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Libraries as community hubs: how makerspaces, hackerspaces and fab labs in libraries change their services and their role in the community: fundamental prerequisities

Community hubs are being established as a part of different educational, cultural and scientific institutions throughout the world. Lately, libraries have also recognized the need to revive their role as cultural community hubs which bring people together by offering different services and support, learning opportunities and different social activities to their community members. Maker movement and hacker culture in libraries enable their patrons to think in a creative way, to apply DIY solutions when encountering a certain problem, to take initiative and think for themselves. Libraries of all types should create space for media/maker/hacker/fab labs, provide tools and services and engage their patrons in the practice of joint creativity and hands-on learning keeping in mind that these new spaces aren't here to replace the library but to act as a new addition to its services and activities. This paper will use descriptive research methodology combined with the review of current literature, resources and trends in the field as well as a presentation of leading examples of library makerspaces, hackerspaces and fab labs in the world.

libraries ; library services ; community hubs ; makerspaces ; hackerspaces ; fab labs

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