The Eugenia H. Young Memorial Library wants to help folks get creative.
On Monday, the library celebrated the opening of a new makerspace room where patrons can conceive, design and create various projects using materials provided by the library.
Located where the library circulation area used to sit, the makerspace comes equipped with a 3D printer, vinyl cutter, poster maker, sewing machine and heat press. The new space is something Sarah Edmonds, library adult services manager, said will help the library better serve the community.
“A library is more than books. We have to continue to grow and stay relevant in our community and to continue to serve our community,” she said. “This adds value because you can be a child and explore and create and learn or you can be an entrepreneur who wants to create a prototype or you can be a retired person and have something to come in…