Santori Library
Eola Road Branch
West Branch
Bookmobile
Pickup Locker
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1 - 7 p.m.
1 - 4 p.m.
Appointments are not required, yet guarantee machine availability for your visit.
Make an appointment by calling 630-264-4117 or online here. Appointments must be made at least one day in advance.
The Makerspace has a pair of Bambu Labs X1-Carbon 3D printers that print in PLA. PLA is a safe, high-quality biodegradable plastic filament.
The Cricut Explore Air 2 and the Brother ScanNCut SDX 125E can be used to cut designs out of a variety of materials. Create a design with the Cricut Design Space, then cut on cardstock or other materials up to 2 millimeters thick.
The Brother ScanNCut scans and traces your designs and precisely cuts them out. The ScanNCut can cut material up to 3 millimeters thick.
The Makerspace heat press can transfer your designs to fabric, hats, and mugs! Single-color heat-transfer vinyl cut on the Roland GS-24 or Cricut Explore Air 2 can be used, as can full-color designs printed using our sublimation printer. Make promotional materials for your business, or creative goodies for your family and friends!
The Makerspace has two laser cutters available for customer use: the Epilog Mini and the Glowforge. Our laser cutters can cut and engrave a variety of materials, including wood, acrylic, leather, cardboard, and more! Materials for laser cutting, including specialty items such as cutting boards, keychains, and coasters, are available for purchase.
The HP can print posters up to three feet wide on a variety of materials, including glossy, heavyweight, adhesive, and outdoor paper. Grommets are available for certain materials.
The sublimation printer can print full-color designs created using the Makerspace’s creative software onto fabric, plastic, or metal sublimation blanks.
The Roland GS-24 can cut vinyl decals up to two feet wide in an assortment of colors. Oracal 651 permanent outdoor adhesive vinyl is available for purchase in the Makerspace and can be used on windows, vehicles and more. The Makerspace also has a supply of Siser Easyweed Vinyl which can be used with our Heat Press to create your very own T-shirts!
Affinity - This all-in-one graphic design software is used for vector design, digital illustration, and photo editing.
Adobe Acrobat Pro – Adobe’s PDF editor
Adobe Illustrator – Adobe’s drawing program that allows you to work with vectors.
Adobe InDesign- Adobe’s layout software allowing you to create flyers, menus, and brochures.
Adobe Lightroom- Adobe’s photo management software.
Adobe Photoshop – Adobe’s painting program that can edit photos, create graphics, and more.
Bambu Studio - This slicing software is optimized for use with Bambu Labs 3D printers.
Blender - This software is a 3D creation suite used for 3D modeling and animation.
Corel Suite 2025 – Drawing and painting software
Cricut Design Space – This software allows you to access the Cricut and cut a variety of materials.
GIMP - This software is an open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
Roland CutStudio - This software allows you to easily prepare designs for vinyl cutting.
| 3D Printing PLA | $.05 a gram |
| Siser Easyweed HTV | $3.00 a ft |
| Oracal Outdoor Sticker Vinyl | $1.00 a ft |
| Standard, Heavyweight, Photo Paper | $5.00 a ft |
| Outdoor Banner Paper | $10.00 a ft |
| Sublimation Printing (Sublimation Sheet Size (8.5x11) | $1.00 a sheet |
| Laser and Sublimation Materials | At Cost |
On the 1st floor of Santori Library.
Monday - Thursday from 1 - 7 p.m. and Friday - Saturday from 1 - 4 p.m.
No, the Makerspace is open for walk-in use. A reservation for a specific machine may be made to guarantee availability. A customer without a reservation can use an available machine for up to 1 hour.
A customer or group of customers can reserve a single machine for 1 hour per day. Reservations will be honored up to 15 minutes past the scheduled time.
No, each customer or group of customers is limited to a single reservation per day.
Yes, all customers are encouraged to use the machines independently. Staff are available to teach new customers the basics of operating the machines, offer troubleshooting help, and process payment for materials.
The 3D printers and sublimation printer are operated by Makerspace staff.
Makerspace supplies include rubber gloves for working with certain glues or paints, heat-resistant gloves for operating the heat press, and an air purifier. Makerspace staff may require customers to use safety precautions when working on certain projects. A signed facilities and equipment waiver is required from all customers before use of the Makerspace machines.
There is no time limit on using the Makerspace. Customers may use a machine for more than 1 hour so long as no other customers are waiting to use it; if another customer is waiting, the first customer should end their use of the machine within 10 minutes of being notified.
Customers over the age of 12 are allowed to use the Makerspace. Customers under the age of 18 must have a caregiver's written approval to operate Makerspace machines.
Yes, we welcome any customers to use the Makerspace regardless of where they live.
Materials for all machines are sold in the Makerspace at cost. Customers are required to use the provided materials for the plotter printer, 3D printers, and vinyl cutter.
Yes, customers are welcome to bring in outside materials for use with our Cricut, laser cutter, or heat press. Please note that all materials must be reviewed by Makerspace staff to ensure that they are safe to use. It is recommended that customers bring in a receipt showing where the material was purchased and what its intended use is.
3D print requests may be sent to Makerspace staff using the 3D printing request form. Makerspace staff cannot accept remote requests for any other projects.
