[OYAN] Button Maker recommendation

Fri Oct 3 16:11:38 PDT 2025

We have 2 Vevor with 3 different size attachments and they've been used all summer long by staff and patrons alike. So far they've been fairly easy to use, but I can't speak for longevity.

I do not recommend the other brand we had from before called Badge A Mint. It is not very ADA friendly, is plastic, takes a ton of upper body and handgrip strength, and is difficult to know how to use each of the two sizes.

Thank you,

Jana Wiersma, MLS (she/her)

Youth & Makerspace Librarian

St. Helens Public Library

375 South 18th Street, Suite A

St. Helens, OR 97051

(503) 366-8233

https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/library

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We've got three from ButtonMakers.net and all of them have stood up well over time. Plus reordering the supplies is pretty inexpensive.

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YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN

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On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM Brianna Sowinski via OYAN <oyan at omls.oregon.gov<mailto:oyan at omls.oregon.gov>> wrote:
Hi all, I’d like to purchase a button maker for my library. Does anyone have a brand that they would recommend that is reasonably priced? Bonus if it’s metal and is still functional after heavy use! Thanks! Brianna Sowinski | She/Her/They
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Hi all,

I’d like to purchase a button maker for my library. Does anyone have a brand that they would recommend that is reasonably priced? Bonus if it’s metal and is still functional after heavy use!

Thanks!

Brianna Sowinski

| She/Her/They

Librarian I

| North Plains, Oregon

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