Unimpressed with the campy science fiction she grew up with, Octavia E. Butler knew she could tell a better story. Dive into the works of the visionary storyteller who upended science fiction: | TED-Ed

The Octavia Lab, named after the award-winning science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, is a do-it-yourself makerspace located inside the Los Angeles Public Library’s historic Central Library. Octavia Lab provides library cardholders free and unlimited access to state-of-the-art design, fabrication, preservation, and story-telling technologies. lapl.org/labs | Los Angeles Public Library