Make, Document, Present: Connect Creativity With Research Through Maker Week Events

The UCR Library’s Creat’R Lab is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Maker Week, taking place Monday, April 21 - Friday, April 25, 2025.  

Maker Week 2025 will feature a variety of exciting activities! All Maker Week events are free and open to the UCR community. And in May, we will have a Maker Week Competition where you can showcase what you made during Maker Week.

Read below for more information on our Maker Week events and Maker Week competition. 

Monday, April 21

• Friendship Bracelet Making (RSVP Required) | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Creat'R Lab (Orbach 140) | While supplies last
• Wire Wrapping Pendants (RSVP Required) |  2 - 3 p.m. | Orbach 122 | While supplies last

Tuesday, April 22

• Keychain Making (RSVP Required) | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Creat'R Lab (Orbach 140) | While supplies last
• Solidworks: Design a Lightsaber (RSVP Required) | 4 -5 p.m. | Orbach 122 | While supplies last

Wednesday, April 23

• Creat'R Lab at the Bell Tower | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Bell Tower 
• Digital Creations with 3D Scanning (RSVP Required) | 3 - 4 p.m. | Orbach 122 | While supplies last

Thursday, April 24

• Button Making (RSVP Required) | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Creat'R Lab (Orbach 140) | While supplies last
• ModCraft: Intro to Coding Java with Minecraft Mods (RSVP Required) | 2 - 3:30 p.m. | Orbach 122 | While supplies last

Friday, April 25

• Book Imagery Workshop (RSVP Required) | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Orbach 122 | While supplies last
• Creating Melodies with Abelton (RSVP Required) | 2 - 3 p.m. | Orbach 122 | While supplies last
• Special Maker Week Event: Scan to Sound (Learn More) | Stop by 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Orbach First Floor 

Join the 2025 Maker Week Competition — As a Competitor or Audience Member!

Want to showcase your Maker Week project and compete for prizes? Enter the 2025 Maker Week Competition to present your creative work through slides, websites, or other digital formats. Highlight your data, materials, code, documentation, and other project artifacts for a chance to win.

Prefer to cheer on your fellow makers? RSVP on Eventbrite to attend the competition as an audience member!

📅 May 9 | 2 PM
📍 Orbach 122 or Zoom

How to Enter the Competition:

Fill out our Google Form to submit your project and view the competition rubrics.

Still working on your project? You can still submit to our Google Form with your project idea. When your project is finished, email our Digital Scholarship Librarian at jingh@ucr.edu with your finished project. All projects need to be submitted by May 2.

Finalists will be announced on May 5.

Prizes:

• First Place: Maker Kit
• Second Place: Screwdriver Kit
• Third Place: Sewing Kit
• Participation Prize: UCR Library Merchandise