One way our library is helping local health care workers is by using our 3D printer to make ear guards! Ear guards are small, notched pieces of plastic that prevent the security straps on surgical masks from rubbing into the back of the ears and head of the one wearing it. Katie, one of our Reference Specialists, has been printing them at the library, and has made 35 ear guards this week to donate to staff at OSF HealthCare!
If you have a 3D printer at home, you can use this file to make them, too! thingiverse.com/thing:4249113
To donate, contact OSF HealthCare at SupportOSF@osfhealthcare.org or call (309) 624-5840. Their drop-off location is 5901 West War Memorial Drive, Peoria, IL 61615, and they take donations from 8AM-3PM Monday-Friday.
