FAQ: Do you offer computer classes and is there a fee?

Yes, every month we feature one basic computer class topic and one advanced computer class topic. The same class is normally offered twice that month for your convenience and are approximately an hour long. The class size limit is six people, so sign up is required at the Information & Reference Services desk or by calling 317.896.9391. There is no fee for the class. Below is a list of upcoming class dates and times.

Basics Classes 2009
Welcome to the Internet
Tues 1/27/09 @ 6:30
Thurs 1/29/09 @ 1:00

Computers 101
Tues 2/24/09 @ 6:30
Thurs 2/26/09 @ 1:00

Email Basics
Tues 3/24/09 @ 6:30
Thurs 3/26/09 @ 1:00

Welcome to the Internet
Tues 4/28/09 @ 6:30
Thurs 4/30/09 @ 1:00

Advanced Classes
Microsoft Access
Thurs 1/15 @ 6:30
Mon 1/19 @6:30

Microsoft Publisher 2003
Thurs 2/19 @ 6:30
Mon 2/23 @6:30

Microsoft Word 2003
Thurs 3/19 @ 6:30
Mon 3/23 @6:30

Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
Thurs 4/16 @ 6:30
Mon 4/20 @6:30

Library Database Searching
Thurs 5/21 @ 6:30

Inspiration for the New Year

I love this video. It was cut by Matthew Belinkie from OverthinkingIt.com which "subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny that it probably doesn't deserve." Anyway I think its a good pick-me-up after making that resolution list a mile long. I'm making a resolution to start working out so I'm thinking I'll put this video on my iPod so I can get in the right frame of mind for doing something that I despise.


[view on YouTube]

Can you name all the movies that were used? I can name about 2 dozen (if I get to count the ones where I knew it came from a particular series of movies but couldn't tell you the actual title, then 27). If I felt like reading all 1400+ comments on YouTube I might be able to fill in the gaps.

Another feel good video in case you missed it.

Happy Birthday: Rudyard Kipling!

Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, in what was then known as Bombay (now Mumbai), India. The first English Language winner of the Nobel Prize (1907), he was famed for his tales of British Imperial India, short stories and poems (such as If).




Kipling in his study ca. 1895 via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naulaka_kplng_study.jpg

You may enjoy reading, or viewing, Kipling's works from our collection.