March 2019 -- Computer & Technology News
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TECHNOLOGY CLASSES
PPL offers the following free computer and technology training classes this month. Whether for personal use or small business application, these classes are an opportunity for you to get savvy with the latest web technologies and tools.
Registration is required! To register online or for more information, visit
www.provlib.org/calendar
. If you need assistance, please call 455-8000.
Ages 14 - adult are welcome!
Classes with less than 5 registrants may be cancelled. Cancelled classes will NOT be rescheduled but may be offered again in the future.
Essential Excel Classes for all Levels!
Our Saturday Essential Excel classes now held at Skills for Rhode Island's Future at 30 Exchange Terrace (1st Floor), Providence, run from 10 am - 12 pm each week.
SAT, Mar 9 -- Essential Excel 1
Learn the tools and vocabulary of MS Excel.
Topics Include: Entering Data, Formatting, Basic Formulas & Charts. Registration required.
SAT, Mar 16 --
Essential Excel 2
Take the next steps with Excel. An in-depth class on formulas & functions. Registration required.
SAT,
Mar 23 -- Essential Excel 3
Explore data tools in Excel. Topics include: Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Sorting, &
Filtering. Registration required.
SAT, Mar 30 --
Essential Excel 1
Learn the tools and vocabulary of MS Excel. Topics Include: Entering Data, Formatting, Basic Formulas & Charts. Registration required.
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Computer Basics Classes at PPL -- NEW!
Computer Basics: Getting Started
For adults with no prior computer experience. Learn the different components of a computer and learn to use the mouse and navigate around a Windows PC.
Computer Basics: The Internet
Learn basic internet terms and navigation using popular web browsers. Learn Google search techniques and practice finding and evaluating information online.
Computer Basics: Email
Learn email use and etiquette, including writing and responding to emails, attaching files, and deleting and organizing emails.
Computer Basics: Saving and Finding Files
Learn about computer files and how to efficiently save, organize, and find them.
These basics classes are offered as first-step training to help learners get on track with their career readiness. Computers are provided; class size limited to 12. Registration is required on PPL's calendar sign-up, using an email address. If you need assistance, please call Info Services at 401-455-8000.
Get on Waiting List for Next NetworkRI Class Series -- Computer Basics
Our current
Computer Basics
series at NetworkRI
is full. If you would like to get on the waiting list for the next series, use the registration link below. You will be alerted when the next series is scheduled.
Computer Basics --
Learn the basics of navigating, searching, and keeping safe on the Internet. We’ll cover all these skills and more. Six week class; please register and plan to attend all sessions.
NetworkRI One Stop center, 1 Reservoir Ave., Providence
Rhode Coders & Data Navigators Class Update
Our current
Rhode Coders
(HTML/CSS & JavaScript)
and Data Navigators
classes are currently full, but anyone interested in being put on a waiting list can
sign up for the email notification when registration opens in March:
http://prov.pub/data
and
http://prov.pub/codin
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NEW Learning Circle to Begin Soon...Introduction to Python
We expect our new Learning Circle -- Introduction to Python -- to begin in April and run a minimum of four weeks. If you are interested, please let us know. We'll send you details as soon as they are confirmed.
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NEW: The Nature of Things Book Club
Meeting: Wed., March 27
PPL, Ship Room
7 - 8 pm
Are you curious by nature? Do you wonder about the world around you?
Join the newest PPL book club to explore our fascinating world and discover all there is to know! We meet the last Wednesday each month, 7–8 pm in the Ship Room at PPL. Members choose non-fiction titles to pique our curiosity and lead us to amazing and important discoveries. Copies of each month’s title will be available for check-out at PPL’s service desk in the Rhode Island Room.
For our March 27 meeting, the group is reading: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are by Frans de Waal
Please register if you're a new member, or email Tien Tran at
ttran@provlib.org
for more info.
A list of books that we may read together can be found here:
book list
. You are also welcome to bring titles to share.
Get more info or
register.
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NEW: at AskRI.org
World Book
recently launched an enhanced Spanish-language database. This new database,
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta
, replaces Hispánica Saber: Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica, and has a number of new features.
New features include a cross-curricular resource browser for teachers, a music library of composers and musical pieces, an interactive Human Body section full of multimedia resources, and more.
Find Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta by visiting
AskRI.org
and selecting World Book from the homepage.
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The answers to your questions..
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Do you know about all the FREE online resources at AskRI.org? This includes World Book Online, Mango Languages, Ebsco Databases, Explora, NoveList, A to Z Databases, RI Resource Hub, Learning Express and Auto Repair Center.
AskRI.org and the Statewide Reference Resource Center are services of Providence Public Library. Funding for these services is provided by the State of Rhode Island and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LSTA) through the Office of Library and Information Services.
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Are YOU a PPL Alum? We would love to hear your story!
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If you have had an experience at PPL that you'd like to share, we invite you to join our PPL Alum ranks.
PPL welcomes individuals from all walks of life and each has a unique story to tell - stories that illustrate the positive impact our library makes in the lives of those we serve. We want to celebrate and share these stories of personal achievement and transformation with you. Each one exemplifies the Library’s mission to engage, inspire, and connect…whether through personal enjoyment or enlightenment, purposeful education, or professional development.
We consider everyone in our library community who has had a shared library experience to be a member of our family…a
#PPLAlum
.
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