Make-a-thek

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Make-a-thek

make-a-thek is an exciting project funded by the EU, bringing together 9 international partners over the next 3 years.

We're setting up creative maker spaces in public libraries to explore circular fashion, traditional crafts, and local innovation.

09/04/2026

The Training of Trainers programme follows three steps:

💡 Adopt
Get to know the make-a-thek approach, explore circular and digital practices, and position yourself as a trainer.
🛠 Adapt
Experiment with tools and collaborative methods while adapting ideas to your local context.
🚀 Apply
Test your ideas and run your own community workshops and activities.

📅 Applications close April 12
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

07/04/2026

🚌 ✨ make-a-thek is hitting the road!

Equipped with tools, machines, and workshop kits, our bus will travel in three regions:

Germany, Poland, Czech Republic – May/June
Baltic States – August/September
Northern Spain & Portugal – October/November

The tour will kick off at re:publica in Berlin, 18-20 May 2026, where attendees can get a first impression of the bus, explore workshops, activities, and tools, and learn all the details about the upcoming journey. Along the way, the bus will host hands-on workshops, demonstrations, and collaborative events, connecting heritage crafts with digital innovation and ensuring access to circular learning beyond major cities.

07/04/2026

Join our Training of Trainers programme and become a make-a-thek Trainer!

📅 Applications close April 12
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

04/04/2026

Our Open Call is aimed at people who are passionate about community engagement, making and learning.

You should:
🌍 Be living or working in Europe (including Horizon Europe programme countries)
🧵 Have an interest in communities, fashion, crafts or digital fabrication
📚 Be excited to collaborate with local public libraries
🗓 Be available to take part in the programme between May and November 2026

The training sessions will be held in English. You don’t need to be fluent — basic understanding and communication is enough.
However, you should be fluent in the local language of the community where you plan to run your activities.

📅 Applications close April 12
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

31/03/2026

What you’ll learn as a make-a-thek trainer
The make-a-thek programme is designed to help you develop the skills and confidence to activate public libraries as spaces for making, learning and community collaboration.
During the programme, you will explore how to combine heritage crafts, circular thinking and digital tools in practical and accessible ways.

📅 Applications close April 12
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

29/03/2026

Who are we looking for? 🔍

We are looking for people who are excited to work closely with their local public libraries, helping transform them into active hubs for making, learning and community connection.
Above all, we value people who are passionate about co-creation and community engagement.

📅 Applications close April 12
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

27/03/2026

📣 Applications are now open!
We are looking for 18 enthusiastic people across Europe to become the next make-a-thek trainers and join our Training of Trainers programme starting April 27.

As part of the programme, you’ll learn how to turn public libraries into vibrant spaces for making, learning and community innovation.

You don’t need to be an expert to apply.
We are looking for people who are curious, community-driven and excited to co-create with others.

📅 Applications close April 12
👉 Apply via the link in our bio

16/03/2026

How can public libraries become powerful hubs for circular fashion, civic engagement, and shared responsibility? 📚♻️

Ahead of Fashion Revolution Week 2026, we’re hosting a special make-a-thek community call bringing together library practitioners, cultural institutions, and circular fashion advocates.
With and Agata Zgliczynska, we’ll explore how local initiatives can connect to a global movement and how libraries can become hubs for craftsmanship, textile storytelling, and community-led circular fashion.
Featuring insights from Agata’s project:
“Libraries as Bridges to Community Projects: Uniting People Around Saving Craftsmanship.”

Join us to exchange ideas and imagine new collaborations.

13/03/2026

🧵✨ We just wrapped another inspiring co-design session , diving deep into how libraries can evolve into vibrant hubs for making, repairing, and radical knowledge-sharing.

How can a library makerspace truly serve everyone? What tools do we need? The consensus was clear: it’s all about creating an accessible „living room“ for experimentation.

11/03/2026

🚀 Calling all innovators: Apply for the Fab City Awards 2026!

is one of our make-a-thek consortium members! They just launched the requirements to apply for the Fab City Awards 2026, which is an annual program recognising implemented and piloted initiatives that combine design, technology, and civic engagement.

2026 theme: Collective Action for Regenerative Urban Futures.

Winning projects receive funding, mentoring, lab access opportunities and a free ticket to present at Fab26 in Boston.

We are also excited to share that 3 members of our make-a-thek consortium are part of this year’s official jury!

Applications close April 29th, 2026.

Apply now: [https://fab.city/ongoing-awards/fab-city-awards-2026]

The program is powered by with support from , , , creating a global platform for projects turning local action into scalable urban solutions.

Consortium

28/02/2026

We visited Mareike from one of our Berlin pilot libraries, the Anna Seghers Library. The library already has a dedicated makerspace and shared insights into the structure of their existing projects.

Simple English version:
We visited our Berlin pilot library, the Anna Seghers Library. they already have a makerspace and told us how they organize their projects. it was very interesting.

Video description:
Hanna and Mareike are inside the library. they are shown the makerspace and talk about how the projects are structured and organized.

26/02/2026

Carina visited our Polish pilot library and received a small tour of the space. It was a great opportunity to see their work up close, learn more about their activities, and experience the library’s atmosphere.✨

Simple English version:
Carina visited our pilot library in Opole in Poland. she got a small tour and learned more about what they do. ✨

Video description:
🎥 Carina is being shown around the library. she gets a short tour and looks at the different spaces and activities.

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Via Tertulliano 70 (ingresso Al N°68)
Milan
20137

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http://makeathek.eu/

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