When Lisa Becker and her boyfriend Jack were planning to host the next movie night for their group of friends, the Arlington Heights residents decided to go big.
“We knew we wanted to do a projector, and we planned to rent it,” Becker said. “It was my boyfriend who said, ‘let’s check with the library because they have so much equipment over there.’”
“We called and it was a super duper coincidence that the library had just gotten a projector kit, and we could borrow it for free!”
The day before their party, Becker picked up the Projector Kit – a quasi-movie theater on wheels. The portable kit includes a projector, cable and adapters for common playback devices, extension cord and power strip, a Bluetooth sound bar and a collapsible screen that when assembled measures approximately 10 feet wide by 8 feet tall.
“The screen is huge,” she laughed. “But it was super easy to set it all up. The kit came with step-by-step instructions, and we did it in about 30 to 45 minutes.”
The end result was a movie night to remember featuring an oversized screening of Shrek 2 in the couple’s garage.
“Our friends were so excited and thought it was awesome,” Becker said. “It was pretty sweet.”
WANT TO BORROW THE PROJECTOR KIT?
• Arlington Heights card required
• Four day loan, no renewals
• Call 847-392-0100 to reserve
YOU WILL NEED
• Playback device (DVD player, laptop, etc.)
• Small stand or table to hold the sound bar and projector
• Playback device (DVD player, laptop, etc.)
• Small stand or table to hold the sound bar and projector