A project years in the making, the Redwood City Public Library’s new Makerspace was unveiled to much fanfare on Thursday night.
Over 160 people attended a preview of the new community workspace, which will open officially in early 2022, offering the community free access to sewing equipment, 3D printers, and other tools, as well as a podcast studio and open space for coworking and educational programs. The Makerspace occupies the former Computer Lab on the bottom floor of the library.
“We are excited that we are at a sneak preview,” said Lisa Hicks-Dumanske, executive director of the Redwood City Library Foundation. “We’re not quite done yet. But we’re very close.”
City officials, donors and community members came out to tour the nearly completed space that Sarah LaTorra, the Library’s Division Manager of Customer Experience, described as a sort of…
