A 3D printer is available at the Cinco Ranch Branch, Fulshear Branch, George Memorial Library, Mamie George Branch, Mission Bend Branch, Missouri City Branch and Sienna Branch for use by anyone with a valid Fort Bend County Libraries card or a valid government-issued photo ID. Children may use printers if accompanied by an adult.
Library users can bring print files in .stl format on a flash drive to the library. Library staff will be the ones to actually print the object. A fee of $0.20 per gram of filament used will be charged, with a $1.00 minimum.
Small items can take as little as 20 minutes to print, while other items can take much longer. Projects printed at the libraries have a 5-hour print time maximum. The 3D printers can print objects up to 8” wide x 8” high x 8” deep. Designs must be copyright-free or the library user must have license authorization.
FBCL's 3D printers may NOT be used to create material that is: prohibited by local, state, or federal law; material that is unsafe, harmful, dangerous, or poses an immediate threat to the well-being of others, including weapons.