Makerspaces

Ah, those librarians, quietly joining, or perhaps fomenting, a revolution. 

A few links on Makerspaces:

http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/

http://library-maker-culture.weebly.com/what-are-they.html

http://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Makerspace-Playbook-Feb-2013.pdf

http://renovatedlearning.com/makerspace-resources/

So, are Makerspaces, sometimes referred to as Hackerspaces, f2f or online? Are they a hybrid of the two? Is one possible without the other?