New River Library Blog: October 2009

Career Central's One Stop will be parked at New River Library on the first Wednesday of the month. The next visit will be this Wednesday, November 4th, from 9:30am - 3:00pm. Career Central is provided by a nonprofit organization that administers local workforce development in Pasco County.

     Services provided by the Mobile One Stop include:

        *  Resumé Help
        *  Job Search Tips and Advice
        *  Career Planning
        *  Unemployment Information
        *  Training
        *  Financial Aid Information

Are you new to computers? Have you just bought a laptop and want to learn how to use it? New River Library will have a set of four beginner laptop computer classes each month on Tuesday mornings at 10:00am. Participants will need to register for the classes and bring their own laptop to the classes. To register, please call (813)788-6375.



        Here is the schedule for classes for November:

        *  Hardware:                 Nov. 3rd  

        *  Email:                       Nov. 10th

        *  Email Attachments:   Nov. 17th

        *  Word Processing:       Nov. 24th

Do you have a friend or family member who would like to learn how to use a computer? New River Library provides beginner classes to introduce people to using computers and the internet. This set of classes is designed to help people to get over their fear of computers and to start surfing the internet and communicating with friends and family through email. Classes are at 10:00 am on Friday mornings. Registration is required for the classes.  Please call (813)788-6375 to register. 

        Here is the schedule for classes for November:

        *  Hardware:          Nov. 6rd  

        *  Mousercise:        Nov. 13th

        *  Email/Internet:   Nov. 20th

        *  Email Practice:    Nov. 27th

We love games at New River Library, so we host a Gaming Club that meets the first Saturday of each month.
                                 Games you can play include:
        *  board games - from "Apples to Apples" to Pictionary to "Settlers of Catan"
        *  role-playing games: Star Wars, World of Warcraft, etc.
        *  card games - Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic the Gathering, or any game you bring
        *  video games: rockband 2, Wii sports resort, DDR, etc.

Come join us for games and refreshments Saturday, November 7th at 2:00pm.

The KnitWits knitting club meets twice a month at 10:30 am. Beginners are welcome. Please bring a set of medium knitting needles (size 8) and a skein of yarn. Registration is not required.

  
  Upcoming meetings:
        *  Saturday, October 17th, at 10:30 am
        *  Saturday, November 7th, at 11:00 am 
        *  Saturday, November 21st, at 10:30 am

Florida's Long-term Care Ombudsman Program will be sponsoring a "Senior Information Day" on Tuesday, October 27th from 2:30pm - 5:30pm.  
                 
                  Exhibitors include:

        *  Area Agency on Aging
        *  Bay Area Legal Services
        *  Caregiver program
        *  CARES (Community Aging 
            and Retirement Services)

        *  Department of Children & Families
        *  Department of Health
        *  Senior Helpline
        *  Senior Legal Helpline
        *  Senior Medicare Patrol Program
        *  SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance 
            Needs of Elders)
        *  Social Security Administration
        *  Veteran's Services
        *  Victims Advocate Program

         Free gift bags will be available.

Career Central's One Stop will be parked at New River Library on the first Wednesday of the month. The next visit will be this Wednesday, October 7th, from 9:30am - 3:00pm. Career Central is provided by a nonprofit organization that administers local workforce development in Pasco County.

     Services provided by the Mobile One Stop include:

        *  Resumé Help
        *  Job Search Tips and Advice
        *  Career Planning
        *  Unemployment Information
        *  Training
        *  Financial Aid Information