The Labs at DC Public Library are the Fab Test Lab at the Franklin D. Reeves Municipal Center at 14th and U St. NW, the Memory Lab at the Northeast Neighborhood Library [4] and the Studio Lab Express at the Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library [5].  

The Labs at DC Public Library are part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. To learn about interim services during the modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, click here [6], and to learn about the modernization, click here [7].

Are you looking for Labs classes, drop-ins, events, and workshops?
Visit the Labs’ scheduling page at bit.ly/labsclasses [8].

Would you like to receive email updates about the Labs?
Sign up at bit.ly/labs-email [9].

The Labs at DC Public Library have the following policies:

• DC Public Library Rules of Behavior [10] must be observed at all times while using any of the Labs spaces.
• Age Restrictions: All of the Labs spaces are designated for use by persons aged 13 and older. Children between 6-12 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times. Children under 6 are prohibited from the Labs.
• Food & Beverages: Food is strictly prohibited in all the Labs spaces. Non-alcoholic beverages must be in covered containers at all times.
• Use of Labs Computers & Laptops: Fab Test Lab computers and laptops are restricted to design applications; Studio Express computers and laptops are restricted to audiovisual production; Memory Lab computers and laptops are restricted to digital preservation applications.
• Safety Orientation & Participant Release Form: A safety orientation and a participant release form must be signed before using the Fab Test Lab.
• Storage at Labs: You may not store any personal belongings or ongoing projects at any of the Labs spaces.
• Storage of Content: You may not store any content or project in any of the Labs spaces or on a Labs computer or equipment. You must provide your own storage environment with sufficient available capacity to save all your work. Content stored on Labs computers and equipment will be deleted to protect library patrons' anonymity, privacy, and work.
• Patron's Personal Equipment: Labs staff members may not handle, troubleshoot, or repair library patron's personal equipment.

The technology in the Fab Lab and Studio Lab are made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Memory Lab

Memory Lab at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 7th St. NE, is a personal DIY digitizing lab where you can digitize your home movies, personal photographs, and slides. The Memory Lab offers classes and other resources for your personal archiving needs.Orientations to the Memory Lab are no longer required, but drop-ins are encouraged.

When digitizing your home movies, photographs or slides, you will need to provide your own storage environment to save your content.

Find out more at dclibrary.org/labs/memorylab [11].
 

Studio Lab Express

Studio Lab Express at the Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW, is a studio to learn and create multimedia (photography, videography, music and sound production) -- from pre to post-production.

When creating content, you will need to provide your own storage environment to save your content. Examples of a storage environment are an external flash or hard drive or cloud storage (Dropbox, Google, iCloud).

Find out more at dclibrary.org/labs/studio [12].
 

Fab Test Lab

The Fab Test Lab, at the Franklin D. Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW, is now open! The Fab Test Lab is DC Public Library's collaborative space for making, learning, and exploring emerging and computer-assisted technologies along with maker tools, old and new. The Fab Test Lab offers programming for all ages in general and specific skills. Help us test drive the equipment and classes that will be offered in the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library when it opens in 2020.