Adoption of Makerspace by Public Libraries for National Rebirth: Edo State in Focus

The public library is established to be a citadel of learning, cultural rebirth, national development, information and knowledge creation. It is no longer seen as a dormant building housing outdated information bearing materials. To this end, the 21st century public library users now visit the library with a lot of expectations and this is the reason why the library must always be above board in meeting their patrons' needs which encapsulate makerspace provision for creativity. This paper therefore investigated state of public library development in Nigeria: Edo State in focus, role of public libraries in national development, level of makerspace adoption in public libraries, integrating makerspace in public libraries for Edo State development, benefits of makerspaces in public libraries and many more.