A visitor expects to find books at a library, maybe movies and audio recordings. A laser cutter and 3D printers are more surprising, but those are among the many items available at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library’s Launch Pad Makerspace.
Located in the downtown Central Library, near the Lafayette Square entrance, the shared workspace is home to fabrication equipment, a recording studio, digital editing workstations, musical instruments, button makers and more.
“The idea at its core is to give access that people might not otherwise have for creative purposes,” says librarian and Launch Pad manager Jordan Smith.
Larger equipment stays in the makerspace, but there is a “Library of Things” waiting to be checked out. Those offerings include instruments, portable audio recorders, cameras,…
