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Angela Garcia- Amaya

New Makerspace Books

We recently bought books for the Makerspace, thanks to Friends Of The Library! These books are accessible to you as a reference while in the space! If you’ve ever found yourself struggling on a craft, or wanting to perfect your hobby, we have a variety of tutorial and…

A Marston and Alachua County Library Makerspace Collaboration!

For any student, libraries are essential. Whether it be for a quiet study space, a deep research dive, or a new procrastination activity, we’re always trying to find new ways to help out our patrons. We recently started a collaboration with the Alachua County Headquarters Library Makerspace,…

Gator Soldering Pop-Up Event!

On Wednesday, March 25th, the Makerspace held a pop-up soldering event just outside of Marston Science Library. This pop-up consisted of creating small, soldered gators for UF students to enjoy! One of our 3D Technicians, Tim, led the event. He helped breakdown the craft to students and assisted…

Draw your own sublimation design!

Sublimation is one of our most popular crafts at the Makerspace. Patrons can customize just about anything! Mousepads, t-shirts, mugs, tumblers, and more. As much as we love how popular it has become, we’ve noticed that sublimation scraps have started to pile up. Craft after craft, came scrap…

Sticker Contest Winner!

The Makerspace recently held a sticker contest in which patrons were invited to create and submit stickers that embodied our space. These stickers will be handed out at events, given as prizes, and available on request, so the artist will get to see their work reflected in our community.