Collaboratory Equipment and Kits

Visit our Digitization Room page and our Digital Media Lab page for room-specific equipment.

Materials are sold in the Collaboratory; view our materials price list. Materials fees are added to your library card; we cannot accept cash. Any Illinois library card in good standing and registered with us, and with the cardholder present, may purchase materials.

Equipment

• Carvey CNC
• Cricut EasyPress2
• Cricut Hat Press
• Cricut Maker
• Dremel 8220
• HPN CraftPro 15" x 15" Heat Press
• HPN CraftPro Mug and Tumbler Transfer Machine Heat Press
• Janome MemoryCraft 500E Embroidery Machine
• Janome MyStyle 100 Sewing Machine
• Janome Magnolia 7330 Sewing Machine
• Juki MO-654DE Serger
• Sawgrass SG500 Sublimation Printer 
• Ultimaker S5 3D Printers (2)
• Universal Laser Systems VLS4.60 50W Laser Cutter
  • View our prohibited materials list

Kits by Subject

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) kits may be checked out for in-home use.

Building
Glow Fort Building Kit, ages 4+
Gravitrax, ages 8+
Magna Tiles, ages 3+
Survive the Quake. ages 4+

Circuits                        
Lite Blox Building Blocks Set, ages 3+
littleBits, ages 5+
Makey Makey, ages 5+
Snap Circuits, ages 8+
Snap Circuits Arcade, ages 8+
Snap Circuits Snap Rover, ages +8

Coding & Robotics                    
Botley The Coding Robot, ages 5+
Cubelets, ages 4+
Ozobots, ages 5+
Sphero, ages 5+

Crafts                            
Knitting Machine, ages 8+ (with help from an adult)

Kits by Age

Ages 3+
Magna Tiles
Lite Blox Building Blocks Set

Ages 4+
Glow Fort Building Kit
Survive the Quake
Cubelets

Ages 5+
LittleBits
MakeyMakey
Botley the Coding Robot
Ozobots
Sphero

Ages 8+
Gravitrax
Snap Circuits
Snap Circuits Arcade
Snap Circuits Snap Rover 
Knitting Machine (yarn not included)