MannUfactory, the student resource hub in Mann Library, hoped to become a creative outlet for Cornellians. However, it has struggled to attract numbers since its opening last fall.
MannUfactory is a “makerspace” with various resources that encourages “cross-discipline collaboration, experimentation, and learning,” according to its website. Resources include 3D printing, button pins, sewing and virtual reality headsets.
“There was a clear need for an intro-level space where anyone can come in to learn and experiment with things, no matter what department or college they are in,” Camille Andrews, Emerging Literacies Librarian and MannUfactory staff member, told The Sun.
To raise awareness of the space this year, Andrews said she reached out to student groups on campus and spoke at first-year and transfer student orientations to inform them of the resources at the…
