Makerspaces and ideaX
Make, play, and invent at your library.
Learn science, technology, engineering, arts, and math skills at your community library. Visit our makerspaces, creative labs where you can do and make fun things. Come learn with us!
Visit a Makerspace
Bellevue Library ideaX Makerspace
Push your creativity to new bounds at the Bellevue Library ideaX Makerspace.
Federal Way Library Makerspace
A makerspace is coming to the Federal Way Library! Find out what you can do in the new space.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Makerspaces are free, library-operated workspaces for people of all ages. All are welcome to learn, create, and collaborate together through hands-on experiences. Our Makerspaces include equipment and supplies for:
- Art,
- Sewing,
- Audio and video recording,
- Coding,
- Robotics, and more.
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You will find the Makerspace on the first floor of the Bellevue Library.
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This space is for everyone. Some workshops may have age and size limits due to the content or availability of tools. Be sure to read class descriptions or ask a staff member for details before attending.
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Arts and Crafts
- 3 Doodler Start (ages 5-13), and Create (14 and up)
- 3 Doodler Create
- Craft materials including yarn, knitting needles, hand sewing, coloring, sculpting clay, etc.
- Painting and Sketch materials
- Sewing Machines (Janome HD 3000, Singer Ultralock Serger)
Design and Engineering
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3D Printer
- Models: Prusa I3 MK3S & PRUSA I3 MK2S
- Printing filament used: PLA 1.75mm
- Variety of colors
- Length of print jobs: No more than two hours, once a week
- Cost: Free through KCLS Foundation Grant and Bellevue Friends of the Library, charges in the future
- Cricut Maker
- HP Sprout
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Laser Cutter
- Model: Epilog Mini 18"x12"
- Items to be etched/cut: wood, acrylic, coated metal, fabric, leather (Please talk to a staff member for details.)
- Length of time: No more than two hours, once a week
- Cost: Free through KCLS Foundation Grant, charges in the future
Digitization and Preservation
- VHS digital converter
- Audio cassette digital converter
- Flatbed and Flip Scanner
- Vinyl record converter
- Super 8 and 8mm film digital converter
- Thermal Laminator
Electronics and Coding
- Arduino
- Little Bits
- Makey Makey
- Snap Circuits
Filmmaking and Photography
- Canon EOS Mirrorless Camera
- Stop Motion Animation
Robotics
- Cubelets
- Mindstorm
- Ozobots
Sound and Recording
- Ableton Live
- Ableton Push 2
- Microphones
- Ukuleles
- Apogee ONE
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Makerspace Digital Design Workstations and Design Makerspace Laptops
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Alice 3
- Arduino
- Atom
- Audacity
- Blender
- Clickteam 2.5
- Cricut Design Space
- Gimp 2
- Kerbal Space Program
- LayOut 2016
- littleBits Code Kit App
- Meshlab
- Meshmixer
- Mindstorms Programming
- Minecraft
- Repetier-Host
- Scratch
- Sculptris
- Sketchup
- Snap Circuits Winscope
- Stencyl
- Style Builder 2016
- VisualSFM
- Virtual Robotics ToolKit
Makerspace iPads
- MakerspaceiPads
- Apogee-Maestro
- Cricut Basics
- Cricut Design
- Cubelets
- CubeletsBlockly
- GarageBand
- HP Sprocket
- iMovie
- Lego Mindstorms Programming, Programmer & Commander
- littleBits
- Minecraft Stop-Motion Movie Creation
- Ozobot & Ozobot Evo
- The One Smart Piano
- Scratch Jr.
- SoundCloud
- stikbot
- Stop Motion
- Swift Playgrounds
