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Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio
The Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio at the Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library is Norfolk's Public Library's special place to learn, play, record and make!
What is a Maker Studio?
It's a place that allows library patrons free access to create, learn, play and explore with high-quality equipment bringing their ideas to life
RMP Maker Studio is located on the 1st floor of Pretlow Library in Norfolk and features 7 distinct areas available for use.
Please scroll down below the mini studios to read about Randi Marston Peterson.
Hours of Operation
Tuesday-Thursday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday- Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The RMP Maker Studio is open to all valid library card holders, 13+ years of age (or 8+ with supervision).
Please scroll down below to see the mini studios available within the Randi Marston Peterson.
If you would like to book a specific date and time in one of the studios, please use this link to reserve it.
Our recording studio has a state-of-art sound booth for recording vocals, podcasts, and musical pieces. Additional equipment includes Shure microphones, Fender guitar and bass, Epiphone acoustic guitar, Roland drum-kit, Casio keyboard, and an iMac with Garage band and Logic Pro for recording and editing.
Randi Marston Peterson
The Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio was created in memory of Randi Marston Peterson, a Norfolk Public Library patron and voracious reader.
Randi Marston Peterson was born on October 15, 1948, and passed away on March 8, 2020. She grew up on the family farm in Norge, Virginia, with her parents, George Archer Marston, Jr. and Dorothy Madsen Marston and siblings, Keith, Tina and Arch.
Randi Marston Peterson was many things. She was a teacher, a business owner, an accountant, a purchasing agent and a valued office administrator. She was an athlete, a cook, a world traveler, a gifted seamstress, a walker and a gardener. She was a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a cousin and a loyal friend.
But most of all, this farmer’s daughter from Williamsburg was a voracious reader. She was a frequent visitor to her local library, where she found both solace and adventure. . . and brought home books. . . lots and lots of books.
Our Special Thanks
The Randi Marston Peterson Maker Studio would not be possible without the generous funding of the Norfolk Public Library Foundation, the Friends of Norfolk Public Library and the Ocean View Lions Club.