Meeting Rooms Equipment and Training

Hunneman Hall, Main Library

Equipment Training and Troubleshooting

  • Step-by-step instructions are affixed to the top of the black media cart at the front of Hunneman Hall and should provide all the guidance you need to use the equipment.
  • The drawer at the bottom of the media cart contains all the cables and remote controls that we provide. Please return these to the drawer when you are done.
  • If you want a brief training session before your program, please call the reference desk at 617-730-2369 and ask for Ben Steinberg to schedule one.
  • We are not able to provide multiple training sessions for groups, so please make sure that all of the people you wish to have trained attend your one and only training session.
  • If you will be using a laptop or any other equipment that you are planning to connect to our equipment for your program, please bring it to the training session.
  • You are responsible for knowing how your own equipment works. In particular, you should make sure you know how to connect your laptop to an LCD projector or external monitor and how to toggle the LCD output. All brands are different, but it usually involves one or more "Fn" key combinations.
  • If you need help with our equipment on the day of your program, please ask at the Reference Desk. Reference Staff will help you if time permits. It may be difficult for a qualified staff member to find time to help you on weekends or evenings.

A/V and Computer Equipment

  • DVD Player
    Sony CD/DVD Player Model DVP-NS415. This player can play CD-R/RW formats and MP3's. This player can not play other audio and video formats, such as MP4, WMA, WMV, AVI, etc. -- you will need to provide your own laptop or other device to play those files. The remote control is kept in the bottom drawer of the black media cart. Image is projected onto the built-in screen using the ceiling-mounted projector.
  • Videocassette Player
    JVC Super VHS ET Professional Series. Remote is kept in the bottom drawer of the black media cart. Image is projected onto the built-in screen using the ceiling-mounted projector.
  • Projector and Screen (with computer/laptop hookup information)
    Ceiling-mounted projector, which projects onto a large retractable screen which is mounted at the front of the room. Laptop with standard VGA output can be connected via a VGA port in the black media cart. Library does not provide a laptop; presenter must supply his or her own. VGA cables for making the connection are provided.
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    Some Apple laptops and iBooks do not come with a VGA port, so Apple owners may have to provide an adapter cable. Note that your particular model of laptop, from Apple or another manufacturer, may require a different adapter cable to work with our standard 15-pin VGA connection, so be sure to check that you have what you need. The picture above shows the port that our cables need in order to connect your laptop to our projector.
  • Internet Connections
    Both WiFi and Wired Connections are available in Hunneman Hall. Note that access to an outside VPN is not available; our Firewall blocks it.
  • Cable TV
    No Cable Television connection is available in the Library.
  • Receiver
    Sony Digital Audio/Video Control Center STR-DE885. This allows you to switch audio input sources (DVD to VCR, for example) and adjust the volume.

Microphones and Assistive Listening

Hunneman Hall has good acoustics and is not terribly large (capacity 96), so your speakers may not need a microphone. However, you are welcome to use our microphones if you think it necessary.

Hunneman - Kitchen

Kitchen with a refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and sink. The Library does not provide a coffeemaker, but electric outlets are available throughout Hunneman Hall if you want to bring your own. Please clean up after using the kitchen or serving food and drink.

Hunneman - Lectern

Lectern. Useful for holding notes or a laptop. Top is slanted with a lip.

Hunneman - Piano

Steinway Model B "Music Room Grand", manufactured in 1974. If you want it tuned, you must make an appointment with the Library's tuner (Tony McKenna, 617-484-5600) at a time when Hunneman Hall is available. The Brookline Library Music Association (BLMA), has the piano tuned six times per year on the Fridays before its concerts. The piano cannot be used on the Friday or Saturday before a BLMA concert.

Coolidge Corner Branch Library Meeting Room

Equipment Training

  • Please contact Branch Director Catherine Dooley at 617-730-2380 to schedule a training session if you feel you need one.
  • You will need to request the projector remote control at the Circulation Desk at the time of your program.

Coolidge Corner - Projector

A ceiling-mounted projector is provided. It projects onto the side wall. A standard 15-pin VGA-connection to the projector is provided for hooking up a laptop to the projector. At this time, only Windows laptops can be connected to the projector; Apple computers do not work, even with the proper video adapter cable. Presenter must use his or her own laptop; the Library does not provide one.

Coolidge Corner - Piano

Steinway Model A "Parlor Grand", manufactured in 1893, recently restored. If you want it tuned, you must make an appointment with the Library's tuner (Tony McKenna, 617-484-5600) at a time when the Coolidge Corner Branch Library Meeting Room is available.