Creating Makerspace in School Libraries in Nigeria: Implications and Challenges

Abstract

Libraries of all types are expected to be places where knowledge and skills are acquired. Thispaper attempts to look at the implications and challenges of creating makerspace in schoollibraries in Nigeria. Makerspace creates avenue for students to identify their talents/skills, satisfytheir curiosity, bring their imaginative ideas to life and emerge with quality products to show. Thepaper rests on the theory of constructionism propounded by Seymour Papert which stipulates thatlearning occurs in the students head. The paper also rests on the theory of participatory cultureand learning which simply means that students come together in a social space, put their handsto work and come out with great products. The paper identified the implications and challengesof creating makerspace in school libraries in Nigeria and concluded that there is a need to havemakerspace in school libraries in Nigeria as this will create route of networking among students.