One thing I really like about the Halifax Central Library is that it was designed from the beginning to integrate the day's technology to offer opportunities that might not otherwise be available to the public. The library has a fairly well-equipped recording studio that anyone can use for free to record and edit music or things like podcasts, as well as a green screen for film and video shoots, and 3D printers. Recently they've also set up little "light therapy" stations which seem to be well-used. Several of the meeting rooms have kitchenettes and so they can also offer cooking classes there. Do the other major libraries have stuff like this as well?
A list of their studio equipment:
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Electric guitar: Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop
Electric guitar: The Heritage Les Paul
Electric guitar - Squire Vintage Stratocaster
Electric guitar - Epiphone Les Paul LP-100
Electric guitar (left-handed) - Epiphone Les Paul Special II
Electric guitar: Alexander James - Ursa
Electric guitar: Glen Bergman - Stratocaster
Electric guitar: Glen Bergman - Cocobolo
Electric guitar: Ken Francis - Twin One
Acoustic guitar - Epiphone DR-100 (2)
Classical guitar - NJO C43 Nylon String
Classical guitar - Takamine
Classical guitar - La Patrie (hybrid classical/electric)
Electric bass - Squire Vintage Precision
Electric bass - Squire Vintage Jazz
Electric drums - Yamaha DTX400K (2)
Bodhran Irish Drum - Walton’s 18”
Egg shakers - Meinl Percussion
Ukelele - Mahalo
Keyboard - Roland Juno DS
Violin - Full Size Baroque Style
Ukelele - Kaloha
Dynamic microphones - Shure SM58
Lapel microphone - Sennheiser XS wireless presentation set
Apogee One Audio Interfaces ( with built-in microphone)
Apogee Jam Audio Interfaces (guitar/bass)
M-Audio Midi Keyboards
AKG Monitor headphones
Turntable - Numark (USB)
Phaez - 4 Watt Tube Amp Head (custom-made)
Phaez - 18 Watt Tube Amp Head (custom-made)
Phaez - 12” Speaker Cabinet (custom-made)
Cameras Canon Vixia HFG20 Camcorder
Canon ELPH 340HS Camera (x2)
Erin Manning Studio Lighting Kit
Chromakey Green Screen 9’ x 15’
Bamboo Capture Pen and Touch
Camera tripod (assorted)
Smartphone/Tablet tripod mount (assorted)
Canon Rebel DSLR Camera
Neewer Reflector (5 in 1 - 60x90cm)
Widetone Seamless Photography Backdrop - Pure White
Logic Pro X
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign (CS6)
GarageBand
iMovie
Audacity
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