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Technology has affected every sphere of life whereby people are moving from the paradigm of buying everything they need to making those things themselves. Libraries have keyed into most of these developments by involving in every emergent technology as noted by Massis (2014), that librarians are always on the cutting edge of the latest, newest, most high-tech service delivery models, and that is why the topic of "makerspace in libraries" seems very much top of mind. Makerspaces are rapidly growing in popularity as a unique way for libraries of all types to serve their users (Robinson, 2015). Although a nascent technology, the place of makerspace in libraries cannot be overemphasized; it draws users to the library and promotes collaboration among learners. The advent of makerspace technology promises to pave way for unlimited proliferation of knowledge and new ideas among scholars. The tide of this technology is gradually spreading globally, and libraries are getting involved in this trend by advocating makerspace in libraries. As reported by Colegrove (2013), a number of libraries across the country have been actively expanding makerspace within the physical library and exploring its impact. Balas (2012) and Britton (2012), cited in Pryor (2014), remarked that makerspaces in libraries are definitely a trending topic in library discussion and literature, but much of the attention in this area has focused on public libraries. In the same vein, Boyle et al. (2014) added that:
[...] the establishment of creative spaces (any place where the community can come together for informal and shared social learning) in public libraries has been an emerging trend worldwide in recent years.
One of the latest to latch onto the trend is the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich, which held the grand opening Sunday for its new Forge makerspace lab (Ela Area Public Library, 2015). Bagley (2012) attested that "most of these early makerspaces are in public libraries". This is also evident in the Web-based survey conducted by Burke (2013) whereby 51 per cent of respondents were in public libraries, 36 per cent in academic libraries and 9 per cent were in school libraries. Nevertheless, it has become a recent development in academic libraries as well (Turner et al. , 2013). Libraries provide resources for not only...