around universal experiences of loneliness, longing, self-doubt, and hope. Happens at Norton Clapp Theatre, inside Jones Hall. Get $11 tickets at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3100, or online. More TacomaWAnews details.  #TacomaEvents #TacomaTheater #TacomaUPS

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