‘Amazing gift:’ Melrose Center offers free access to recording studios, 3D printing labs and cameras
Located at Orlando Public Library downtown, open at limited capacity
‘Amazing gift:’ Melrose Center offers free access to recording studios, 3D printing labs and cameras
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Steve Hill, 54, is back in the recording studio, producing music. He’s getting hands-on experience using high-tech audio equipment.
“I was here almost every day up until the pandemic hit. Once everything shut down, we’d drive by and say, ‘Look, there’s the library, we used to go there,’” Hill said.
The recording studio is at the Orange County Library System’s downtown Orlando branch, part of the Melrose Center on the second floor. After being closed for nearly a year during the pandemic, it’s back open at a limited capacity.
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January 2020 was the first time I heard the words “essential workers.” In early meetings with Emergency Services, I was informed that if we needed to go into a county wide shut down, governmental services that were not considered essential would be closed. By the end of February we were pretty sure that the shutdown was imminent and the word essential became more defined. We don’t often think about the daily business of a county or town, we know that it usually runs smoothly – and when it doesn’t, residents have the ability to help bring about progressive change. But what about during a pandemic! Where was the playbook?
Celebrating Pride month, the bookstore is hosting a Pride book sale, partnering with The Center, an organization that provides resources for the LGBTQ+ community.
Create pulley system, build paper chopper using Orange County Library’s new STEAM kits
Free kits at OCLS branches include science, engineering and art projects with story
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Create pulley system, build paper chopper using Orange County Library’s new STEAM kits
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – With straws, tape and yarn, kids can learn how to create a simple pulley system from home.
It’s one of several STEAM kits offered by the Orange County Library System. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math.
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“Each comes in a take-home bag, so you don’t have to worry about gathering up materials. It’s just grab and go,” said Youth Services Librarian Silence Bourn.