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Join usonSaturday, June 2, from 10 a . m . to 2 p.m. for the classroom arrangement to an open, flex‑
official opening of o u r n e w Digital Media Lab! ible space that would accommodate a
variety of uses at the same time aswell
Located on the Library's second floor, in the former Computer asoffer more space for largerprograms,”
Lab, the renovated Digital Media Lab is an open workspace Library Director Susan Craig says. “The
with technology for creating digital media projects, provid‑ renovation nearly doubled the room’s
ing users access to programs and technology they might n o t capacity.”
have at home.
The Digital Media Lab’s n e w seating
“We wanted the space to be open and available to patrons and laptop computers allows users to
beyond programming or classes,” Library Assistant Jennifer spread o u t and work together, whether
Eilers says. “There’s alot of talk about Maker Spaces, but What it’s during a Library Class, aMinecraft
we wanted m o s t was a place for patrons to work on projects session, or individual projects during
that were inspired or started in the classes wewere teaching.” open Lab hours.
At the same time, Eilers said, the old space was locked in the The technology and resources in the
outdated teaching style, where students face the front and Lab support the creation of projects
the teacher teaches. such asphoto books with edited family
pictures; digitizing old photos or family
“We hoped to change the space from a rigid, fixed formal memorabilia; making movies with t r a n ‑
LIBRARY Adobe Creative Cloud suite software ‑ Library patrons With a valid Library
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Card become a Lab member by c o m ‑
Joy Semel
PRESiDENT
and InDesign‐ is among the programs pleting a 15 to 20 minute orienta‑
Monique Washington available, aswell asa large format scan‑ tion. Several orientations Will be held
VICE-PRESVDENT ner for photos and slides, a color printer, throughout the day of the grand open‑
Janet Freeman
SECRETARY
and portable photo scanners. ing, along with tutorials on using the
Dione Baker Lab’s equipment.
John Beasley “We wanted to have a space for people
Kellee Forkenbrock
A d a m Ingersoll who had the know‐how to use special‑ Funding for the project came from the
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Carol Kirsch ized software to come and use i t , Ellers City of Iowa City and the Iowa City
Robin Poe’rzold
said. “Adobe is professional-levei soft‑ Public Library Friends Foundation.
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