Upcoming Programs at the Fruitville Library

Please  check the library website  for more fun and interesting programs.

 

Learn to Use OverDrive to Download  a KindleeBook

January 2 and 16, 2013

At 2:00  pm in the meeting  room at Fruitville Library

Learn to use  the library’s OverDrive platform to download  a kindle eBook.  The class will focus  on the OverDrive platform. Learn how to find ebook titles and how to check them out.

The class will not cover the operation of individual devices. No registration required.

 

WWII Victory Gardens  at Fruitville Public  Library

February 20, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.

This program will by presented  by Stacy Spriggs of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Victory gardens,  also  called  war gardens  were vegetable,  fruit and herb gardens planted at private residences  and public parks in the United  States,  United  Kingdom,  Canada  and Germany during World War I and World War II. These  gardens  in addition  to supplementing  the nation’s  food  supply were also  considered  a civil “morale  booster” — in that gardeners could feel empowered by their contribution of labor and rewarded by the produce grown.

This program is part of several programs being  presented  as part of the One  Book One  Community selection,  Unbroken, by

Laura Hillenbrand.

 

Computer Classes  at Fruitville Library

Classes  are lecture style,  last approximately one  hour and are held  in the Meeting  Room  of the Fruitville Public  Library.  For

more information and to register for any of these classes,  stop by the Reference Desk or call 861-2518

January 9, 2013 at 3:30 p.m..  Introduction to Computers January 23,  2013  at 3:30  p.m.  Introductionto Windows February 13, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Computer Organization

February 27, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Introduction to Using the Internet

 

Dr. Ken Erb returns again  this year, with some wonderful Travelogue Programs.

January 15, 2013,  from 2:00  p.m. to 3:30  p.m.,  in the Fruitville Meeting Room. Travelogue  with Dr. Ken Erb: Brazil: Rio, Colonial Cities and Iguazu Falls

This slide-illustrated travelogue will take us on an armchair visit to this very diverse  and exciting country, including  the vibrant, bustling  city of Rio de Janeiro, the colonial  cities,  stimulated by the Brazil gold  rush of the 18th century, and in the north of the country we find magnificent Iguazu Falls.

From the perspective of a traveler, photographer,  botanist and gardener, Ken Erb describes  each place’s  geography,  history, culture, architecture, agriculture, daily life, and natural scenery.

Join us for this fascinating  experience  of  Brazil. No registration  necessary.

 

February 19, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ghana: Landscapes,  History, and Culture

Come experience Ghana. You will see  vestiges of colonial times such as the remains of forts built to secure coastal areas claimed by European powers. Observe aspects of the daily lives of the people:  their villages, countryside homes, roadside stands, crops and animals.

Join us for this visit to Ghana.  No registration  necessary.