Space Availability - LSC-CyFair Library MakerSpace / Innovation Lab Location

AGE REQUIREMENTS

• Adults (ages 18+): May reserve and use any equipment in the Makerspace lab. May also serve as guardian to those ages 12-15. All users must have completed any required mandatory training.
• Teens (ages 16-17): May reserve and use any equipment in the Makerspace lab. All users must have completed any required mandatory training.
• Teens (ages 13-15): May use or operate Makerspace equipment under the direct supervision of an adult or guardian (age 18+) who made the reservation. The adult must be present in the lab during the entire reservation booking time. Both the teen and adult must have completed any required trainings. No exceptions.
• Age 12: May use only the sewing machines under the direct supervision an adult or guardian (age 18+) who made the reservation. The adult must be present in the lab during the entire reservation booking time. Both the child and the adult must have completed any required trainings. No exceptions.
• Ages 11 or younger: Not allowed in the Makerspace lab unless under the direct supervision of library personnel during an official library program and/or event. No exceptions.

REQUIRED TRAINING

• All patrons who will use and/or operate Makerspace equipment must complete any applicable mandatory training, in-person, for each piece of equipment they plan to use—BEFORE submitting a Makerspace reservation for that equipment.
• Patrons must successfully complete the training/orientation and earn the related HCPL Maker Badge—BEFORE submitting a Makerspace reservation for that equipment.
• Training, also called Orientation at some locations, may be taken or attended at any HPCL branch offering the required equipment training, even if it's not the Makerspace location where the patron plans on submitting a reservation.

CREATOR EQUIPMENT

• Cricut Maker 4
• Embroidery Machine
• Sewing Machine
• Sublimation Printer

3D PRINTING EQUIPMENT

• Makerbot Sketch Print
• Prusa Core One
• Prusa Mini+

LAP/EQUIPMENT USAGE

GENERAL LAB EQUIPMENT AND MACHINE USAGE GUIDELINES

• Only patrons identified on a confirmed reservation may be in the lab at the time of the reservation. No additional patrons may enter the lab unless at the direction of official library personnel.
• All patrons in the lab must be specifically named on the reservation AND have completed the mandatory training for the equipment reserved, earned the required equipment badge, and received official confirmation from the library.
• Only the specific equipment reserved and confirmed may be used. Use of any other equipment in the lab is strictly prohibited.
• Patrons must begin cleaning up and vacating the lab at least 15 minutes before their reservation end time. The room configuration and/or equipment station should be returned to its original setup.
• No food or drink allowed in the lab. No exceptions.
• A signed liability waiver is required of all patrons ages 18+ using the lab and/or the equipment and machines therein. A signed liability waiver is required of all patrons ages 14-17, including the signature of the parent or guardian accompanying them. The parent(s) or guardian(s), age 18+, are fully responsible for any minors under their supervision. 
• Maker labs are intended to provide access to maker equipment. Patrons are expected to design and complete their own project. Staff will be present to facilitate machine operation only and are not responsible for file creation or file modifications.
• The library reserves the right to share any patron projects created in the lab and/or made on the library’s equipment—on library marketing materials and/or social media channels.

RESTRICTIONS

• Lone Star College and/or Harris County Public Library’s Makerspace and/or the equipment/machines therein may be used only for lawful purposes. Users are not permitted to use the Library’s maker machines to create material that is:
  • Prohibited by local, state or federal law.
  • Unsafe, harmful, dangerous, poses an immediate threat to the well-being of others, or is otherwise inappropriate for the Library environment. (Such use may also violate the terms of use of the manufacturer.)
  • In violation of another's intellectual property rights. For example, the maker machines will not be used to reproduce material that is subject to copyright, patent or trademark protection.
• The Library reserves the right to refuse any project request.
• Supervision of the use of the maker machines by Library staff does not constitute knowledge or acknowledgment of any unapparent final use of the product, and the Library specifically disclaims any knowledge thereof.
• The library does not accept responsibility if a project is destroyed, does not print correctly, does not work, of if any of the patron’s personal material is damaged or destroyed while using library maker machines.
• Users may not plug personal computer equipment such as external storage devices into the Library’s computer network or maker machines without approval from staff at the time of machine use.
• Abuse of machines and/or scheduled lab time may result in the loss of use privileges.

PROHIBITED USAGE AND/OR ACTIVITIES

The solicitation or sales of products or services, charging admission or registration fees, and/or soliciting donations other than in conjunction with a program or event sponsored or hosted by the LSC-CyFair Library Friends 501(3)(c) organization are prohibited.

The creation and/or generation of any physical and/or digital, visual and/or sound, materials (in any way, shape, or form) that violate LSC and/or HCPL acceptable use guidelines, technology guidelines, and/or security guidelines is strictly prohibited.

The creation and/or generation of any physical and/or digital, visual and/or sound, materials or objects (in any way, shape, or form) that library personnel deem unsafe, hateful, or otherwise objectionable is strictly prohibited.