Want to Learn or Improve Your Basic Computer Skills?
Check These Computer Learning Resources at Local Libraries
A Sampling of the Types of Classes, Topics, and Help Offered:
- The World Wide Web & How to Use a Browser
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Photo Editing
- How to use the mouse and keyboard.
- How to navigate the computer desktop, files, and programs.
- How to navigate the Internet and use Google.
- How to do email and Internet safety.
- How to download library eBooks and audiobooks to a smartphone, tablet, or eReader device.
- iPad Basics
- How to Work with Images and Photos
- Social Media websites & apps
Where:
- The Providence Public Library, Downtown Branch, 150 Empire Street, 5th floor
- Monthly day & evening classes. Advanced registration is required. For information, call 455-8000 after 1:00 pm, or visit the PPL’s technology info. page: http://www.provlib.org/technology-computer-classes.
- The Providence Community Library's online resources: http://www.provcomlib.org/classes-training. Other links on the page:
- Digitallearn.org - short online tech tutorials
- Tech Boomers - tech tutorials geared toward Seniors
- Kindle eBook Phone Support - support for downloading books to the Kindle
- Cranston Public Library, Central Branch, 140 Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
- Monthly classes, a computer lab, one-on-one help, and printers. No registration required. For information call 401-943-9080 x3, or send an email: clab@cranstonlibrary.org or visit the webpage: http://www.cranstonlibrary.org/computer-classes.
- Barrington Public Library, 281 County Road, Barrington, RI 02806
- One-on-one tech help and tech classes and a help desk. Registration is required. For information, call 401-247-1920 x2 or visit page: http://www.barringtonlibrary.org/events/tech classes.
Please Note:
- The topics offered and the schedules of classes offered at each location vary from month to month. For the most up-to-date tech-help and schedule information, be sure to visit the appropriate web page or the library’s help desk.
- Please help us keep this information current. If any of the above information is incorrect or needs updating, please send an email to lkshamoon@gmail.com.