Studio 1    |  Studio Kids

Phased Reopening Plan

The Barrington Area Library will welcome customers back into the building on March 1. Our digital studios will remain closed during this phase of reopening as we are trying to provide the safest experience for our customers and staff, and enclosed spaces are one of the areas we are trying to navigate. We appreciate your feedback and would like to hear would like to know how we can help you; please e-mail: digitalservices@balibrary.org. Please watch our website, social media channels or your email for announcements with further details as they arise. 

Individuals and groups grade 8 and below - visit Studio Kids

Located on the first floor in the Business & Technology Center, Studio 1 is a great place to work on digital projects for work, school, or home. Whether you want to use Photoshop, play with our green screen, make a new musical composition, or work with one of the many pieces of hardware & software, Studio 1 has the tools you need. To learn what you can make in Studio 1 try our digital studios tutorials or begin with one of our getting started guides:

Reserve Studio 1

Reservation are not available at this time. When the digital studios reopen: Barrington Area Library cardholders grades 9 and up can reserve Studio 1 for two hours, up to seven days in advance. To make a reservation, please contact (847) 382-1300 x3520. Customers can have only one active reservation for the digital studio at a time. Need help getting started in Studio 1? Click the button below to make an appointment with Digital Services! At this time, Studio 1 is open to BALibrary cardholders only. 

studio 1 procedures

The studio is open to individuals going into 9th grade and older to work on projects requiring the use of the equipment.

• Studio 1 is currently closed

• Reservations may be made one week in advance by Barrington Area Library cardholders.

• The studio may be reserved for a maximum of two hours. Extensions are not permitted at this time.

• Reservations will be held for 10 minutes, after which the entire period reserved will be forfeited.

• Room capacity: 1

Apple MacPro with 24" monitor	Blue Yeti Professional Mic Not currently Available
Bose Companion 2 Speakers	Canon Canoscan Currently Not Available
Kingston Memory Card Reader	M-Track Plus Not Currently Available
Blu Ray/DVD Burner	Sennheiser Headphones Not Currently Available
Wacom Tablet Not Currently Available

software

Adobe Creative Cloud

Additional Software

Final Cut Pro
Aperture 3
Logic

equipment for checkout

Barrington cardholders can check out the following digital studio equipment for up to one week.
Instructions for the VHS to Digital Transfer Kit: Instructions for PC or Instructions for Mac. To burn the digital file(s) to DVD please use - Instructions to Burn a DVD on a Mac