Computer Classes at the CFPL

We are ready to take a formal approach to teaching technology literacy! Last year we received a grant from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association that allowed us to start this project. Then, we applied to the Cedar Falls Civic Foundation for use of the Library Building Funds to match the project. In addition, the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library and the Kathryn Ray Funds (also a part of the Cedar Falls Civic Foundation) have pledged funds to hire instructors.

Next week, on February 26, we'll have a fun roll out of the computer lab. Participants will be shown how to setup a profile on an online dating site. In March, we'll buckle down and learn some computer and internet basics. Kim Van Deest will present these sessions. Kim is a former trainer for the Gates Foundation, the State Library, and currently works at the Waterloo Public Library and has quite a following in computer classes at that Library. Call 273-8643 to sign up for Computer Basics or Internet Searching Basics. I've assisted or passed through during several of Kim's classes, and have picked up tips even when I thought I knew it all.