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Rosanne Renzetti

10 August 2018

‘Team in’ Training - Collaborative Makerspace Training

Wondering how to get your staff on board with a new makerspace? We have a guest blog post from Chantale Boileau, Adult Services Librarian for Barrie Public Library (and about-to-be-APLL-grad), outlining Barrie's approach to training and staff engagement:The Barrie Public Library (BPL) opened a makerspace called the Collaboratory (‘CoLab’ - a name voted on by staff) in December 2017 at our Downtown library branch. Engaged staff ensure the success of this new service point for adults and teens 13+.We realize there ...

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