Equipment

All of the equipment in the Makerspace is available for the public to use. Adult supervision is required for anyone under the age of 11. 

The 3D printer and the Cricut Maker require training in advance. Contact Sarah French to make a training appointment. Once trained, you may ask at the Circulation desk to use the equipment. You will need your library card. If you do not have a library card with us, we can provide a guest checkout.

All other equipment may be used at any time. You may also request training or assistance by contacting Sarah French.

Equipment available: 

  • Lulzbot Mini 3D Printer (cost: first print free then 20 cents/gram)graphic
  • Brother Computerized Sewing Machine
  • Cricut Maker (cutting machine)
  • Craft Oven
  • Accuquilt (fabric cutting dies)
  • Big Shot Sizzix (die cutting and embossing)
  • Minc Machine (foil applicator)
  • Button Maker (cost: small 10 cents, large 25 cents each)
  • Scanner (for photos, documents, film negatives, and slides) 
  • Thermal Laminator (cost: 15 cents/pouch)

You may reserve most equipment in up to 2-hour increments. Click here to make a reservation! 

Sarah French
sfrench@whitewater-wi.gov | 262-458-2782

Conversion & Archiving Equipment

Convert and archive your memories using our equipment! We have the following equipment available for the public to use at any time: 

  • Vinyl to CD or Digitalphoto of equipment
  • VHS to DVD or Digital
  • 8mm and Super 8 to Digital
  • Cassette to CD or Digital
  • CD or DVD to Digital
  • Negatives/Slides to Digital
  • Photos/Documents to Digital

 

 

There is no cost to use our conversion equipment. We also offer a full-service option for a fee.

Click here to reserve the scanner, VHS-to-digital or 8mm/Super 8-to-digital equipment in up to 2-hour increments. 

Contact Sarah French for more information, a quote for the full-service option, or to book a training appointment. You can reach her by phone at 262-458-2782 or via email at sfrench@whitewater-wi.gov

Note: Do not use any of the equipment for illegal or unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted materials or content you have no right to reproduce or distribute. This equipment is for preserving your personal content only, such as home movies.

Supplies & Tools

Some of the supplies and tools we have available are in storage. Ask any staff member to access anything that is not located in the makerspace. Need help reaching an item? Ask any staff member for assistance. 

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  • Polymer Clay Kit
  • Beading Kit
  • Needle Felting kit
  • Leather Tools kit
  • Calligraphy kit
  • Stamps and ink pads (we have a lot of them!)
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Embroidery floss and hoops
  • Buttons
  • Gel pens
  • Paint makers
  • Rubber band loom
  • Pastels
  • Prismacolor colored pencils
  • Prismacolor art markers
  • Bianyo alcohol ink makers
  • Iron
  • Seam iron
  • Hot glue gun
  • Plastic strip heater
  • Wool winder
  • Circle cutter
  • Knitting loom
  • Pom-pom maker
  • Paper punches

 

 

 

Digital Creation Station Laptop Software

The library has two laptops in the Makerspace that the public can use for the following digital creation softwares: 

  • Blender -- 3D creation and animation
  • Inkscape -- illustration
  • Gimp -- photo editor
  • Cura -- 3D printing
  • Openshot -- video editor
  • Audacity -- audio editor
  • Cricut Design Space
  • VLC media player
  • Freemake video converter
  • Paint 3D -- beginner illustration

 

 

 

 

If you have questions or require assistance, contact Sarah French at sfrench@whitewater-wi.gov | 262-458-2782

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