Study Rooms
- We have nine study rooms available for public use on the second floor suitable for 1-10 people.
- The second-floor study rooms can be reserved up to seven days in advance for a maximum of two hours a day, per individual or group.
- Patrons may stay longer if there is no demand for the rooms. Please check in at the Reference Desk to receive the pass for the room.
- Room Reservations will be held for 15 minutes, after which time they may be given away.
Ela cardholders may reserve a room online. Non-Ela cardholders may reserve a room either in person or by contacting the Reference Desk.
Digital Media Labs
The Ela Area Public Library has two digital media labs on the second floor for you to create and edit media with quality technology.
Digital Media Lab Guidelines
The Digital Media Labs are available to registered cardholders ages 12 and up in good standing. Cardholders 11 and under must have a parent accompany then in the lab at all times.
The Digital Media Labs are available for three hours at a time. You may stay longer if there is no demand for the labs at the end of the three hours. Up to three people may use a lab.
Ela cardholders can reserve a lab up to seven days in advance at the second floor Reference desk or by calling (847) 438-3433 x502. Non-Ela cardholders may use the digital media labs on a walk-in basis only.
Policies:
Available Equipment and Software
- Cassette to digital converter
- Digital film scanner (for slides and negatives)
- Fast photo scanner
- Mini M-Audio 32 key keyboard
- PC Desktop Computer
- Tripod for smartphone or tablet
- VHS to DVD converter
- Video (VHS or DVD) to Digital converter
- Vinyl Record to MP3 converter
- Voice microphone
- Wacom Drawing Tablet (medium-sized)
- Adobe Acrobat Pro (PDF creator)
- Adobe Illustrator (Advanced vector graphics viewer/editor)
- Adobe InDesign (Advanced desktop publisher)
- Adobe Lightroom (Photo editor)
- Adobe Photoshop (Advanced photo viewer/editor)
- Adobe Premiere Pro (Advanced video editing application)
- Audacity (Audio editor and recording)
- Epson FastFoto (Photo scanner and editor)
- EZ Vinyl Converter (LP to digital)
- Roxio Creator (video burning and editing)
- Firewire 9-pin to 9-pin Cable
- Firewire 9-pin to 6-pin Cable
- Firewire 9-pin to 4-pin Cable
- iPad/iPhone/iPod dock to USB cable
- Mini-USB to USB cable
- RCA Audio Video Cable
- Slide and Negative Holder for the scanner
- VHS-C Adapter
- Vinyl Record Cleaning Kit