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TechZone is also the Library’s makerspace, a place for making, learning, exploring, and sharing. Attend this informative tour learn and more on equipment and machines. Registration opens December 22.
Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9145.
TechZone is open to artists, entrepreneurs, small business owners, hobbyists, and creative types of all kinds. We have a variety of tools available for free or little cost. Some examples include recording studios, laser engraver, vinyl printer, green screen room, design computers, button/magnet maker, media transfer station, and more.
Creating something yourself is what a makerspace is all about. You have the idea. We have the tools. This tour will bring out your ideas to reality.
Saturday, January 13 |3 pm |
This program requires registration.
Please cancel if you cannot attend the class after registration. You can do so online via the email confirmation received at the time of registration or by calling Electronic Services Division at 330.643.9145.
For more assistance or further reading, check out these resources:
To get 1 on 1 help using the machine, please click on this link to schedule an appointment with one of our staff members.
Click here to view a complete list of upcoming computer and technology classes at the library.
Visit www.akronlibrary.org/tz to learn about our equipment available in TechZone@Main.
EVENT TYPE: | Maker & DIY | Job Skills & Career | Education | Art & Crafts |
TAGS: | TechZone | makerspace | DIY |
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.