It used to be called the library, and then the media center, but now a room on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools is a “makerspace.”
“We’re calling it The Hub because we want this to be the center of the school,” said Jacqueline Treadwell, media specialist. “We want everyone to come in here to collaborate, to use their skills to create things.
“We feel our school is a giant makerspace,” she said. “We want students to be able to learn from each other.”
The idea is to make available equipment that may be in the shops of particular career majors but is not in every shop. Retractable electrical extension cords hang from the ceiling to power laptop computers that are stored in a rolling cart. There are 3-D printers, laser engravers, a wide-format printer for posters, and a vinyl cutter. Students asked for sewing machines, so…
