You want a What in the What?

A month before school started this year, the Media Specialists were told to incorporate a Makerspace area into our Media Centers.  A WHAT?  Once I learned what a Makerspace is, I started planning.  I am not one who makes waves.  I am that crazy person who likes to do everything to the best of their ability.  I googled and googled in order to come up with ideas for my Makerspace.  I was not going to be the librarian who just put a puzzle out and said “There, I have a Makerspace Area”.  To say the least, it has been a CRAZY year!

I was also told that not only did I have to include Makerspace Activities, but I needed to make new signs renaming my Media Center…to what else…. Innovation Center!  Don’t get me started on how many times I answered the phone and said “Innovation Center, may I help you”? And the response was “I was calling the library” or “The What?”.