Creating mailing lists with mail merge
Wed 18 August, 9:45 – 11:45am
Tolworth Library is running a course in mailmerge to help people produce mailing lists in Word. The session is suitable for people who are already using Word who want to learn how create lists and labels. Experience of Excel or Access is an advantage and students should have knowledge of using tables. The course costs just £6. For more information or to book a place telephone 020 8547 6470 or call in to the branch in The Broadway, Tolworth.
Learn to word process
Thursday 19 August, 10 – 12noon
Kingston Library is running a course on MS Word for beginners. The session is suitable for people who have either attended an Introduction to Computers course, or those who can already use a keyboard and mouse.It covers the basics of opening Microsoft Word, creating and saving a document. Students will also learn how to change the appearance of text using the features on the formatting toolbar. The course costs just £1.50. For more information or to book a place telephone 020 8547 6400 or call in to the branch in Fairfield, Kingston.
How to Google
Thursday 19 August 2 – 4pm
New Malden Library is offering an IT taster course called How to Google.
The practical taster session will explore ways of getting information quickly and efficiently from Internet search engines and the reliability of online information. A little knowledge of the Internet would be helpful for this session. Tickets £1.50. Telephone 020 8547 6490 or call in to the branch in Kingston Road, New Malden.
Introduction to the internet
Tudor Drive Library is running an internet course for beginners on Friday 13 August, 10-12pm. The session is suitable for people who have either attended an Introduction to Computers course, or those who can already use a keyboard and mouse.
It covers what is available via the Internet and the basic features of Internet Explorer. You will learn how to open a website if you know the address, and how to use a search engine to search for information when you do not know where to start. Tickets are just £1.50.
Telephone the branch on 020 8547 6456 or call in to Tudor Drive, Kingston.
IT Taster – the internet
Thursday 12 August 2 – 4pm
New Malden Library is running a course called IT taster – Introduction to the Internet. The session will show you the basics of navigating the Internet, finding websites and using web links on the library’s public access PCs. Prior ability to use a mouse and keyboard would be useful. Tickets are just £1.50 payable on booking. Contact 020 8547 6490 or call in to the branch in Kingston Road, New Malden.
Introduction to computers
Friday 6 August, 10am – midday
Tudor Drive Library is offering a short course in computer basics for beginners. The course is suitable for people who have no knowledge of how to use a computer, and covers using a mouse, keyboard, Windows and how to open and close programs. Fees are just £1.50, paybable at time of booking, and details are available from the branch in Tudor Drive, Kingston, telephone 020 8547 6456.
Course: Tables and borders in MS Word
Tolworth Library is running a course on how use tables and borders in Microsoft Word. The course focusses on getting the most from tables in Word and will give a good grounding for Mailmerge. Fees are just £3 payable at time of booking, and the course is on Wed 4 August, 9:45 – 11:45 am.
Managing files and folders on your computer
Old Malden Library is running a course suitable for people with some knowledge of using a computer and saving files. The course concentrates on learning Windows Explorer and creating folders, moving files, copying files, deleting & renaming files and folders, and also looking at file extensions and the different views (such as details, thumbnails etc).
This session costs just £3 paybable at time of booking and is running on Tuesday 3 August, 9:45 – 11.45am. To book a place telephone 020 8547 6467 or call in to the branch in Church Road, Worcestor Park.
Oyster cards on sale at Kingston Library
Kingston Library recently started offering Oyster card top ups and the service has been very popular with visitors. Oyster card owners can pop along to the branch in Fairfield Road, Kingston, and top up their cards. You don’t need to be a member of the library, but while you are there you can join too. You can download a membership form from the links below and take along a piece of ID.
Deputy Mayor launches the Summer Reading Challenge
Kingston Children’s Library was honoured to welcome Deputy Mayor Ken Smith last Wednesday to launch the annual Summer Reading Challenge. Pupils from St Joseph’s School attended and were entertained by a storyteller before helping the Deputy Mayor to cut the ribbon at the end of the event. The children were keen to start swapping their Mungler cards once the formalities were over.
Pupils from St Joseph's School enjoying a story
Pupils helping the Deputy Mayor cut the ribbon
Kingston Reads 