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Introduction to

Computers Classes

It's never too late to learn how to do something new! The vast array of information and opportunities that are only available online and through computers is staggering. If you don't know how to use a computer the learning curve can seem daunting. Instead of trying to learn how to use computers on your own, consider taking a free class at the library. They are 1 hour a day for three days. After the class you can stay and "play around" on the computers to get more experience too! The next classes will be held at the Seminole County Library, August 5-7 and at the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library on August 19 - 21st from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. You need to register by calling 229. 524.2665 - Seminole and 229 248-2665 - for Decatur to insure you have a spot waiting for you!

Learn computer basics at the library with this three-day course. This course is designed for those with little to no computer experience. Topics covered include: Introduction to Computers, Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010, and Introduction to the Internet. Each session is 1 hour long and attendance is required on each day.

Contact: Catherine Vanstone, Assistant Director
229.248.2665, ext. 115
cvanstone@swgrl.org

Reading and libraries are for everyone. Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services is here for you and your family! Our aim is to serve. Please call Kathy Hutchins at 229.248.2680 or 1.800.795.2680 to find out how we can assist you or your family member today!

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Library Card - Sign-up Drive

Every single child in Decatur, Miller, and Seminole Counties need to have a library card to insure they are ready willing and able to read. We will be happy to furnish each child with one. Can we get your organization or school to go 100 percent ready to read with a library card in each child's hand? We will be available to come out to back to school nights to make sure all children have access to books. September is national library card sign up month. During August and September we will get as many children and their parents signed up as possible! Contact Carole Albyn at 229 248-2665 #114 to schedule a special sign up at your organization's event or your school today!
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Check out these upcoming programs!

Book Clubs

First Tuesday Book Club - Miller County

On Tuesday, August 5th at 10 a.m., the club will discuss Fannie Flagg's latest book The All Girl Filling Station Last Reunion. In it, a daughter discovers something heretofore unknown about her domineering mother. Fannie Flagg includes her trademark unforgettable characters and twists in each chapter that will leave you laughing and surprised to the end.

First Wednesday Book Club - Seminole County

On Wednesday, August 6th at 10 a.m. the club will discuss The Aviator's Wife

: a Novel by Melanie Benjamin. This is a novelization of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s life with Charles Lindbergh after a chance meeting with Charles at the Mexico City embassy where her father is ambassador. Although Anne Morrow is the quieter and less glamorous of the two Morrow sisters, Charles falls in love with her. This story is the fictionalized account of her life with the "aviator".

Schedule of Upcoming Events:

Tue Aug 5            10:00 a.m.      First Tuesday Book Club - Miller
                                    10:00 a.m.      Introduction to Computers - Seminole
                                    10:30 a.m.      Toddler Time - Seminole
Wed Aug 6           10:00 a.m.      First Wednesday Book Club - Seminole
                                    10:00 a.m.      Introduction to Computers - Seminole
Thur Aug 7         10:00 a.m.      Introduction to Computers - Seminole
Tue Aug 12          10:30 a.m.       Toddler Time - Seminole
                                    3:30 p.m.         Legos and Games Time - Decatur
                                    4:00 p.m.         Story Time - Seminole
Mon Aug 18        10:00 a.m.       Job Corps Recruiting - Decatur
                                    5:30 p.m.         Intro to Excel - Decatur
Tue Aug 19          10:00 a.m.      Introduction to Computers - Decatur
                                    10:30 a.m.       Toddler Time - Seminole
                                    12:00 p.m.      Special Needs Parents Meeting - Decatur
                                    3:30 p.m.         Legos and Games Time – Decatur
                                    4:00 p.m.        Story Time - Seminole
Wed Aug 20        10:00 a.m.      Introduction to Computers - Decatur
Thu Aug 21         10:00 a.m.      Introduction to Computers - Decatur
                                    3:30 p.m.         Toddler Time - Miller
Fri Aug 22            9:30 a.m.        Our Favorite Story time Books
Mon Aug 25        3:30 p.m.        Scribblers Society - Decatur
Tue Aug 26         10:30 a.m.      Toddler Time - Seminole
                                    3:30 p.m.         Legos and Games Time - Decatur
                                    4:00 p.m.         Story Time - Seminole
Tue Aug 28         3:30 p.m.         Teen Time - Decatur

New Materials at Your Library!
Check out these and many more @ your library

The Stepsister's Tale
by Tracy Barrett

Tired of living up to her noble but impoverished family's standards, Jane cares for her mother and younger sister until her mother marries a man who promptly dies, leaving nothing but debts and Jane's spoiled stepsister behind, but a mysterious boy from the woods and an invitation to a royal ball are certain to change her fate. By the award-winning author of the Sherlock Files series. Simultaneous eBook.

The vigilante poets of Selwyn Academy
by Kate Hattemer

Writing a vigilante poem to protest the filming of a reality television show at their elite but corrupt arts academy, a group of friends struggles to remain loyal to their cause and each other when one of their number becomes a contestant on the show.

The pigeon needs a bath!
by Mo Willems

A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes the Caldecott Honor-winning Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! finds a mussy Pigeon refusing to take a bath and insisting he had one a month earlier.

Sycamore Row
by John Grisham

A Time to Kill's Jake Brigance returns in a dramatic courtroom showdown that confronts the tortured history of Ford County, where intrigue, suspense and plot twists challenge a small Southern community's pursuit of justice.

Bookmobile Schedule

Aug. 4
Attapulgus Community Center (10-11 a.m)
Aug. 5
Spring Creek Grocery (10-11:30 a.m.)
Aug. 6
Wingate’s Lodge (10-11:30 a.m.)
Recovery Community Center (12-1:30 p.m.)
Aug. 12
Iron City Convenience Store (10-11 a.m.)
Aug. 13
Parker Park in Climax (10:30-11:30 a.m.)
Aug. 18
Selman Place Apartments (10-11 a.m.)
Aug. 19
Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments (9-10 a.m.)
Brogdon’s Grocery (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Aug. 27

Spring Creek Park Resort (9:15-10:15 a.m.)
Parkside Mini Mart (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m

The Bookmobile contains books, DVDs, and more that travel to a stop near you during the month of August! Visit Mr. Max or Mr. Terry to get your hands on these materials at a stop near you: