IDEA Lab at Mira Mesa Library

8405 New Salem St.
San Diego, California 92126

Our Booking PolicyOne appointment block per person/day. Monday and Wednesday appointments are from 4:15-5:45 pm. Saturday appointments are from 9:30 am-11:00 am. Must review policies prior to bookings. Review confirmation email prior to visit.

Services

3D Printers | Makerbot Replicator+

Sewing Center | Machine Sewing & Sewing Tools

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN FABRIC, FILLING, AND SEWING PATTERN.

The Sewing Center is a full service sewing studio with your choice of three different sewing machines and hand stitch needles. YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN FABRIC, FILLING, AND SEWING PATTERN to use the machines or hand stitch needles. The library will have thread, sewing adhesives, and a small amount of sewing tape available for patron use, but will not provide fabric outside of library sponsored programs. There is a brand new Singer sewing machine with preset stitches including serger stitches, an older Kenmore sewing machine also with preset stitches, and an antique Brother machine with no preset stitches that works well sewing against heavy fabrics. Included in the sewing center are a Singer Hand Iron, Cricut Heat Press, tailor's ham and seam roller, three adjustable sewing forms ranging from adult sizes small to plus size, and plenty of drafting and cutting accessories. Ergonomic seam rippers, and assistive devices for threading machine needles and hand needles are available at each sewing station.

Glowforge Pro | Laser Printer

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS TO USE THE GLOWFORGE.

The Glowforge Pro is a laser engraver and cutting machine that uses the Glowforge website to score, engrave, and cut .svg files. We have a premium subscription to the Glowforge catalog and over a thousand saved designs that you are always welcome to browse even without a set appointment in the IDEA lab. We do require you to bring your own materials to use the Glowforge, and you can learn more about what constitutes a "Glowforge safe" material at this website: https://glowforge.com/b/materials

Silhouette Cameo or Lab Computers

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS FOR THE SILHOUETTE CAMEO. INDICATE IN THE NOTES IF YOU WANT TO USE THE SILHOUETTE OR THE COMPUTERS.

Please specify in your appointment requests if you need to use the Silhouette Cameo or one of the IDEA Lab Mac Computers and their corresponding software programs. If you choose to reserve the Silhouette Cameo you are welcome to look through our library of free designs, but you must bring your own materials for the electric die-cutting machine. Software programs available on the IDEA Lab computers are as follows: Adobe Creative Suite, Arduino, Blender, iMovie, Inkscape, Krita, Makerbot Print, MatterControl, Meshmixer, OpenSCAD, Silhouette Studio Version, and Ultimate Cura.

About

The IDEA Lab at Mira Mesa Library is a place to Innovate | Discover | Experience | Achieve

IDEA Lab Policy
Appointments are highly encouraged, but we can accommodate walk-ins if a machine is not currently in use.

Food is not allowed but drinks are permitted in sealed containers.

We encourage respect of the equipment, staff, volunteers and one another.

We have zero tolerance for theft, vandalism, violence, profanity and illegal activity.
Violations of our library Rules of Conduct could result in having lab privileges revoked.

PATRONS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN MATERIALS FOR THE GLOWFORGE, SILHOUETTE CAMEO, AND SEWING MACHINES.

+1 858 538 8165

mmstaff@sandiego.gov

https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/idea/mm

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