UPDATE: Samuels Public Library Adult Programming January 1-15, 2018

At your Library next month:

Library closings
The library will be closed Monday, January 15^th for Martin Luther King Day. The library will resume regular hours Tuesday, January 16^th.

General Education Development
Samuels Public Library invites you to register and attend the General Education Development course. This course will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 A.M-12:30 P.M (except on school holidays or closings). The GED course is completely free. Let this course be the stepping stone to your success.

English as a Second Language
Samuels Public Library invites you to register and attend the English as a Second Language course. This course will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. The ESL course is completely free. Learning English will not only enhance your quality of life but open many doors and present new opportunities

Hello Computer
Samuels Public Library invites you to attend our beginning computer class for total computer novices. It is a four week course that covers turning on a computer, using a mouse, setting up email and using the internet. Classes are held on Tuesdays from 1:00pm-2:00pm.

Exploring Computers
Samuel Public Library invites you to attend our intermediate computer class and improve your skills. Each month explore a new computer program or application in a safe, friendly environment with other intermediate users. Classes are held on Thursdays at 1:00pm.

Downloading Media
Samuels Public Library invites you to come out and learn how to download books to your computer or handheld electronic devices in a small, supportive environment on Tuesday, January 16^th at 6:00 P.M. Participants are encouraged to bring their personal laptop, smartphone or eReader. This session meets every third Tuesday of the month.

Genealogy Nuts: Shake Your Family Tree
Interested in learning about family history? Samuels Public Library invites you to a workshop for beginning to advanced genealogists. Discover your family roots with a team of genealogists who together have researched more than 50,000 names. This class meets every Wednesday night at 6:00 P.M

SPL-Books and Beyond
Samuels Public Library invites you to join us for the Books & Beyond Book Club on Wednesday, January, 17^th at 10:00am, where A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles will be discussed.

Vibes in the Libes
Samuels Public Library invites you to come out and join us on Saturday, January 19th at 12:30 pm for a free music performance by Kurt Schelsinger! Bring your lunch tell a friend and enjoy!

Crochet Group
Samuels Public Library invites you to come out and learn how to crochet or share your talents. The group will meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00 A.M (January 10^th & 24th).  All ability levels welcome.

Advanced Excel
Samuels Public Library invites to come out and join us for our Advanced Excel class on Saturday, January 20^th from 1:00 P.M – 3:00 P.M. This class is designed to introduce you to using common EXCEL built-in formulas in your spreadsheets and how to add graphs. Don’t miss out on this chance to have a better understanding on a widely used Microsoft application.

The Bridge Project
Samuels Public Library invites you to come out and join Artist and Performer Tammy Ruggiero and Writer Heather Davis for the Bridge Project Postcard Workshop on Saturday, January 20^th at 10 A.M. Write, Paint, Draw, or collage on 5×7 Postcards to celebrate the connections we make (or would like to make) to people who seem different from us. Help us explore all the ways people in the Blue Ridge connect with others across time, place, race, gender, age, political orientation, sexual orientation, religion, culture, and ability. Post cards will be incorporated into a wooden slat bridge and displayed at a celebration event.

Writer’s Support Group
Samuels public Library invites you to come out and join the Warren Wordsmiths, an informal writer’s support group that meets every fourth Tuesday of the month. Have a writing project you’re working on? Need someone to bounce ideas or give constructive criticism? Than this is the group for you! This month’s meeting will be Tuesday, January, 23^rd at 6:00 pm.

What the Tech!
Technology can be tricky! Samuels Public library invites you to come out and join us Thursday, January 25^th at 4:00 P. M. so you can ask our teen volunteers for help with your personal devices. Bring phones, smart devices, tablets, laptops or e-Readers and plenty of questions. Let our teens update you on the latest tech tips and tricks! Be sure to register so we have enough teens to help!