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Resource Center Guide

Guide to Using the Resource Center
What is it?
The purpose of the Center is to provide a work place with a variety of resources for creating instructional projects designed to enhance the education of children. We also serve the business community, local civic organizations/clubs in presentations and projects.
Who runs the Resource Center?
 - Oldham County Board of Education
 - Alvin MacWilliams, Executive Director, Oldham County Schools Arts Center
 - Resource Center Coordinator - Heidi Vander Zouwen (beginning April 2025)
 - Resource Center Advisory Committee (Oldham County Teachers, Media Specialists, and Administrators)
Who can use the Resource Center?
We welcome all teachers, parents, administrators, college students, church leaders, pre-school teachers, day care providers, home-schoolers, scrap-bookers, businesses and other community members from the region to utilize the Resource Center.

What are the hours? The Resource Center is primarily a self-service space, available for use whenever the Arts Center is open.  However, if you need assistance, please plan your visit between 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday. If you call ahead of time, staff can confirm that someone will be available to help you. (We can also turn on the laminator so you will not have to wait the 20 minutes for it to warm up when you arrive)!
What’s available?
  1.  Hot Laminator (25 inch) (Please call ahead so we can be sure to have it turned on and warmed up)!
  2. Ellison Letter Machines (3 small & 2 large)
  3. Ellison Letter Presses (includes 3 full alphabets, numbers and over 394 other die cut patterns)
  4. Comb Book Binding Machine - fully electric 
  5. Supplies - Purchase construction paper, poster board, bulletin board paper, & card stock - Plus FREE donated paper products for use in the Resource Center
What does it cost to use the Resource Center?
There is a minimum purchase/usage fee of .50 per person for using the die presses (District Employees excluded). There are charges for the consumable products in the Resource Center, see Pricing Lists. You are welcome to bring your own supplies to use in the Resource Center.
The Resource Center provides many materials at LOW or NO CHARGE. These materials must be used for projects here in the center and cannot be taken from the center. Complete rolls of stock are not for sale or available for individual projects without prior approval. Additional seasonal materials are stored elsewhere so please feel free to ask if there is back-up stock if the Resource Center is running low! We ask only that when accessing our FREE MATERIALS you are conservative and SHARE with other patrons.
Pricing for OCBE District Teachers
Printable Price Form

Pricing for Community
Printable Price Form

Poster & Banner
Currently not available