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Experience the AV Studio at the Advanced Learning Library

Posted on 11/8/2024 by Tara T.

I recently experienced the AV Studio that is available at the Wichita Public Library. It is available for anyone with a full access library card who is 14 years or older. The AV Studio can be checked out for a maximum of three hours a day and the computer runs Windows 10. I really enjoyed seeing all the fun technology that is available for free.​

Digital equipment in the AV Studio

The AV Studio has many different resources including the complete Adobe suite, Microsoft 365, and a voice amp with microphone. It also has noise cancellation and other tools for recording podcasts and videos. The AV Studio has internet and coding programs. It also has software for editing videos and a professional Blu-ray and DVD burner to make physical copies of your videos. It also includes programs to play videos from the internet, a flash drive or even a DVD. It has VCL player and Apple's QuickTime Player, so you can even access your files that were created on Apple platforms.

It has Zoom, tripods and ring lights. It also has programs for making and recording music. There is a CD burner built into the computer and a keyboard for creating music. It is an AKAI professional MPK Mini which can be used as drum pad or a piano and even more to create your audio files. You can also bring your own instruments to record your music. You can plug a guitar or other instrument into the voice amp and record to the computer. The voice amp also has high quality headphones that can be used to hear the audio playback. They also have other accessories so you can plug in different things to the computer to access your files.

Overall, I really enjoyed using the AV studio, My favorite things were the webcam to attend video conferences, Photoshop, and the keyboard for creating music. I am so excited that we can have access to all these programs for free at Wichita's Advanced Learning Library.


You can reserve time in the AV Studio in person, by calling the Advanced Learning Library at (316) 261-8500, or through the Library's online reservation system.

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