September 2007 thr February 2008
Text Box: Computer Classes Your Collinsville Public Library Center offers countless printed and online resources for learning almost anything about any topic you could want to learn.  However, there has always been a gap between people new to computers and the references that exist today.  Sometimes, people learning new things need more than a thick book of information to get them through.  That is where your Collinsville Library comes to the rescue!  Did you know we have free public computing classes available to anyone willing to learn?  You, your friends, your family members, ANYONE (even without a library card!) can come in and learn a wide selection of topics to help you get the most out of your computer.  The only requirement is a willingness to learn and a desire to have fun doing it! Classes currently meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30pm to 7:00pm and on Saturdays from 10:30am to 12:00pm.  We ask that you stop into the Media Center to sign up for any desired classes.  Class registration fee is $5.00 and is completely refunded when you arrive for the class or cancel 24 hours in advance of the class. Our class topics include: Basics 1 & 2 – Understand the mouse, keyboard, parts of your computer, and how to use them to help keep your files organized on your computer. Email 1 & 2 – Learn how email works, receive a free email account, understand email addresses, and learn to use address book and attachments. Internet Basics – Know how to find what you need on the Internet by searching or learning about website addresses.  Also covers safety online. Word Processing – Use Microsoft Word to make basic letters, reports, etc. using fonts, paragraph formatting, page formatting, and editing tools. Card Catalog and Online Databases/Virtual Reference – Learn to find anything our Library System has to offer by using the online library card catalog system and the Library’s subscription databases while also contacting our librarians with your questions. Excel – Discover the power behind simple spreadsheets, how to create them, understanding formulas, etc. Q & A – No holds barred – any computer question is fair game.  Ask any random question about a computing problem you’ve experienced, computing terms you don’t understand, or concepts you aren’t familiar with!  Text Box: Online Databases Our Library is continually looking for online databases that fit your virtual needs. Go to our Library homepage www.collinsvillelibrary.org and select Online Databases to see our selection of useful online resources. Our newest additions are… Ancestry.com (library edition - for inhouse use only) is a Genealogy database. Tumblebooks are animated talking children’s picture books which you can read to your children or have your children read. Newsbank which has the St. Louis Post Dispatch featured along with a selected group of magazines. Other new databases: World Atlas Chilton’s Repair Library Science Online Thomson Gale Legal Forms Bloom’s Literary Reference Testing & Education Reference Center & Criticism Price It! Antiques & Collectibles

Page 11
Text Box: Computer Classes and Online Databases Helping through Virtual Connection and Learning How to Use It

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

 

 

 

 

 

1

Old Time Radio Show

2
10:30 Computer Class Card Catalog

3

4
5:30 Computer Class Internet

 

5

6
5:30 Computer Class Word Proc

7

 

 

8

 

910:30 Computer Class Basics I

 

10

11
5:30 Computer Class Basics II

 

12

 

13
5:30 Computer Class Email I

14
5:30 Knitting Club at the Blum House

15

 

16
10:30 Computer Class Email II

17

18Closed  for President’s Day

 

19

20
5:30 Computer Class Basics I

21

22

 

 

23
10-4 White Elephant Sale

24

 

25
5:30 Computer Class Excel

26

27
5:30 Computer Class Excel
6:30 Blum House Book Club

 

28
6 HGCC

29

 
Text Box: Send your Library a Valentine For $1 at the Main Desk you can fill out a Valentine message and hang it behind the Main Desk for the month of February - Show a little