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Library makerspace
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<p>A library <a href="/facts/Makerspace/acq7e6hb">makerspace</a>, also named Hackerspace or Hacklab, is an area and/or service that offers library patrons an opportunity to create intellectual and physical materials using resources such as computers, <a href="/facts/3D_printing/lbvWU3t0">3-D printers</a>, <a href="/facts/3D_scanning/V972Q4RM">3D scanning</a>, audio and video capture and editing tools, and traditional <a href="/facts/Arts_and_crafts/MXjkwQQD">arts and crafts</a> supplies. In the field of library science, <a href="/facts/Makerspace/acq7e6hb">makerspaces</a> are classified as a type of library service offered by librarians to <a href="/facts/Patron/7PwxjCXt">patrons</a>. </p>