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16 Ontario School Library Association differing interests, skills, and strengths. Implementing a makerspace program into your library can do just that. Makerspaces are nothing new and have been associated with libraries, in the united states at least, as far back as the 1800s, and the idea is currently gaining popularity again. schools and libraries are implementing makerspace programs to allow students to explore, build, create, and reflect. The question for busy educators is how to practically achieve this. Leslie Preddy's goal is to share "concepts and resources to create a school library makerspace on a budget with some kick-start genuine creativity." Her fast-reading reference is designed for anyone working with students in the Grade 6 to 12 range interested in starting up a makerspace program. she provides structural details and outlines, even explaining how makerspaces fit into today's Learning and common core standards (american). There is a full range of activities from cooking, sewing, circuitry, digital storytelling, upcycling, robotics, and more with detailed step-by-step procedures for many simple activities. a multitude of references--online and print--are provided in all topic areas, if your students wish to explore related issues or take their making to another level. The references provided are a highlight of this resource. you could get lost for days exploring the links that cover every aspect of makerspaces. Leslie Preddy's knowledge, research skills and creativity shine through the pages of school Library Makerspaces. The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed By Jessica Lahey HarperCollins 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-229923-9 An important book for anyone, parents and teachers alike, who is concerned with the development of today's youth into competent and independent members of society. Jessica Lahey taught hundreds of middle school students and had been bringing up her own two boys for ten years before the realization that a number of the parenting styles surrounding her, including her own, were causing a lack of "competence, independence, and academic potential" in today's children. The Gift of Failure is a journey of discovery as she worked to step back, allowing her boys to make mistakes, learn from them and grow. as a teacher, this understanding transformed her work and her interactions with students and their parents. In this book, she shares the benefits that arise from allowing children to fail. one of the joys of The Gift of Failure is Lahey never talks down to her audience. she outlines, historically, the development of the "overprotective, failure-avoidant parenting" of today. she is empathetic to parents, even rationalizing the reactions commonly seen on the sidelines of sports games and academic institutes of all levels. she demonstrates, with humour and common sense, how overwhelming the task of parenting is. In contrast, she provides simple-seeming initiatives to implement in the areas of household duties, friendships, sports and homework, acknowledging the difficulties with stories from her own family and others. although many tips and stories relate directly to parenting, it is a gift for teachers, too. she clearly explains how failure is embedded into the education system, explaining some conflicts between teachers and parents. Her chapter, Middle school: Prime Time for Failure, is a classic example of this, outlining how we require children who are on the cusp of maturity (or not) to complete tasks a number are not yet capable of, like organizing their binders and truly owning their agenda and homework. But, she points out, they need this time to experiment, fail and develop their executive functioning …continued from page 15