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SFU W.A.C Bennett library will have a new Media and Maker Commons space

The SFU W.A.C Bennett library at the Burnaby campus will be getting a new Media and Maker Commons space which is slated to open in fall 2019. The new space, set to be located in the southwest corner of the library’s main floor, will have 3D-printers, a laser cutter, a sewing machine, a working antique letterpress, open benches for project work, small electronics, and other features, according to Gwen Bird, university librarian and dean of libraries in an email interview with The Peak. “The goal is to create a student-focused space that will support students’ creative curricular and co-curricular work,”…

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