Creative Spaces
Citylibraries Townsville is home to two incredible facilities, tailor made for creators, collaborators, inventors, ideators, fixers and tinkerers.
To use these incredible free spaces, equipment, and resources, you must attend a free induction session.
See below for further details on induction times, available equipment, access, and opening hours.
Riverway Creative Hub
Citylibraries Riverway is home to the Riverway Creative Hub. It features two Digital Studios as well as the MixHaus Makerspace.
MixHaus Makerspace
MixHaus Makerspace equipment and resources:
- EinScan 3D scanner (1x)
- Elna 450 Sewing Machines (three machines with essentials such as scissors, quick unpicks, bobbins, basic thread and needles)
- Elna 792S Overlocker (one machine with essentials such as scissors, quick unpicks, bobbins, basic thread and needles)
- Emblaser 2 Laser cutter and engraver
- TierTime UP300 3D printer (ABS filament provided)
- CriCut Maker 3 Vinyl Cutter
- CriCut EasyPress 3
- CriCut Autopress
- All consumables such as 3D Filament, plywood for laser cutting/engraving, vinyl for CriCut Machines and required tools and equipment are provided for free. A design PC and open bench space for assembly, ideation and collaboration.
Useful links:
Digital Studio 1 and 2
Digital Studio 1 equipment and resources:
- PC with Audacity audio editing software (1x)
- RodeCaster Pro II audio Interface
- Rode PodMics (4x)
- Audacity editing suite with high powered desktop PC
- seating for 6.
Digital Studio 2 equipment and resources:
- PC with Audacity audio editing software (1x)
- RodeCaster Pro II audio Interface
- Rode PodMics (3x)
- Audacity editing suite with high powered desktop PC
- seating for 3.
Useful links:
Riverway Creative Hub Inductions
To use the Riverway Creative Hub, you must complete an induction. Induction are every third Wednesday and Thursday.
Digital Studio 1 and 2:
- Every second and fourth Thursday, 6 to 6:30pm
- Every third Wednesday, 1 to 2:30pm
MixHaus Makerspace:
- Every second and fourth Thursday, 6:45 – 7:30pm
- Every third Wednesday, 1 – 2:30pm
Riverway Creative Hub Opening Hours
The Riverway Creative Hub is open:
- Monday to Wednesday: 9am to 6pm
- Thursday: 9am to 8pm
- Friday: 9am to 6pm
- Saturday: 8am to 3pm
- Sunday: 9am to 3pm
Aitkenvale Creative Studio
Citylibraries Aitkenvale is home to the Creative Studio, which includes a Digital Studio and Fabrication Studio.
It is available for booking 24/7. Yes, that’s right, anytime, any day!
Fabrication Studio
Fabrication Studio equipment and resources:
- TierTime X5 3D Printer
- High Powered Design PC
- Vinyl CriCut Machine
Digital Studio
Digital Studio equipment and resources:
- Motu 88 Audio interface
- 2x Microphones for podcast/audio/music recording
- 1x Green screen
- 1x Panasonic Lumix Full Frame dedicated video camera
- Video switcher and interface (Requires booking combined space, Fabrication Studio and Digital Studio)
Check availabilities for all spaces and book yourself an induction that suits you on What's On Townsville.
More Information
For more information, please ask staff at Citylibraries:
- Phone: 07 4773 8811
- Email: library@townsville.qld.gov.au
