Create Something New with Your Library Card

Maybe you take great photos. You make something people are always asking to buy. You’ve gotten pretty good at making videos. Or there’s a hobby you’ve quietly wondered if you could turn into something more.

Taking that next step can feel expensive. A better camera, lighting, a clean background, learning how to market yourself, figuring out how to start a business. Before long, exploring an idea can come with quite the shopping list.

Your library card can help you skip some of it.

Laramie County Library cardholders can check out cameras, ring lights, portable studio boxes, collapsible backgrounds, white screens, and green screens. You can use them to practice your photography, take pictures of products you want to sell, take photos or videos for a business, build a portfolio, or simply see what you can do with better tools in your hands.

And when you’re ready to learn more, your library card can help there, too.

The library has books about photography, small business, marketing, social media, and plenty more. Learn how to take a better photo, explore what goes into starting a business, or find new ways to get your work in front of people.

Then take what you learn and put it into practice.

Learn the skill. Try the equipment. Build on what you already know.

You don’t have to buy everything before you know where your idea is going. Your library card gives you a way to learn, practice, and explore what’s possible first.

Your hobby might stay something you simply love doing. Or it could become a side business, a new skill, a portfolio, or even a career.