ST. GEORGE — Not everyone has access to a 3D printer, laser cutter, soldering equipment or other tools that can help with the production of small-scale projects — or potentially create the “next big thing” that could prove highly innovative. This is why makerspaces are offered to the public across the county by the Washington County Library System.

“A makerspace is an area where people can go to make, create, to learn, to play with things they wouldn’t normally have access to in their home,” Washington County Library Director Joel Tucker said during a presentation Tuesday before the Washington County Commission.
“It’s a place where people…