Make It @ Your Library

In 2012, we came together as part of ILEAD USA, an IMLS grant funded library program, with the intention of helping librarians realize makerspace projects in their communities. A few months later, we had the concept for this site, and Make It @ Your Library was starting to take shape!

This site is brought to you in collaboration with Instructables and it is our hope that through this site, libraries of all stripes and sizes will be able to experiment with maker projects. Make it @ Your Library believes that content creation in the library is a vital direction for our libraries to pursue. Maker projects don’t need to be the result of thousands of dollars of space renovation, equipment or special staffing. The projects on this site, powered by Instructables and vetted by librarians, are a great way to begin. Happy creating!

Please note: We, Make It @ Your Library, receive all project content directly from Instructables and we review the content and concept of each project as a whole. While some projects may have minor flaws (typos, grammatical errors, language, etc.), we believe the overall content of these projects is of high quality. Please exercise good judgment, safety, and responsibility when selecting and creating any of the projects on this site. Not all projects can (or should) be created in every library and it is your responsibility to know what level of activity can reasonably be undertaken in your institution.