Looking Ahead with Freedom 1/25 - 1/30

Monday

"Excel Basics" 6- 8 pm
- A beginners guide to using Microsoft Excel.


Tuesday

"Financial Freedom" 4- 5 pm
- A program to teach teens about the inner workings of Credit.


Wednesday

"Anime Club" 3- 5 pm
- Just for teens, Anime watchin'. We'll watch some great Anime talk about our favorites.


Thursday

"Chess Club" 2:30- 4 pm
- Are you the next chess master? This event for teens is to get your mind going and your skills ready for world domination.


"FAFSA Workshop" 6- 8 pm
- This is for teens and parents. Parents, bring your W2 in, and we'll show you how to fill out FAFSA forms.

Looking Ahead with Freedom 1/19 - 1/23

Tuesday

"Financial Freedom" 1:30- 2:30 pm
- **Special note, the time has been moved to 1:30 (from 4 pm) to better suit early dismissal today. A program to learn about credit and finances before it's too late.


Wednesday

"Internet Basics" 2:30- 4 pm
- How to use this thing we call the web.

"Craft for a Cause" 3- 5 pm
- A new club that uses crafts to benefit the larger community.


Thursday

"Unplugged Gaming" 2:30- 4 pm
- How social games were played before Nintendo.

Looking Ahead with Freedom 1/11 - 1/16

Monday

"Mad Tea Party" 3- 4 pm
- A program for teens to learn about Tea, and its benefits.


Tuesday

"Rise n Shine" 9:30- 10 am
- Little tails for little ones.

"Word Basics" 3- 5 pm
- Learn to use the ubiquitous word processor.

"Financial Freedom" 4- 5 pm
- A program for teens to get a valuable lesson in credit.


Wednesday

"Anime Club" 3- 5 pm
- Watch Anime and talk about it.


Thursday

"Preschool Storytime" 1-- 10:30 am
- Storytime for children.

"Unplugged Gaming" 2:30- 4 pm
- Play board games sans power.

eBooks

The Consumer Electronics Show is currently going on in Las Vegas, and if new product announcements are any indicator- tablet PCs and e-readers about to get even more popular.

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has put on its future seeing goggles and has ebooks ready and waiting for you.

Just visit our website (cmlibrary.org) and click on the Research/Homework tab in the top middle. There, you can browse for eBooks by selecting ABC-CLIO or Overdrive from the alphabetical list.

January Computer Classes

Learning to use a computer isn't hard
When you've got a library card!

(a little cheesy- but it popped into my brain and I couldn't resist.)


January 6 2:30- 4 pm
"Computer Basics"

January 12 3- 5:30 pm
"Word Basics"

January 20 2:30- 4 pm
"Internet Basics"

January 25 6- 8 pm
"Excel Basics"


*Microsoft Office classes (Word & Excel) are taught using the 2000 version.

Looking Ahead with Freedom 1/4 - 1/9

Tuesday

"Rise n Shine Story Time" 9:30- 10 am
- For Ages 2-5. Registration required. Call Derrian Jones at 704-416-4204 to register.


Wednesday

"Computer Basics" 2:30- 4 pm
- For adults. How to use these things we call computers.


Thursday

"Preschool Story Time" 10- 10:30 am
- For ages 3-5. Fun songs and fingerplays. Registration required. Call Derrian Jones at 704-416-4204 to register.

"Scholarship Workshop" 4- 6 pm
- For teens. Everything you need to know about getting money for college.