MakerSpaces within schools and school libraries provide powerful contexts and opportunities for students to learn and develop new skills. As the MakerSpace Movement “draws upon the innately human desire to make things using our hands and our brains”, school MakerSpaces can provide this necessary outlet for students, fueling engagement, creativity and curiosity at the same time (Fleming, 2015, p.2). For example, a research study conducted by Small (2014) found that “students who participated in activities involving innovation were inquisitive, imaginative and motivated. They wanted to solve real problems that could help people” (as cited in Moorefield-Lang, 2015, p. 108).
