Posted by Meredith on Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Come celebrate digital art during the Iowa Arts Festival at the Iowa City Public Library.
The Library will officially open the new Digital Media Lab from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 2. Located where the Computer Lab used to be, the renovated Digital Media Lab is an open, flexible workspace with technology for creating digital media projects, giving users access to programs and technology they might not have at home.
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite Software -- which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign – is among the programs available, as well as a large format scanner for photos and slide, a color printer, and portable photo scanners.
“We wanted the space to be open and available to patrons beyond programming or classes,” Library Assistant Jennifer Eilers says. “We wanted to have a place for patrons to work on projects that were inspired or started in the classes we were teaching.”
The grand opening will feature mini-sessions that demonstrate the lab’s tools, from composing music and fixing damaged photos, to converting videotapes to digital files. Door prize drawings will be held throughout the day.
Library patrons complete a 15-minute orientation to use the Digital Media Lab’s technology. These sessions will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. on June 2. Attendees need to bring a valid ICPL Library Card.
For more information, contact the Library at 319-356-5200.