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Iredell County library to apply for $17,500 Duke Energy grant to create tech lab for entrepreneurs
Summary
The Iredell County Public Library requested board approval to apply for a $17,500 Duke Energy Foundation grant to establish a public tech lab with equipment for entrepreneurs, makers and teen programming; the board signaled consent during the pre‑agenda meeting.
Julie Moore, representing the Iredell County Public Library, asked the board Sept. 16 for approval to apply for a $17,500 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to establish a technology lab at the library. The lab would support library programming and be available to the public for hands-on training and small-business prototyping.
Moore described the planned equipment as including a laser engraver, a 3-D printer, a sublimation printer, a Cricut maker, heat presses, an embroidery machine and iPads to run software for the…
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