The mannUfactory is a place where any person can find the tools to make just about anything.
Cornell University Library’s makerspace, in 112 Mann Library, offers Cornellians and Ithaca College students and community members the use of equipment ranging from cutting-edge devices for 3-D printing and virtual reality to low-tech supplies like yarn, buttons and glue.
It’s also a collaborative space where people can come together and exchange knowledge, whether they’re producing an item for a class project, as part of their research or just for fun. It’s open to all, regardless of college, major or Cornell affiliation.
“Everybody needs creativity. Everybody needs to experiment, and everybody needs to learn how to try and to fail,” said Camille Andrews, Mann Library’s emerging…
