Today is the day, dear readers! Today I can reveal to you the cover of the makerspace project book that Aaron Graves and I have been working on all year!  You get to see it before Amazon even!

The Big Book of Makerspace Projects is available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.com and will be shipping out to you this October!

Here is the blurb from Amazon:

“Start-to-finish, fun projects for makers of all types, ages, and skill levels!

Written by two school librarians obsessed with making stuff, this easy-to-follow guide is full of hands-on, low-cost makerspace projects that will inspire inventors and makers of all ages. The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn features practical tips for beginners and open-ended challenges for advanced makers.

The book features dozens of classroom-tested, hands-on DIY projects and challenges. Each project features clear, non-technical step-by-step instructions with photos and illustrations to ensure success, expand the imagination, and foster innovation. You will explore recyclables hacks, smartphone tweaks, paper and sewing circuits, e-textiles, musical instruments, coding and programming, 3-D printing, and much, much more!

• Fun projects spur the creativity of makers at every skill level
• Covers trending technology such as littleBits, Makey Makey, and Sphero
• Authored by a pair of experienced educators and dedicated makers”

Exciting, right? Here is the Amazon link if you want to preorder or bookmark it.

Aaron and I are so excited to share the cover that our dear friend Kristi Taylor at Keen Bee Studio is doing a giveaway of one of our favorite maker shirts!

Makers Gonna Make

Color Options

She’s letting me give away two “Makers Gonna Make” shirts with the color options above and sized S- XL. Here’s the shop link if you want to see all her awesome maker/library shirts.

All you have to do to enter is follow @Keenbeestudio on Twitter and RT the giveaway tweet! You have until May 6th at midnight to enter!

For easy tweeting, here is the Retweet Giveaway Tweet (Bet you can’t say that 10 times fast!):