Tech Classes

Spring Clean Your Devices

Monday, March 17, 2025, 11:00 am

Tired of cookie crumbs in your keyboard? Finger smudges on your screen? Duplicate files clogging your hard drive? Let's clean them up!

Bring your cell phones and laptops to get Spring off to a good start. Learn about tools and best practices for digital hygiene.

Exploring AI Tools: Microsoft CoPilot

Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6:00 pm

Curious about using AI? Microsoft Copilot is a built-in "AI Companion" that can be a great introduction to these new, powerful tools.

Learn some tips and info on searching using CoPilot, including differences from using standard search engines.

We will discuss evaluating results, checking sources, and determining how to use AI in your research.

Introduction to Microsoft Office 365

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 2:00 pm

This presentation introduces Microsoft Office 365, the free, online version of Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

This class is not hands-on; however, it will provide an overview of the major functions and navigation of the Office 365 tools, with plenty of time for questions.

Scams and Phishing: Staying Safe Online

Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 3:00 pm

Understanding how to detect scams, frauds, and bad actors on the internet is becoming more important each year.

Learn common signs and aspects of scams and phishing, as well as other tips and tricks to stay safe online.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:30 am

This hands-on class introduces the essentials of Microsoft Excel 2021: tabs, rows, columns, functions, formulas, and more.

Basic mouse and keyboarding skills required. Limited to nine participants.

Digitizing and Preserving Family Archives

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 3:30 pm

Learn how to preserve your family's history in this introduction to digitizing photographs, letters, and other cherished materials.

Discover simple tools and techniques to create a digital archive that’s easy to share and access.

Using Your Phone to Plan Travel

Monday, April 21, 2025, 3:00 pm

Get ready for summer vacation by turning your inspiration into reality. Use (mostly) free apps on your phone to find, organize, and buy an entire summer's worth of fun

Limited to 15 participants.

Introduction to Microsoft Word 2021

Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10:30 am

This hands-on class introduces the essentials of Microsoft Word 2021, including how to create documents.

We'll go over toolbars and formatting, saving and downloading, and more. Basic mouse and keyboard skills are needed.

Talking Tech: How to Manage Kids' Screen Time

Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:00 pm

Let's explore practical strategies to reduce distractions, build healthy tech habits, and create more space for what matters.

Kids reach for their phones without thinking and even lose sleep by staying on their devices. This discussion will give adults a space to talk and learn about setting boundaries for their kids.

Talking Tech: Basic Terminology

Friday, May 16, 2025, 10:30 am

Go back to basics with this discussion-style class focused on all the terms and language around computer use.

Have you been unsure about difference between Macs and PCs or iPhones and Androids? Do you want to know about your operating system or RAM and didn't know how to ask?

Come to this judgement-free environment to gain confidence in talking about technology.

Discover the Public Domain

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 4:00 pm

Discover a world of free and accessible art, photos, music, and writing from public domain collections, and learn how you can repurpose them for your own creative projects.

Introduction to Google Calendar

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 5:00 pm

This class presents the basics of how to use Google Calendar.

We'll cover accessing your personal calendar, creating events, inviting guests, setting reminders, and basic customizing of your calendar.

A personal Google account is strongly recommended. Basic mouse and keyboard skills are required.

Exploring Google Workspace

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 1:30 pm

Your Google email address (Gmail) provides access to a lot of collaboration tools like Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and more.

This overview presentation will show the basics of accessing and navigating the Google Workspace platform so you can get the most from the tools.

A personal Gmail account is strongly recommended. Bring your own device to follow along.

Digitizing and Preserving Family Archives

Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 3:30 pm

Learn how to preserve your family's history in this introduction to digitizing photographs, letters, and other cherished materials.

Discover simple tools and techniques to create a digital archive that’s easy to share and access.

Introduction to Google Docs

Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10:30 am

This hands-on class introduces Google Docs. Learn to create documents, share, save, download, upload, print, and more.

Basic mouse skills and a Gmail account are required. Limited to nine participants.

Talking Tech: Unplugging Ourselves

Monday, June 16, 2025, 5:30 pm

This discussion will cover how being 'plugged in' to the world makes us feel and how we may be able to go about finding some time away from the digital spaces.

Are there hobbies and interests that allow us to focus on ourselves and not our devices? From setting personal limits to exploring alternatives, we invite discussion of how we feel when being part of the digital world and what we may wish to change.

Cables, Ports, and Plugs

Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:30 am

Have you ever been confused by a random cable lying around? This class explores the most commonly used ports and plugs used by technology.

Feel free to bring up to three of your own mysterious cables. Limited to 10 participants.

Getting Started with Genealogy Research

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1:00 pm

Interested in your ancestry or finding information on bygone family members? This class introduces all the library has to offer to help you search for your roots.

We will go over basics of Ancestry.com, HeritageHub for obituaries, and other online tools that can help you connect with your family. Learn tips, tricks, and best practices.