Public libraries in Monroe County provide easy and, in most cases, free access to hundreds of computers for community residents. You can search the Internet, type an essay, create a resume, file your taxes, create posters for your next garage sale, and much more using the equipment available in our libraries. Many Monroe County libraries also offer free classes on using a computer. The current offerings are shown below.

Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County
The Central Library offers a Basic Internet/Computer Skills class which meets in the Computer Training Lab on the first floor of the Bausch and Lomb Public Library Building. Due to space limitations, pre-registration is required. Students may register by calling the Information Center at 428-7300 or by visiting the Information Center Reference Desk. The following 1.5 hour class is held two Sundays per month:

• Basic Internet and Computer Skills - Seldom or never used a mouse before? Then this is the class for you! We’ll introduce you to Windows and the computer desktop before connecting to the World Wide Web - the Eighth Wonder of the World! You’ll learn how to navigate the Internet, scroll, and find information you need using a search engine. 

Brighton Memorial Library Computer Classes

• Mouse Maneuvers - Learn to maneuver the mouse and try keyboard shortcuts for an enjoyable experience online.
• Internet Basics - Explore selected web sites on the World Wide Web using Internet Explorer. Learn how to use browser commands and locate web sites. Participants must have experience using the mouse, or have taken Mouse Maneuvers.
• E-mail Basics - Open a free Yahoo e-mail account. Practice e-mail commands using your account. Participants must have surfed the World Wide Web and be proficient with the mouse, or have taken Internet Basics.
• E-mail Advanced - Use the features of Yahoo e-mail to organize and enhance your messages. Create an address list and e-mail folders. Learn to send and open attachments. Participants must have surfed the World Wide Web and have a free e-mail account, or have taken E-mail Basics.
  These classes are offered on a regular basis and there is no limit. Each class is a one-hour, hands-on training session, taught by Brighton Memorial Library reference librarians. Brighton also offers three-part Microsoft Word and three-part Excel classes in the Spring and Fall. Call Brighton at 784-5300 for further information or visit brightonlibrary.org/library/Computer.htm
  

Brockport-Seymour Library
The Seymour Library in Brockport offers “computer buddies," experienced computer users who provide one-on-one assistance for new computer users. Contact the Seymour Library at 637-1050 for further information.

Chili Public Library
The Chili Public Library offers a beginning Internet class and a class on email. Internet is offered once a month and email once a month for one hour. Pre-registration is required, and only four slots are available. Contact the Chili Library at 889-2200 or visit their website at www.chililibrary.org for further information.

Fairport Public Library
The Fairport Library offers basic Internet classes, which consist of a two-part course covering basic mouse skills and more advanced internet searching skills. Due to limited space, classes are offered about twice a month, except for the summer months. Contact the Fairport Library at 223-9091 for further information.

Gates Public Library
The Gates Library has classes at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, and a class on Yahoo e-mail. Registration is limited to four, and residents of towns other than Gates
must pay $7.00 to take the classes. Gates also hosts a monthly Senior Special Interest Group (S.I.G.), which is free to all Monroe County residents. Call the Gates Library at 247-6446 for further information.

• Mousing Around - No computer experience is required. Students learn to use the mouse and practice Internet navigation techniques.
• Intermediate Internet - Students must have prior computer experience or they must have taken Mousing Around. Students practice three different methods for locating websites and information on popular subjects. First, students use a web directory to locate health information; then they use Yahoo travel to simulate planning a trip; and lastly they search for genealogy websites on Google.
• Advanced Internet Searching - Experienced computer and Internet users learn the theory behind keyword searching and practice creating search statements; then they learn to use quotation mark and minus sign search operators to obtain different results; and lastly they use an online tutorial to learn about a set of criteria they can use to evaluate the information found on websites.
• Yahoo E-Mail - Students are walked through the process of setting up a Yahoo e-mail account and learn to send and receive messages.

Greece Public Library
The Greece Public Library offers a catalog class and an Introduction to the Internet class. A half hour prior to the classes, there is a mouse training session using the online tutorial Mousercize. Hamlin: The Hamlin Library does not currently offer computer instruction. Contact the Greece Library at 225-8951 for further information.

Henrietta Public Library
The Henrietta Public Library offers Internet and online catalog instruction by request only, in addition to seasonal classes on using E-Bay. Contact the Henrietta Library at 359-7092 for further information.

Penfield Public Library
The Penfield Library offers four to five classes per month on a variety of topics, including:

• Library catalog instruction
• Beginning Computing (intro to its parts and using a mouse – very basic)
• Beginner’s internet
• Google (basic, advanced)
• MS Office (including separate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint classes)
• Database classes (business, student, medical, local history, Ancestry)
• iPods and iTunes
• E-Mail
• E-Bay classes are offered occasionally
  Contact the Penfield Public Library at 340-8720 for further information.
  

Pittsford Community Library
The Pittsford Community Library offers 2-3 of the following classes per month:

• Microsoft Word 1 and 2 - Introductory courses designed to help students learn to create, edit and save documents.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word - A two-session class designed for those with a working knowledge of Word.
• PowerPoint - Introductory two-session class designed to help students learn to create attractive, effective presentations.
• Beginning Excel - Featured in a two-session or four-session class, this class will help students learn the skills needed to create, update, format, print and maintain an Excel spreadsheet.
• MS Word Advanced - This class focuses on the versatile WordArt feature.
• PowerPoint, Digital Photo Albums - Create a personalized slide show to enjoy with family and friends.
• Genealogy and Family History Research
• Health Resources on the Web
• Internet 1 - an introduction to the web.
• Internet 2 - a continuation of Internet 1.
• Introduction to Google Searching - Designed to teach everything you need to know to get started searching with this popular search engine.
• Intermediate Google Searching - Building on skills learned in Introduction to Google Searching.
• Yahoo! Email for Beginners - This class provides all the skills necessary to use a Yahoo! Email account, which is created during class.
  In addition, at the beginning of every other month, Pittsford offers Senior Academy, a six session class designed for seniors or other adults who have little or no experience using computers. Sessions include using the mouse, creating an e-mail account, surfing the web, and creating simple Word documents. In addition to class sessions, students are given an opportunity to practice what they've learned with a library volunteer. Contact the Pittsford Community Library at 248-6275 for further information.

Webster Public Library
The Webster Library offers the following monthly classes:

• Mousing and Keyboarding - limited to 6 people.
• Computers for Beginners - limited to 8 people.
• Basic Internet and Internet II. This is an introduction to search engines other than Google. Limited to 8 people.
  Other classes offered at different times include:
• Introduction to Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel are offered on alternate months in the evenings. These are 1 1/2 hour classes and are limited to 8 people.
• Beyond Basic Google - Covers tricks and tips for faster searching, using the search box as a calculator or currency converter or to define a word, using the advanced search page, working with maps, images, and anything else we have time for.
• Using the Online Catalog - helps you search the library catalog.
• Using E-Bay.
• Genealogy searching.
• Using GMail
• Introduction to PowerPoint
  Classes at Webster are supported by the Friends of the Webster Library, so outside instructors can be hired for some of the classes. Classes are also taught by Library Assistants and Librarians. Contact the Webster Library at 872-7075 for further information.