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With another provincewide stay-at-home order limiting access to in-person services, Stratford’s public library is expanding the number of items users can borrow to include the popular tools and technology available in its MakerSpace.
Slide scanners, vinyl cutters and heat presses are part of kits borrowable now for up to a week. More recording and design equipment, such as podcast mics, halo lights and drawing tablets, will also become available throughout the spring.
“These kits are a wonderful creative outlet and an important way for the community to access new technologies,” systems librarian Krista Robinson said in a press release. “We know that during the pandemic, people have been exploring new skills and hobbies. However, with many people out of work, purchasing specialty equipment is not always possible. That’s where the library comes in.”
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