2 Feb 2024
More information about the offerings of the #DIYMemoryLab at the #OctaviaLab here:
lapl.org/memorylab/diy
2 Feb 2024
This month’s #ArchivesHashtagParty theme-> #ArchivesASMR. Here is the sound of digitizing old home movies, courtesy of @LAPublicLibrary’s DIY Memory Lab.
I've been digitizing my family's home movies at LAPL's #OctaviaLab (this is my family's 70s Easter celebration in El Monte).
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2 Feb 2024
More info about the DIY Memory Lab, located in @laplcentral's #OctaviaLab -> lapl.org/memorylab/diy
With an @LAPublicLibrary card, you can digitize your family's photos, slides, Super 8 and 8mm film, floppy disks and VHS tapes. @BoingBoing: boingboing.net/2023/06/15/l-…
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2 Feb 2024
This month’s #ArchivesHashtagParty theme-> #ArchivesASMR. Here is the sound of digitizing old home movies, courtesy of @LAPublicLibrary’s DIY Memory Lab.
I've been digitizing my family's home movies at LAPL's #OctaviaLab (this is my family's 70s Easter celebration in El Monte).
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30 Nov 2023
The #octavialab also has #LogicPro for those more interested in mixing and MIDI composition.....
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30 Nov 2023
Electronic musicians, beatmakers, producers rejoice! The #octavialab has @Ableton Live 11 ! Sign up with your library card to become a member of the Lab.
Anyone else out there waiting for 12 to drop?
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1 Nov 2023
In more textile news, #octavialab has a Happy computerized embroidery machine.
Cannot wait to embroidery some beanies as gifts later this year....
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6 Oct 2023
Francis, one of the great #OctaviaLab volunteers, is talking about new tech in the space!
5 Oct 2023
Make your physical creations digital by 3D scanning real-life objects and converting them to a digital format. Enjoy this free service at Central Library’s Octavia Lab! 🤩
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11 Aug 2023
Celebrate #hiphop50thanniversary at the #library!
1. Read Hip Hop Family Tree comic book series: hoopladigital.com/title/1196…
2. Check out #OctaviaLab and record beats and rhymes in the recording studio.
3. Borrow some films: Breakin', Straight Outta Compton, just to name a few.
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10 Aug 2023
Did you know that @LAPublicLibrary has public recording & photography studios to use for free?! The #OctaviaLab, lapl.org/labs/octavia-lab on the Lower Level 2 of Central library is an amazing community resource to be aware of! #OctaviaLabProjects
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10 Aug 2023
Did you know that @LAPLCentral has public recording & photography studios to use for free?! The #OctaviaLab, lapl.org/labs/octavia-lab on the Lower Level 2 of Central @LAPublicLibrary is an amazing community resource to be aware of! #OctaviaLabProjects
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22 Jun 2023
#OctaviaLab from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. is commemorating Octavia E. Butler' Birthday. Heat press popular Octavia Butler quotes onto pieces of fabric & t-shirts. Make your own Octavia Butler-themed design for the button maker. (Artwork colored by Tina Lernø.)
lapl.org/whats-on/events/oct…
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22 Jun 2023
Happy Birthday, Octavia E. Butler! Come visit the #octavialab. There has been a fabulous expansion with podcasting livestreaming studios and a black box photo studio.
Reposting a blogpost (w/ booklist) of why Butler is important to us.
lapl.org/collections-resourc…
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22 Jun 2023
Today at 3pm: Celebrate Octavia E. Butler’s birthday at the @LAPubicLibrary’s Octavia Lab. Create #OctaviaEButler buttons, heat press popular Octavia E. Butler quotes onto pieces of fabric & T-Shirts & more. LAPL's #OctaviaLab on Instagram -> instagram.com/p/Ctw-ujYygDs/
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2 Jun 2023
The laser cut ornament cut in 1/8" thick birch in the #octavialab of the oculus pattern.
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1 Jun 2023
"So be it, see to it!" (One of Octavia Butler's most powerful motivational quotes.)
Let's start celebrating what would have been @OctaviaEButler 's 76th birthday! Go visit the #octavialab as part of the celebration!
1 Jun 2023
Join us virtually with novelist Ibi Zoboi, author of this year's Coretta Scott King Book Award Honor, as she discusses Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler.
📅 June 7, 2023
⏰ 6pm - 7pm
📺 lapl.me/lXh52BI
🔗 lapl.me/uVPNnNS
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3 May 2023
#octavialab is here for your headshot schemes, Twitch streams & podcast dreams.
We are looking forward to the ✨magic✨.
3 May 2023
Your favorite DIY maker space has grown! The Octavia Lab has added two new podcast/livestream studios and a photography studio! So here’s your sign 🪧 to visit the Octavia Lab at Central Library: lapl.me/b9SWZBe
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11 Apr 2023
It's one of the cool tricks from Adobe Illustrator; you can make GIFs out of layers. Software available for free in the #octavialab.
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18 Mar 2023
Shout out to @LAPublicLibrary #OctaviaLab where, in true #cosplayer tradition, getting this outfit done in time is gonna come down to the absolute wire. I couldn't have done it without this fabulous resource and their fab, supportive staff! 🖖🏽
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16 Mar 2023
Yesterday, we explored the original #Casio MT-40 that computerized #dancehall w/ the "sleng teng riddim" (created by Japanese woman composer Okuda Hiroko). The pattern was re-launched & added to two current Casio keyboards, SA-46 & SA-76. The #octavialab has an SA-76! #slengteng
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