Microsoft Excel

Use this spreadsheet application to manage data records to create lists, formulas, graphs, or charts and learn how they may be used for home or business. Mouse and keyboard skills or completion of the Get Started with the Computer class required.

Class 5 of 5. Registration is required prior to the first class. Please call 594-5420 to register. SORRY, THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL.

The Twitter Toolkit

Twitter is a fun way to keep in touch. People use the Twitter website to tell others what they’re doing right now and to see what other people are up to. In this course, you will learn all about Twitter, become a member of this free website and read and post messages online. After this course, you will be able to continue using Twitter on your own.

Session 1 of 2. Registration is open to ten (10) individuals. Please call 594-5365 starting Wednesday, June 20th to register.

English Language Classes / Clases de inglés

Literacy Volunteers of Tucson and the library are offering a free program to adults who want to learn how to speak, read, and write English.

Call 520-594-5325 to inquire. You may be placed on an interest list.

La biblioteca y Literacy Volunteers of Tucson ofrecerán un programa gratis para adultos que quieren aprender como hablar, leer y escribir inglés. Plaza limitada. Se atenderán por orden de llegada. Favor de llamar al 520-594-5325 para más información.

Introduction to Internet

Demystify the Internet! Learn how to navigate the Internet and use email to keep in touch with your friends and family. Not a lecture, this class is all hands-on learning with a high-speed Internet connection. You will open your own free email account to send and receive email with friends and relatives. Before taking this course, you should know basic computer skills like how to use a mouse and keyboard, how to turn the computer on and off and a general understanding of the Windows operating system.

Free GED Preparation and Tutoring

At this drop-in session, get help from our tutors to get started preparing for the GED at your own pace. All classes are taught by Pima County Public Library tutors with Adult Education Certification, and will be taught in English. Students ages 16 and older can attend classes.

Please note that children cannot attend these classes. Parents must make their own child care arrangements for children under age 8.

Martha Cooper Branch Library, 1377 N. Catalina Ave. Registration is not required.

Sweater Nanas

Community meeting. This is not a library-sponsored event and is subject to change without notice.

Where's Waldo?

Where's Waldo? In Tucson, of course! The famous fellow in the striped shirt and black rimmed specs will be in twenty locations on 4th Avenue and in Downtown during the month of July. (Well, to be honest, it'll be a 6-inch version of Waldo.) Those who spot Waldo in 15 different locations can enter a raffle to win fabulous prizes.

Want to participate? Pick up a search list at Antigone Books (411 N 4th Avenue) or the children's section of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library (101 N Stone Avenue). Or, go to www.antigonebooks.com to download the list and to see the list of raffle prizes. Waldo fans of all ages are invited to participate.

You have from July 1 through July 30 to find Waldo.

Raffle winners will be chosen on July 31.

Stay and Play

Learn how playing with your child can promote healthy cognitive and emotional development. Our playgroup includes songs, games and play that promote language acquisition, social/emotional skills, motor skills, and intellectual growth. Children ages 8 months to 4 years and their parents or caregivers are invited to come play! A certified child development specialist from The Parent Connection will be available to answer questions.
Presented by The Parent Connection

Bananagrams!

Come on in and play this fun word game with us! Don't know how? We'll show you.

Babytime

Designed for babies up to 18 months of age. At Storytime, children have an opportunity to do activities that promote development and learning.

English Language Classes / Clases de Inglés

Literacy Volunteers of Tucson and the library are offering a free program to adults who want to learn how to speak, read, and write English.

Call 520-594-5200 to inquire. You may be placed on an interest list

La biblioteca y Literacy Volunteers of Tucson ofrecerán un programa gratis para adultos que quieren aprender como hablar, leer y escribir inglés. Plaza limitada.

Se atenderán por orden de llegada. Favor de llamar al 520-594-5200 para más información.

Stay and Play

Presenter: The Parent Connection Learn how playing with your child can promote healthy cognitive and emotional development. Our playgroup includes songs, games and play that promote language acquisition, social/emotional skills, motor skills, and intellectual growth. For children ages 8 months - 4 years.

Advanced English Language Conversation Class / Clases de Conversación de Inglés avanzadas

Practice your English conversation skills with trained, volunteer tutors from Literacy Volunteers of Tucson. Classes may include some reading and writing to stimulate discussion. Call 594-5305 to inquire.
Parents please note that children cannot attend these classes. Parents must make their own childcare arrangements for children under the age of 8.

Quiet Zone / La Zona de Silencio

We are designating a Quiet Zone for those customers who would like an area where they can have a peaceful place for study, contemplation, reflection, productive thinking or to just read, with minimal disturbances.

La Zona de Silencio está reservada para clientes de la Biblioteca quienes están leyendo, estudiando, conduciendo investigaciónes u otras actividades sin ruido.

Drop-in Job Help

Our Job Help Hub Instructor is available to answer questions you might have on a wide variety of job search topics. Topics include resume writing, online job searching, e-mail accounts, completing online job applications, interviewing, and basic computer skills.

An individual can sign up for a ½-hour one-on-one session during drop-in job help; stop in or call the library at 594-5255.