The Georgetown Branch of the Halton Hills Public Library offers a makerspace for scanning, editing, and converting photos and videos, as well as hardware and software that you can use for your creative photo, audio and video projects.
You can book a thirty-minute appointment with a staff member for a Creativity Centre tour or a tutorial of the equipment or software. Book an appointment through our Book a Librarian form. Don't forget, you can also access LinkedIn Learning, with more than 144,000 tutorials taught by experts to help you learn about design, software, technology and other creative skills.
Creativity Centre Hours:
- Monday: 1:00pm - 8:00pm
- Tuesday - Thursday: 9:30am - 8:00pm
- Friday -Saturday: 9:30am - 4:30pm
- Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
| 3D printer |
| The Cubicon Single Plus 3D printer uses a corn-based fully biodegradable filament and is made from renewable natural resources. The printer has a large 4.3” LCD touch display with USB memory, a HEPA filter that keeps debris and odours from escaping, making it ideal for the Library environment. Visit our 3D Printing page for more information. |
| Creativebug |
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Creativebug is an online art and craft resource that offers thousands of classes and seminars taught by recognized design experts and artists. You can craft with online members or renown artists to create, make, stich, draw, paint and learn. |
| Creativity Centre computers |
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Design and create with photo, video and music editing on the iMac Pro and Creativity Centre desktop computers. You’ll find new, powerful, and updated computers in the Creativity Centre to perform all your tasks. Enjoy these new computers for all your graphic intensive projects. |
| Cricut Maker |
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The ultimate smart cutting DIY machine for creating virtually any project on your wish list. Choose from various tools and cut hundreds of materials quickly and accurately; from the most delicate paper to matboard and leather. The Cricut Maker delivers professional level cutting performance and is safe and easy to use. Please bring your own materials to cut and create with. |
| Cricut Heat Presses |
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Design your creation and use the large Cricut EasyPress to iron-on your design onto a T-shirt or tote bag, the Cricut EasyPress Mini to iron smaller designs onto smaller items or to do precise design applications, and the Cricut Mug Press to apply your design permanently to a mug. Please bring your own item to press your creation on. With adjustable heat up to 400° F (205° C), all Cricut heat presses give you professional iron-on results in 60 seconds or less and are compatible with major brands of heat-transfer material. |
| Edit and Create |
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From photo and video editing to design and movie making, we have a variety of creative software.
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| Genealogy and family history |
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Explore your family history and create your family tree.
For more information about researching your family history, please see the Local History page. |
| Product photography |
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Book a product photography session for your small business at the library. Each session includes a private room with a light box and tripod. Bring your own smartphone or camera to take photos. To book a session, please complete a Product Photography Request Form. You will be notified within 5 business days about the availability of your request. |
| Scan |
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You can scan many items with our Epson scanners. Scan and send through email or save files to your USB.
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| VHS and DVD conversion |
| Convert your VHS tapes to DVD with our Toshiba DVR. VHS tapes copy over in real time so be sure to allow yourself enough time to complete the transfer. We cannot convert copyrighted material. |