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January 15th: eBooks & eAudiobooks Class

Get a new eReader, tablet, or smartphone for the Holidays? Did you know that you can check out Library books for free? The Library offers OverDrive where patrons can check out and download free eBooks and eAudiobooks onto various devices.

We can help you get started with your fun new gadget or possibly fix problems you've been encountering! Come into the Library on Tuesday, January 15th at 7:00 PM. Simply bring your device and our friendly, knowledgeable staff will sit down with you and help you get up and running with OverDrive!  

We'll be in the Moeschle Room from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM so come on in and ask away! *You will need your valid Library card number and the password associated with the card! If you don't remember or have the password, come see our Access Services desk so they can reset that for you.

Can’t make it to the class? You can also pick up step-by-step instructions for OverDrive for Kindle, NOOK, iPad/iPod/iPhone, PC & Mac computers, and Android tablets and smartphones at the Front Desk of the Library. We will also be putting them up on our website within the next few weeks! 

Happy reading!

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Titanic Speaker & Author Will Be Here Jan. 18th!

Julie Williams' great uncle was on the legendary Titanic when the great ship went down. As a result, Julie grew up hearing all of his stories firsthand and naturally grew up with a fascination surrounding the ship and it's fate. She went on to write a book, A Rare Titanic Family, and it was published last year!

The Birmingham, Ala; author will be here, in the Longview Public Library's Moeschle Room, on Friday, January 18th, to share her great uncle's stories with us. She will also discuss her book and autograph copies for interested patrons! 

The presentation will begin at 10:30 AM so please make arrangements to join us for this special appearance! 

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In an effort to cut down on movie losses, the Longview Public Library has made some changes to the movie rental policy. This will affect all patrons who wish to check out movies (both DVDs and Blu-ray Discs). Effective January 2, 2013, the limit on the number of movies allowed to be checked out at one time has been lowered from 10 per card down to 5 per card. In addition, late fees have increased from $1.00/day per movie to $2.00/day per movie. 

Super Saturday is now Terrific Thursday!

This month's Terrific Thursday event features our friends from Texas Bank & Trust! Come join us for their fun program that teaches children ages 5-12 all about money and how to manage it. This isn't your typical boring lecture- it's an interactive activity! Texas Bank & Trust has lots of methods to make learning about money fun and easy like their MyClubhouse tools, games and stories starring cute characters like Digitz the Dog, Bill Dollar and Peggy Banks! Help your kids learn to save money in a fun, interactive way from teh professionals at Texas Bank & Trust! 

See you there!

This class will offer students the opportunity to become familiar with Microsoft's Publisher, a desktop publishing program.  Students will learn the kinds of publications they can make with this program, learn to use the Wizard to create a card, learn to edit text and add text boxes, and learn to add clip art.  The final product will be a greeting card.  The class assumes the student has some experience with Windows and using a mouse.  Intermediate class. 

Classes are FREE but we do ask that you call (903) 237-1354 or stop in and register in advance. Also, if you sign-up for a class and cannot make it, please be considerate and call and cancel with us so that we may give your spot to someone else. We hate turning away people, as many of our classes do fill up!

Adobe InDesign II* is a creative design program that allows users to create posters, flyers and brochures. It also contains features to create magazines and newspapers. 

*This is the second part of the Adobe InDesign class and will expand on the basics, which was covered in the Adobe InDesign I class. In order to keep the class on schedule, you MUST have already taken the Adobe InDesign class before you can take this part 2 class.
 
Classes are FREE but we do ask that you call (903) 237-1354 or stop in and register in advance. Also, if you sign-up for a class and cannot make it, please be considerate and call and cancel with us so that we may give your spot to someone else. We hate turning away people, as many of our classes do fill up!

Adobe InDesign is a creative design program that allows users to create posters, flyers and brochures. It also contains features to create magazines and newspapers. This is the second part of the Adobe InDesign class and will expand on the basics, which was covered in the Adobe InDesign I class.  
 
Classes are FREE but we do ask that you call (903) 237-1354 or stop in and register in advance. Also, if you sign-up for a class and cannot make it, please be considerate and call and cancel with us so that we may give your spot to someone else. We hate turning away people, as many of our classes do fill up!

This class will provide students with an overview of how to create presentations using Microsoft's PowerPoint.  Students will learn how to create a presentation, change formatting on individual slides, insert clip art, and apply designs, animations, transitions, and effects.  The final product will be a short presentation with handouts.  This class assumes the student has some experience with Windows and using a mouse.  Intermediate class.
 
Classes are FREE but we do ask that you call (903) 237-1354 or stop in and register in advance. Also, if you sign-up for a class and cannot make it, please be considerate and call and cancel with us so that we may give your spot to someone else. We hate turning away people, as many of our classes do fill up!

This course will offer students an opportunity to become more familiar with using a computer and also with surfing the internet. They will learn some of the basic components of a computer, will learn to navigate through the Windows environment, and will learn to operate the mouse and keyboard. Students will also receive a brief introduction to the Internet with particular attention to the World Wide Web.They will gain a simple understanding of how the Internet is structured and how it functions. 
 
Through hands-on exercises, students will explore sample programs, learn about Microsoft's Internet Explorer, hyperlinks, and searching the Internet.. This class is designed for beginning computer users.  
 
Classes are FREE but we do ask that you call (903) 237-1354 or stop in and register in advance. Also, if you sign-up for a class and cannot make it, please be considerate and call and cancel with us so that we may give your spot to someone else. We hate turning away people, as many of our classes do fill up!