Next time you’re out book shopping, consider grabbing Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement… and when you do, you can read about Milwaukee Makerspace!
Besides being a book that covers 25 incredible projects, it also looks at the people and spaces that created them, and gives a nice overview of hacker/makerspaces, and what you need to do to get one started in your area.
With the holidays coming up, you may want to add this to your wish list. (Personally, I couldn’t wait, so I ordered mine, got it already, and started reading it!)