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Takeout Tech: Power Bank

Going on vacation? What about a day at the beach? You will need a reliable charging plan for all those devices. Considering checking out a Power Bank from the library! A power bank is a portable charger designed to recharge your electronic devices when you're on the move. Make your life easier ...

Takeout Tech: Automotive Diagnostic Tool

An automotive diagnostic tool has been added to the Library's Takeout Tech collection. » Find it in the catalog here...

New Takeout Tech item: addiExpress King Size Knitting Machine

A knitting machine is now available for checkout at the library!The original addiExpress King Size Knitting Machine is an excellent tool for creating scarves, ponchos, pillowcases, and afghans. With the addiExpress, you can knit in minutes! Give the machine a crank and see how your creations grow be...

3D Print Assistive Tools

Request assistive tools to be 3D printed at the Digital Media Lab. Our print models are provided by Makers Making Change. Learn more....

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Treemendous Library Card Campaign: LOG ON

Season 1 was ROOT. Season 2 is LOG ON! Sometimes you can't get to the Library building, but that doesn't mean you can't use your Library! That's why the arboreal theme for our second installment of "5 Seasons of Library Card Love & Prize Drawings" is LOG ON! This season we are happy to celebra...

TREEmendous Library Card Campaign: ROOT

Season 1 of 5: ROOT We don't need to go out on a limb to say that library cards are fantastic. Like sunshine brightening a forest, library cards enrich and empower the Lake Forest community with resources to facilitate literacy, resilience, and growth. That's why we're inviting you to celebrate ...

Tech Tips: How to get books for a Kindle eReader on Libby

With Libby, you can enjoy thousands of free eBooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines. Most Libby eBooks can be read on a Kindle eReader. Want to learn how? Let's get started! ...

Tech Tips: How to Listen to Audiobooks in Libby

Did you know you also can listen to thousands of digital audiobooks on the Libby app? Let’s get started!

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(Past Program) Summer Reading: Art is All Around Us 2024

June 1–July 31, 2024 Summer Reading is a great way to build and reward reading habits. Join us for good books and fabulous prizes! All formats count: You can read printed books, read aloud to youngsters, and listen to audiobooks. All ages count: You can participate from birth onward. We...

mugs, bookmarks, coaster created by usiing a sublimation printer

What will you make?

The Media Lab now has a Sawgrass SG500 sublimation printer available for Lake Forest residents. The sublimation printer works like any other inkjet printer except it uses sublimation ink. Sublimation inks evaporate when heated so they can bond to white polyester and poly-coated materials, c...

Scanning Photos Just Got Easier!

The Media Lab has installed a new piece of equipment called the FastFoto FF-680W Photo Scanner from Epson. Boasting a blazing-fast photo scan speed of one 4 x 6" photo per second at 300 dpi, you'll be able to efficiently digitize your prints. Documents from 2 x 2" to 8.5 x 240...

Introducing the GoPro Hero9 Black

Attention adventurers and vloggers alike! We've upgraded our Take-out Tech collection to include GoPro - HERO9 Black 5K and 20 MP Streaming Action Cameras. Browse the online catalog to borrow a GoPro Hero9 and other equipment including DSLR cameras, Roku Streaming Sticks, digital conversion...

Introducing the Youth and Adult Accessibility Collections

Items in the new Accessibility Collections for Youth and Adults are now available to borrow. The goal of the Accessibility Collections is to support Library users of all ages, abilities, and diverse learning and development needs to be successful in the Library and the community. The collection...

Applying Kanban to Project Management

by Patrick Villanueva, Technology Instructor and Media Lab Assistant
5/3/21 To help organize current projects and tasks, I wanted to use a Kanban application. It helps me get into a good workflow, and I was happy to see it applied to Microsoft Planner. Here at t...

Get Smart with Squarespace

By Kristin Ashley Technology Instructor and Media Lab Assistant Squarespace is an easy-to-use web design program that provides templates, tools and other features for a WYSIWYG (“what you see is what you get”) design experience. Developed in 2003, Squarespace has become one of the more popular...