New 3D Printing Rules and Guidelines
Since we opened almost 2 years ago we’ve learned a lot about 3D printing. We’ve helped hundreds of students, faculty, and staff learn to 3D print, and our printers have run for around 10,000. Now…
Makerspace Team Grows!
Makerspace is happy to announce that our team has grown! We are also excited to welcome back our Student Ambassadors for the 2023-2024 school year, including some new faces. Head to Our Team to learn…
New Lendable Technology!
The TRU Library Makerspace has added new technology into our lendable collection. You can now use your TID to borrow: a Blue Yeti Mic to record audio at home an iPad to create digital art…
2023 CELT Faculty Makerspace Grant Awardees
The TRU Library Makerspace is delighted to announce the two successful applicants for the Spring 2023 Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) Faculty Makerspace Grants: Harshita Dhiman and Katelin Pietrusinski from the Career…
Makerspace featured in podcast episode of You Got This!
Makerspace has been featured on TRU’s Brenna Clarke Gray’s podcast You Got This! Brenna is a coordinator of educational technologies at Learning Technology and Innovation where they support TRU’s community in using technology and media…
Makerspace Sustainability Incubator Funded!
We are excited to announce that our “Makerspace Sustainability Incubator” proposal was successfully funded through the TRU Sustainability Grant Fund! We are incredible excited and grateful for the opportunity to work with the TRU Sustainability…
The Makerspace Faculty Grant – Supporting learning through making
Written by Kirsten Glass Awarded for the first time in October of 2022, the Makerspace Faculty Grants are already pushing forward development of new classroom maker experiences, shaking up and enhancing what instructional approaches look…
Research Project Starting Next Week in the Makerspace
Hello Makerspace users! Starting next week we will be conducting a research project that aims to understand the culture and impact of the TRU Library Makerspace. Through this research we hope to understand how the…
New School Year, New Ambassador Program!
Written by Kirsten Glass Makerspace has been bustling with more and more users since opening in February of 2022. This fall to support all these users, the TRU Makerspace team expanded to include five new…
Makerspace Welcomes New Staff Members
Written by Kirsten Glass As staff members have transitioned at the TRU Library, Makerspace is so excited to welcome two new staff members to the Makerspace team this fall! With the departure of the cherished…