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Collaboratory

The Digitization Room is now available

Upcoming Closing: Tuesday, March 11, 1:30-2:30 for a staff meeting


The Collaboratory is the library's makerspace and offers a variety of equipment and tools to help you design, create, and personalize.

Drop in to use the library’s makerspace during our open hours. Appointments are recommended to use the Digitization Room. You must be 11 or older to use the Collaboratory and Digitization Room without an adult, and be 12 or older if you are monitoring those under the age of 11.

Hours:

Please note that no projects are run 30 minutes before closing.

Sunday & Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday-Thursday: 10am - 8pm; also closed 1:30 - 2:30pm the second Tuesday of the month, except for July & December
Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm

Questions about the Collaboratory's ham radio? Read all about it here. 


Equipment, Tools, and Materials

The Collaboratory is a dedicated space for learning, creating, designing, and building. If you need help, our staff can provide assistance. View our list of equipment here. Use of equipment is first come, first served. Wait times to use the equipment may be minutes to a few hours.  

To purchase materials from us you will need a library card registered with us, in good standing. If you prefer to bring your own materials, they must be approved by our Collaboratory staff first. Please bring the material's SDS sheet with you for any plastics.


Digitization and Digital Media Lab Rooms

Digitization Room

The Peltz Digitization Room will allow you to digitize your old VHS tapes, slides, photos, cassettes, vinyl, and 8/Super8/16mm film, and more. Visit the Peltz Digitization Room page for full details and to make an appointment.

Digital Media Lab 

Due to a building leak, the Peltz Digital Media Lab is unavailable until further notice.