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A flyer with event descriptions for De-Stress Fest at Thun Library.

De-Stress Fest: Making Collage-Style Buttons in the Makerspace

Thursday, December 11

11am to 2pm

As part of De-Stress Fest, join us in the makerspace to create your own collage-style button! We will provide recycled magazine pages, scrapbooking materials, and blank button templates to help you relax while making your own unique button. 

Learn more about De-Stress Fest.

Past Events

A flyer for the Winter Wonders Workshop that discusses the festive crafts available to make during this event.

Winter Wonders Workshop

Thursday, December 4, 2025

During this event, we offered materials to make festive fuse bead and hand-sewn ornaments!

A flyer for a Getting Started with Cricut workshop in the Thun Library Makerspace that focuses on the questions: What is a Cricut? How do you use one? What materials can it cut? What type of projects can you make?

Getting Started with Cricut Workshop

Thursday, November 13, 2025

In this workshop, we explored all things Cricut, learning how the Cricut works, what materials it uses, and the types of projects you can make with a smart cutter. We also used the Cricut to create customized bags.

Haunted Crafting Hour

Thursday, October 30, 2025

During this Halloween event, we provided materials to make spooky key fab wristlets and fuse bead art. 

 

Wear Your Words! A Pin-Making Workshop

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Pins, or buttons, carry a long history as wearable identifiers that allow people to express their devotion to a cause, political stance, band, or brand. During this workshop, we created our own pins, celebrated freedom of expression during Banned Books Week, and learned more about the history of pin-back buttons.

Junk Journaling

Tuesday, September 24, 2025

Junk journaling provides an outlet to record your memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspirations in a tangible and tactile way. During this event, we offered journals to store your "junk" for this creative, sustainable, and hands-on event. Common junk journals include ephemera such as receipts, concert tickets, notes, and stickers, but we encouraged participants to bring their own "junk" as well! 

A flyer for a Getting Started with Cricut workshop in the Thun Library Makerspace that focuses on the questions: What is a Cricut? How do you use one? What materials can it cut? What type of projects can you make?

Getting Started with Cricut

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

In this workshop, we explored all things Cricut, learning how the Cricut works, what materials it uses, and the types of projects you can make with a smart cutter. We also used the Cricut to create customized bags.

If you couldn't join us for this workshop, we will be holding another one in November!

Seren-tea & Fidget

Thursday, May 1, 2025

At this event, we made flexagons and color-changing ornaments!

Flyer for a Thun Library Makerspace Open House.

Thun Library Makerspace Open House

Thursday, March 30, 2025

This event offered the opportunity to tour the makerspace, learn more about our services, chat with our staff, meet other creators, ask us questions, and make your own paper flower to celebrate spring.

Cupid's Craft Corner

Thursday, February 12, 2025

We hosted a Valentine-themed event where students made paper bears, paper cats, and hand-sewn conversation hearts.

A flyer for a pin making event in the Thun Library makerspace.

Pin Making

Thursday, January 30, 2025

We hosted a pin-making event to create customized pins!

Flyer for Winter Wonders Workshop at the Thun Library Makerspace.

Winter Wonders Workshop

Thursday, December 5, 2024

We hosted a holiday crafting event with festive paper teddy bears, holiday card-making, and customized pins!

Flyer for Haunted Crafting Hour

Haunted Crafting Hour

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Our Halloween event where we created spooky paper bears, pop-up pumpkins, and glow-in-the-dark tote bags!

A display in the front of the library with zine-making supplies and a LibWell poster.

Election Decompression Zine Workshop

Tuesday, October 5, 2024

In partnership with LibWell, we hosted a zine-making workshop as a way to alleviate anxiety surrounding the upcoming election!

A close-up of a person's hand making a zine.

Banned Books Week Zine Making Workshop

Monday, September 23 - Friday, September 27, 2024

Throughout Banned Books Week, we offered zine-making supplies in the makerspace and opportunities to learn more about zines!