The I-Create lab has got into the holiday spirit this year with many crafts and decorations. All of this could not have been possible without the help of the Cricut Maker. The Cricut Maker helped create festive houses and ornaments, all by using construction paper and the imagination of our workers! The Cricut Maker can cut many types of paper and vinyl. Vinyl can be an adhesive or heat transfer material, both types come in a variety of colors and…
Libraries like to celebrate the holidays, too! Here are some festive displays from libraries that incorporate books and evoke the holiday spirit.First, we have some pretty cool snowpeople shared in the thumbnail of this post! From left to right:Sonja Shulz, a high school librarian in Texas, built this great snowmanFrom Gina Sheridan’s blog, “I Work at a Public Library”Courtesy of Irwin Library at Butler University, here’s another snowman built on a base made of reams of paper and sporting a top hat…
Good day, and Happy Holidays to everyone. For this blog I felt like I should do something holiday themed, and there is a small project that I am doing on the side for this year. I have been on Pinterest for far too many years, it is my go-to for inspiration on things to make. I have found my best recipes and craft projects from Pinterest. This blog is showing my current arts and craft project of creating an Eye…
Last Tuesday we held our Outstanding Faculty Speaker Event with Dr. Lon Seiger in the University Center! Although Dr. Seiger was our nomination for Spring 2020, due to COVID-19, we had to reschedule (and reimagine) this event. We decided to continue the event in-person with the required social distancing measures and contact tracing. This event was unique in comparison to our other Outstanding Speaker events not only because it was delayed, but also because participants got to create and take…
There is a bit of a rivalry brewing in the I-Create Lab. Since we have new rules set in place because of COVID-19, the I-Create Lab must work in two teams. So, the staff has worked on finding ways to stay connected. Now, some would immediately jump to thoughts of nice and encouraging notes, but those individuals don’t know the I-Create Lab team well enough (not yet at least). To stay connected (and entertained) two teams have been created -…
Ideas can be unpredictable. You never know where they might lead. This is the story of how an idea became a conference, and how the simple question “Why not?” set off a chain of events that, nine months later, has brought the libraries of the Texas A&M University System closer together and set the stage for future collaborations. TAMU-CC belongs to a large university system which includes 11 universities and eight state agencies. Each of those universities has at least…
Within the last two months, a lot has changed around the university and the world. Despite the changes, the I-Create MakerSpace Supervisors and Library Staff are hard at work to make a difference for those in need during this Pandemic. Sylvia Sanchez, MakerSpace Coordinator, and David Jones, MakerSpace Technician, have been spending their time, along with volunteers and library staff, at the closed I-Create Lab to utilize one of the labs' favorite pieces of equipment, the laser cutter. The laser…
We’re all adjusting to some changes right now, and just like you (probably), the library is working from home now! This means we’ve had to adapt our services a bit. We’re buying more ebooks, we’re responding to chats, phone calls, and email reference questions from our homes, and finally, we’ve taken our instruction online! We’re really missing our students these days, and not getting to see you all in the library is honestly a bummer. But just because we can’t…
Want to learn more about projects you can do at the I-Create Lab? If so, the I-Create Lab's workshops have been a great way to learn about projects anyone can do using the equipment in the lab. The first student lead workshop was "Painting 3D models," where patrons were invited to learn how to paint their 3D models made by the lab's 3D printers. Since then, the workshops have become more advanced, with the last two being a "Sticker Workshop"…
While the I-Create lab is full of neat gadgets and gizmos, it is nothing without our student workers. This month we are spotlighting one of our student workers, Skally Benitez. Skally has worked in the I-Create Lab for nearly a year and is a Senior here at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She is working on her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA). Skally received her Associates in Arts from South Texas College in 2018. Her focus in art is traditional art;…