photograph of the exterior doors of the makerspace

Five Reasons to Visit the Makerspace Today!

  1. Tools!
a close up of organized tool bins with tags and labels

The Makerspace has an open library of tools for you to learn and put to use. We provide certification sessions for use of woodshop power tools, and you can sign up for a time for that course here.

2. Projects!

a close up of custom rubber and wood stamps with red prints of an icon of Swarthmore's McCabe Library

You can see the types of unique, creative, functional projects your colleagues and classmates get up to in the space, and quickly learn how to produce your own personal designs and objects with easy-entry techniques. Or, stay longer and dig into a project that takes more knowledge and know-how, aided by student techs in the Makerspace.

3. Materials!

a broad shot of a wall rack holding wood materials of various types and sizes

Are you curious about creating things from scratch, working with your hands, producing something you’d otherwise buy on your own, or making something that lasts?

4. Inter-species community!

a zoomed in phone camera picture of a groundhog basking in the grass behind Whittier Hall

The fields around Whitter are a veritable cornucopia of woodland critters. Come bask in the pastoral calm of East coast native fauna and other furry chonkers.

5. Your friends!

a photograph of four students working on leather keychains together at a table

The prime reason, as ever, to visit the Makerspace this semester is to find a cohort of curious and clever friends to make things along with. Find new traction on group projects in the physical fabrication realm. Peer over someone’s shoulder to see what they’re working on. And above all, feel welcomed and encouraged to try things outside your normal lane.

And welcome back!