The library offers drop-in technology help in addition to regularly scheduled computer classes. You can come in any time during the open hours, when a reference librarian helps you find information related to specific problems you have encountered when working with e-readers, apps, Microsoft Office, surfing the web, and using the library databases or catalog. No registration is necessary. Feel free to bring your laptop, flash drive, or device. We cannot provide assistance with computer repair or virus removal.

An introduction to Google Forms, a survey-creation program. Covers:

• customizing a template
• creating a form from scratch
• designing a self-grading quiz
• sharing the form and viewing the results

Prerequisites: A Google Drive account and some experience using it.

Basic introduction to creating a slide presentation using Google Slides, including:

• using design templates
• adding content, transitions, and animations
• printing and sharing presentations
• viewing presentations

Prerequisites: A Google account and some experience using it, and Intro to Google Docs class or use of Google Docs outside class.

An introduction to Google Books, Google’s depository of 40 million titles. Covers searching, citations, downloading if available, and locating a copy if not.

A basic introduction to the social media site Pinterest. Includes creating an account; creating boards; searching; pinning items.

Basic introduction to using the online classifieds website Craigslist. Includes creating a Craigslist account, how to list items for sale, how to find items to purchase, and tips for avoiding fraud and scams.

Say hello to Alexa, who can do your bidding through your Amazon Echo speaker and other devices. Learn how to set Alexa up, ask her questions, and even tell her knock-knock jokes.

A basic introduction to the e-commerce site eBay. Includes creating an account and searching for, bidding on, and selling items.

Basic introduction to Publisher. Learn to create a publication using Word Art, Text Boxes, Pictures, and other formatting tools.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with other Microsoft Office applications like Word or Excel.

Basic introduction to using the social media site Twitter. Includes creating an account; setting up a Twitter handle and profile; posting tweets; following other users; controlling your privacy.

Basic introduction to using Facebook. Includes creating an account; setting up a Facebook profile; “friending” people; posting content; controlling your privacy; using Messenger. We will create Facebook accounts for people with an interest in doing so and an email address.

Prerequisites: An email address and basic knowledge of using the Internet.

Basic elements of Windows and the PC operating system, including using a mouse/keyboard; highlighting, copying, and pasting text; common menus, toolbars, and shortcuts; overview of software and storage media.

Practice: Mousercise

Basic to intermediate word processing using Google Docs. Includes:

• creating, saving, and printing documents
• highlighting, copying, and pasting text
• formatting lists
• checking spelling and grammar
• creating tables
• applying headers and footers

Prerequisite: A Google account and some experience using it.

Advanced Google Docs skills not covered in the Intro class, including:

• inserting Word Art, pictures, symbols, hyperlinks, headers, footers, and page breaks
• finding and replacing
• formatting tabs
• inserting text boxes
• sharing
• publishing to the internet

Prerequisite: A Google account and the Intro class, or experience using Google Docs outside of class.

Basic to intermediate introduction to using Microsoft Word’s mail merge to create batches of labels, letters, envelopes, etc. from tables, spreadsheets, Outlook email contacts, or databases.

Prerequisite: Microsoft Word class or experience

Basic introduction to creating a slide presentation including using design templates; adding content, transitions and animations; saving and printing a presentation; viewing a presentation.

Prerequisites: Word class or experience using Word and/or Office.

Basic to intermediate functions of Google Sheets, Google’s spreadsheet and calculating program. Includes:

• screen and sheet elements
• copying and pasting
• using mathematical formulas and functions
• creating graphs and charts

Prerequisites: A Google Drive account and some experience using it.

Advanced Google Sheets skills not covered in the intro class, including:

• charts
• filtering data
• conditional formatting
• concatenating text and splitting text into columns
• adding comments and text boxes
• using logic-based functions
• creating pivot tables

Prerequisites: A Google Drive account and Introduction to Google Sheets or experience using Sheets, including creating formulas and basic charts.

This is an advanced computer class.

Introduction to two online databases: Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest; searching census, death, and family records; searching full-text books.

An introduction to the search engine Google, the email service Gmail, and the cloud storage software Google Drive. Covers:

• basic internet searching
• composing, sending, and organizing emails
• creating and storing files and documents