This volume brings together librarians and researchers working in engineering, education, writing, and other areas in the US for 15 chapters on creating anti-oppressive, inclusive, and equitable makerspaces in libraries. They describe systemic inequities in makerspaces, including critical race theory as an approach to anti-oppressive conversations and programming in makerspaces, the experiences of women of color, the spatial implications of makerspaces, and the need for a shift from needs analysis to brokering power in makerspaces; movement, empathy, and inclusion in youth makerspaces, including physical movement and activity, trauma-informed making, and inclusion in school library makerspaces; perspectives on and narratives about the Maker Movement, with discussion of barriers to inclusivity, supporting making in libraries rather than makerspaces, creating a space that emphasizes feminist pedagogy and mentorship, and the relational and collaborative making practices of women in technology; and policies and procedures, such as cross-collaborations, hiring practices, attracting diverse student communities, and the environmental features of makerspaces that could create feelings of impostor syndrome. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
