Adult Services Manager Marty Gagnon readies the new printer for a project.

Auburn Public Library has acquired a new Sindoh 3D printer and will offer two December workshops to introduce it to library visitors. The hour-long workshops will take place in the library’s Androscoggin Community Room on Monday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m. They are free and open to the public.

Participants will explore the basics of 3D printing, review the library’s policies and procedures, and learn how to search for 3D printing projects. A printer demonstration will be offered, and attendees will have the opportunity to schedule printer time to create their personal projects.

The acquisition of the 3D printer was made possible by a grant from a donor-advised fund through the Maine Community Foundation. The grant also provided funds for a new Mac Air and two iPads for public use at the library. For more information, call the library at 333-6640 or see www.auburnpubliclibrary.org.