The Saline County Library Makerspaces are equipped with tools, materials, and equipment available to our community free of charge. These spaces encourage creativity, problem-solving, and skill-building where ideas can be transformed into tangible creations. We have locations in Benton, Bryant, and East End! Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for commonly asked questions about our Makerspaces!
Our list of available tools and supplies is continually growing, and we’d love to know how we can better serve our community! Have an interest in a specific craft or tool? You can submit your suggestions for things you’d love to see in our Makerspace.
Benton Makerspace
Open Hours
- Monday 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- Wednesday 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Makerspace hours are subject to change for holidays or other circumstances, so please check our online calendar for our most up-to-date hours. If needed, any last-minute changes or closures will be posted on Saline County Library’s social media channels.
Equipment
- 3D printers
- 3D printing pens
- Acrylic, tempera, and watercolor paint supplies
- Button maker (small and large)
- Cardboard
- Clay (air dry, modeling, polymer + supplies)
- Comb binding machine + supplies
- Computers with Adobe Creative Suite software
- Computers with EQ8 quilting software
- Craft oven
- Cricut machine
- Die-cut machine + a variety of dies
- Dremel
Fiber art supplies (knitting, crocheting, wool felting, cross stitch, embroidery, macramé)
- General art supplies (colored pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, glue, hot glue guns, tape)
- Glowforge laser engraver
- Grommet tools
- Guillotine paper cutter
- Heat foiling pens
- Heat guns
- Heat press (flat and mug presses)
- How To books
- Iron/Ironing board
- Jewelry making supplies
- Laminator (small, thermal)
- Leatherworking supplies
- Light tables
- Paper (variety of sizes and colors, Scrapbook, origami, and quilling paper supplies)
- Paper trimmer
- Perler beads
- Photo printer
- Punches (hole punches, shapes, mushroom punches, animals)
- Rotary cutter + mats
- Scanner
- Serger
- Sewing machine
- Shrinky Dink supplies
- Silhouette machine
- Soldering tools
- Sublimation printer + supplies
- Vinyl (adhesive and HTV)
- Wood burning supplies
Bryant Makerspace
Open Hours
- Tuesdays 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Thursdays 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- 2nd and 4th Saturdays 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Makerspace hours are subject to change for holidays or other circumstances, so please check our online calendar for our most up-to-date hours. If needed, any last-minute changes or closures will be posted on Saline County Library’s social media channels.
Equipment
All equipment can be used during Makerspace Open Hours on a first-come, first-serve basis. Projects may not be stored in the Makerspace or the library. Any projects left at the close of the day will be discarded. Limited help will be available to assist with equipment and projects.
- 3D printer
- Acrylic, tempera, and watercolor paint supplies
- Button maker
- Cardboard
- Clay (air dry and modeling)
- Comb binding machine + supplies
- Die-cut machine + a variety of dies
- Dremel
- Fiber art supplies (knitting, crocheting, wool felting, cross stitch, embroidery)
- General art supplies (colored pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, glue, hot glue guns, tape)
- Guillotine paper cutter
- Heat foiling pens
- Heat guns
- Heat press (flat and mug presses)
- Knitting machine
- How To books
- Iron
- Jewelry making supplies
- Laminator (small, thermal)
- Leatherworking supplies
- Paper (variety of sizes and colors, Scrapbook, origami, and quilling paper supplies)
- Sewing machine
- Silhouette machine
- Sublimation printer + supplies
- Vinyl (adhesive and HTV)
East End CreativeSpace
The CreativeSpace in East End is similar to the Makerspaces in Benton and Bryant, but does not include fabrication technology or computer access. The CreativeSpace is the perfect place to work on handicrafts, create amazing works of art, design beautiful jewelry, or do smaller projects with simple tools. The CreativeSpace comfortably seats four people at a time and is available to all patrons while the library is open.
Open Hours
The CreativeSpace is available to all patrons during regular East End library hours.
CreativeSpace hours are subject to change for holidays or other circumstances, so please check our online calendar for our most up-to-date hours. If needed, any last-minute changes or closures will be posted on Saline County Library’s social media channels.
Equipment
- Paint supplies
- Felt
- Cardstock
- Origami paper
- Recycled book pages
- Watercolor paper
- Glue
- Glitter glue
- 3-D pen
- Pencils
- Scratch Art
- Scissors
- Oil Pastels
- Needles and thread
- Wax craft sticks
- Washi tape
- Graphite drawing kit
- Jewelry jig
- Chalk pastels
- Google eyes
- Ribbon
- Glue Gun
- Embroidery floss and kits
- Pipe cleaners
- Button Maker
- Yarn and crochet hooks/knitting needles
- Duct tape
- Sticker maker
- Rubber bands for bracelets
- Clay beads
- Misc. beads
- Tinker Toys
- Legos
- Jewelry tools/supplies
- Perler beads
- Qixels
- Knitting machine