A vinyl cutter, 3-D printers, a sewing machine and five high powered computers are now available to all Chico State students thanks to a new Makerspace that opened in Meriam Library Feb 6.



Patrick Newell, the dean of the library, said he had been wanting to put in a Makerspace in the library since he first got hired two years ago.
According to Newell, the location also serves the purpose of being a high traffic area that’s visible to lots of students, making it easy for students of all academic disciplines to see the space in use and be inspired.
“If we…