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All Events on August 17th (37 events)

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8/17/2012
Friday
8:30am - 10:00am
Location:
Kirk-Bear Canyon
Categories:
Adults
Adults 50+
Computer Classes

Looking at Windows

Refresh the skills you need to work with the Windows operating system or just learn some helpful things about Windows. In this course, you will learn skills that are useful for beginning computer users including resizing and manipulating Windows, changing the mouse properties, using toolbars, rearranging the Desktop and getting support online.

Part 1 of 2, Register at the desk or call 520-594-5275.

8/17/2012
Friday
9:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Valencia
Small Meeting Room
Categories:
Adults
Adults 50+
Computer Classes
Job Help
Spanish/Español

Personalized Computer and Job Help / Ayuda personalizada de computación y búsqueda de empleo

Our computer instructor is available to answer any questions you might have on a wide variety of computer topics. Topics can include resume writing, online job searching, email accounts, Internet searching and more.

Ayuda personalizada de computación y búsqueda de empleo

Nuestro instructor de computación está disponible para responder cualquier pregunta que tenga de una variedad de temas de computación. Estos temas pueden incluir escritura de currículo, búsqueda de empleo en la red, cuentas de correo electrónico, búsquedas en la Internet y más.

Bilingual (English/Spanish).

8/17/2012
Friday
9:15am - 11:30am
Location:
Joel D Valdez Main
Lower Level 1 Meeting Room
Categories:
Adults
Grants

Grantseeking Basics for Nonprofits

An orientation to the Library's resources for volunteers, staff and board members of nonprofit and community organizations. Orientations do not address the needs of individual grantseekers or businesses. Learn how to research grants opportunities for nonprofits.
Registration is required. Register online or call Infoline at 791-4010.

Registration for this event is required. Register for this event online or call 791-4010

8/17/2012
Friday
9:30am
Location:
Salazar-Ajo
Categories:
Adults
Adults 50+
Movie

Friday Film

Adults are sure to enjoy these films—some old, some new, westerns, new releases, nature presentations. Our films cover the range of interests.

8/17/2012
Friday
9:30am - 10:00am
Location:
El Pueblo
Categories:
Kids
Preschool
Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime is for 3- to 5-year-olds and their parents. Activities help children learn colors, numbers, and letters. This program is 30 to 45 minutes. Children must be able to sit for longer periods than during Toddler Storytime.

8/17/2012
Friday
9:30am - 10:30am
Location:
Bookmobile
Categories:
Adults
Family
Kids
Teens

Visit the Bookmobile

Visit the Bookmobile at the Ghost Ranch Lodge, 801 W Miracle Mile, on the third Friday of the month.

8/17/2012
Friday
9:30am - 11:00am
Location:
Joyner-Green Valley
Categories:
Adults
Adults 50+
Computer Classes

Keeping Your Email Organized, Part 2

Learn how to sign up for a Google Mail account and learn helpful e-mail skills, including how to use your e-mail address book and junk-mail filters.

8/17/2012
Friday
9:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
Mission
Meeting room
Categories:
Adults
Adults 50+
Health & Wellness

Healthy Living: Managing Ongoing Health Conditions

Designed at Stanford University, this free workshop teaches adults and caregivers to live successfully with on-going health conditions like diabetes, cancer, heart and lung disease, arthritis and hypertension. The workshop teaches management skills through interaction, goal-setting, and action planning.

The workshop lasts six sessions, meeting once a week for 2.5 hours. The program is administered by the Pima County Health Department. Registration is required; participants are expected to attend every meeting.

Session five of six. Register by calling 520-594-5325.

8/17/2012
Friday
10:00am
Location:
Martha Cooper
Categories:
Family
Kids
Preschool

Stay and Play

Play is the natural activity of childhood. It is the way children learn about themselves, about others and about their world. Children up to 36 months and their parents or caregivers are invited to come play! A certified child development specialist from The Parent Connection will be available for questions.

8/17/2012
Friday
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Oro Valley
Meeting Room
Categories:
Family
Storytime

Happy Birthday Oro Valley Public Library

Special Storytime about books and libraries.

8/17/2012
Friday
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Santa Rosa
Categories:
Family
Kids
Storytime

Toddler Storytime

Designed for children 18- to 36-months-old. Parents/caregivers and children interact through stories, songs, and rhymes.

8/17/2012
Friday
10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Woods Memorial
Categories:
Adults
Adults 50+
Kids
Spanish/Español
Teens

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.

8/17/2012
Friday
10:00am - 2:00pm
Location:
Joyner-Green Valley
Categories:
Community Meeting

KARE Family Group

This is not a library sponsored event and is subject to change.

8/17/2012
Friday
10:00am - 5:00pm
Location:
Valencia
Magazine Area
Categories:
Adults
Spanish/Español

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.

8/17/2012
Friday
10:30am
Location:
Himmel Park
meeting room
Categories:
Kids
Preschool
Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. Stories are longer than the Toddler Storytime and the activities are more complex. Children must be able to sit still for a longer period of time than during Toddler Storytime. Preschool Storytime is 30 to 45 minutes long.

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