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Orlando Library Donation to Build Creative Technology Center
A $1 million donation to the Orlando Public Library will be used to create The Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation & Creativity, the library announced April 16. The center will house labs for visual arts, film, digital media, graphic design and audio engineering on the second floor of the library, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The books from that space have already been moved to the third and fourth floors, Tracy Zampaglione, a library spokesperson, told LJ.
The OPL is also applying for a grant to build an adjoining fabrication lab that will allow patrons to make anything from 3D models to jewelry. Renovations will begin immediately and are intended to be completed within one year. ...
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