On Saturday, April 14, a ribbon-cutting celebration and self-guided tour will mark the grand opening of the new Bellevue Library ideaX Makerspace. Patrons will encounter a beautiful, new library space to experience ideaX Makerspace—a place to learn new skills, whether it’s creating electronic circuits, making a robot, crafting with a 3-D pen, or mixing up a beat for a song. It will offer free STEAM education to more than 1.4 million residents.
Located on the first floor of the Bellevue Library, the workspace is library-operated and has a variety of resources available like art kits, sewing machines, a Cricut, sound recording equipment and more. The goal of Makerspace is to create community and support for your ideas and inspirations. It encourages creativity through art, design, coding, recording, and more through emerging technologies, as well as traditional…