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Sign Up for a Class or Event
These events are currently accepting signups:
Friday 5/16/2008 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Hosmer, Hosmer Technology Center
On-going computer skills class for Seniors where you can practice basic computer skills with Software Instructor on site. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Friday 5/16/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Perfect for beginners! Learn the main parts and functions of a computer, how to open programs, moving and resizing windows, and how to use the mouse. No computer experience is necessary. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Saturday 5/17/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Franklin, Phillips Technology Center
Come and learn to use the Customguide Self-Paced Tutorial Software. Choose between Microsoft Access, Word, Powerpoint, Excel or Windows XP. Learn at your own pace! Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Introduction to Microsoft Excel I
Saturday 5/17/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Learn basic formatting in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Learn spreadsheet basics, navigation, and menus. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Small Business Startup Guidelines
Saturday 5/17/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275
Find out what it takes to consider a small business startup and what resources are available to help you succeed. The seminar is focused on the business plan, its organization, issues and preparation techniques. Presented by Chuck Seashore of SCORE.
Saturday 5/17/2008 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Learn a great new way to create animation -- Scratch. You can create animated scenes, tell stories or even program a game with Scratch. Try a Scratch board to allow your projects to sense – and respond to – things going on in the world outside your computer. Program your project to react to sound or light with Scratch board sensors. Imagine the possibilities and make them from Scratch. This workshop is offered in collaboration with the Learning Technologies Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota and funded by a generous grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation. Best of all, it's free. Sign up online at http://www.mplib.org/northreg.asp or by calling 612.630.6600
Saturday 5/17/2008 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Nellie Stone Johnson Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Class at Sumner Library.
Saturday 5/17/2008 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Central, Best Buy Technology Center S-163
Teen Tech Squad members will teach the basics of Scratch and help you create your own video game or animation. Open Gaming Lab events and the Teen Tech Squad are funded by a generous grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation.
Tuesday 5/20/2008 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Franklin, Phillips Technology Center
Learn what the Internet is; how to use the Internet Explorer browser, access a web site, move around a web page, use search engines; and evaluate information found on the web. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Tuesday 5/20/2008 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Hosmer, Hosmer Technology Center
Come and learn to use the Customguide Self-Paced Tutorial Software. Choose between Microsoft Access, Word, Powerpoint, Excel or Windows XP. Learn at your own pace! Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Tuesday 5/20/2008 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Central, Best Buy Technology Center S-163
Get a free email account and learn to send and receive messages. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Tuesday 5/20/2008 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Linden Hills, Meeting Room
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
Genealogy Research-Getting Started
Wednesday 5/21/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Central, Best Buy Technology Center S-163
Genealogy research is one of the busiest areas of the Web. This class will show you the best of what's available at the library and on the web.
Introduction to Microsoft Word I
Thursday 5/22/2008 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Franklin, Phillips Technology Center
Learn the basics of word processing using Microsoft Word. Learn to use toolbars and menus, move around a document, open new documents, and apply basic text formatting. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Thursday 5/22/2008 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Ever wonder what a “Blog” is and if it is something you might want to do. This course will explain what blogs are, reasons people start blogs, discuss different types of blogs, and demonstrate how to start your own blog using Google’s free blogger.com site
Thursday 5/22/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Central, RKMC Meeting Room S-275
Get results! Learn the techniques of writing an effective cover letter. Find out what makes your cover letter stand out from others.
Thursday 5/22/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Cargill Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Classes at Sumner Library
Friday 5/23/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Great for beginners! Learn the parts of the Windows XP desktop: the Start menu, the Taskbar. Learn to create files and folders and discuss how they are saved in the computer. Learn to turn off and restart the computer with ease. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Saturday 5/24/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Franklin, Phillips Technology Center
Perfect for beginners! Learn the main parts and functions of a computer, how to open programs, moving and resizing windows, and how to use the mouse. No computer experience is necessary. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Saturday 5/24/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Get a free email account and learn to send and receive messages. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Saturday 5/24/2008 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Learn a great new way to create animation -- Scratch. You can create animated scenes, tell stories or even program a game with Scratch. Try a Scratch board to allow your projects to sense – and respond to – things going on in the world outside your computer. Program your project to react to sound or light with Scratch board sensors. Imagine the possibilities and make them from Scratch. This workshop is offered in collaboration with the Learning Technologies Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota and funded by a generous grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation. Best of all, it's free. Sign up online at http://www.mplib.org/northreg.asp or by calling 612.630.6600
Saturday 5/24/2008 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Nellie Stone Johnson Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Classes at Sumner Library.
Tuesday 5/27/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hosmer, Hosmer Technology Center
Learn how to attach documents, use the address book, and create and use folders. Prerequisite: Email Basics I, or already have an email account. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Wednesday 5/28/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Central, Assistive Technology Lab N-166
Magic allows you to enlarge the text on your computer screen, to change the colors and contrast, and much more. Our instructor will teach you the features of Magic so you can use it independently.
Classes are generously funded by a grant from the Digital Inclusion Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation.
Searching for Scholarships and Colleges
Wednesday 5/28/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Central, New Americans Center
Where do you start if you want to look for a college or educational program? And, once you find one, how do you pay for it? Library staff will lead you to some of the best resources available for this information.
Introduction to Microsoft Word II
Thursday 5/29/2008 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Franklin, Phillips Technology Center
Learn Cut/Copy/Paste; correcting spelling and grammar; advanced printing options; and file management – save a file, create a folder, save a file to a folder, save a file with a different name, delete files. Recommended: Introduction to Microsoft Word I. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Introduction to Microsoft Word I
Thursday 5/29/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hosmer, Hosmer Technology Center
Learn the basics of word processing using Microsoft Word. Learn to use toolbars and menus, move around a document, open new documents, and apply basic text formatting. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Introduction to Microsoft Excel I
Thursday 5/29/2008 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Central, Best Buy Technology Center S-163
Learn basic formatting in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Learn spreadsheet basics, navigation, and menus. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Thursday 5/29/2008 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Create presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Learn to use the menus and toolbars to create a basic slide show. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Thursday 5/29/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Cargill Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Classes at Sumner Library
Thursday 5/29/2008 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Central, Assistive Technology Lab N-166
There are some great websites that are accessible for low vision and blind users. Our instructor will show you how to get to and use these sites. Sites that will be included are Google for visually impaired people, System Access from Serotek, and Amazon for visually impaired people.
Classes are generously funded by a grant from the Digital Inclusion Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation.
Friday 5/30/2008 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Hosmer, Hosmer Technology Center
On-going computer skills class for Seniors where you can practice basic computer skills with Software Instructor on site. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Friday 5/30/2008 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
North Regional, Conf. Room North
Learn what the Internet is; how to use the Internet Explorer browser, access a web site, move around a web page, use search engines; and evaluate information found on the web. Prerequisite: Computer Basics class or ability to use a mouse. Register online or by calling 612-630-6000.
Saturday 5/31/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Nellie Stone Johnson Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Classes at Sumner
Thursday 6/5/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Cargill Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Classes at Sumner Library
Saturday 6/7/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Nellie Stone Johnson Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Classes at Sumner.
Thursday 6/12/2008 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sumner, Cargill Room
Basic Somali Language Computer Classes at Sumner Library
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