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Cultivating a creative culture : Madison County Public Library ’ s Makerlab and Creative Studio
The Madison County Public Library offers two centers for creating art at both the Richmond and Berea locations : the Makerlab and the Joan Kleine Creative Studio .
The Makerlab exists at the Richmond location and offers 3D printers , laser cutters , large format printers , sewing machines , embroidery machines , a cricut maker , and A / V digitization .
The Creative Studio in Berea offers everything the Richmond location does , besides A / V digitization , but offers an electronics station and a recording studio in its place .
These two spaces were
made at different times , with the Joan Kleine Creative Studio only being created last year , but both serve to bring technologies to the public .
“ We wanted to make sure that everyone had the same access to those kinds of things ,” said April Schultz , Public Relations Manager for the library .
STEM / STEAM classes for all ages are offered routinely at these locations , teaching people how to use the equipment to make a variety of different things .
“ One of the programs that I ’ ve even done was that we have an embroidery machine , and I made an apron for my husband for his
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