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Loughborough Library helps the internet-shy
Posted on 24/04/2009
Community Services
Friday 15 May is Silver Surfers’ Day and there will be free sessions in libraries across Leicestershire where older people (50 – 100+) can find out what they can do on the internet. This could include keeping in touch with friends and family across the globe, booking a holiday, doing the shopping, sharing photographs, catching up with missed TV programmes and much, much more. There is something for everyone on the internet. The library, with its informal, relaxed atmosphere and friendly, supportive staff to help is an ideal place to take that first step to getting online.
Find out more at Loughborough Library:
- Ebay for beginners Friday 15th May 10.00am
- Family History for beginners Friday 15th May 1.30 – 3.00pm
Places are limited
To book your free place 01509 212985/266436
http://www.leics.gov.uk/loughborough_library
Notes to editors
Silver Surfers’ Day is part of Adult Learners’ Week, a national campaign co-ordinated by NIACE (the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education), which encourages people to try something new and give learning a go.
Media literacy is becoming increasingly important as digital exclusion is proven to be an indicator of social exclusion. Older people, who often have less opportunity to learn these skills at work or socially, need extra help to acquire them.
Find out more about Silver Surfers’ Day at www.silversurfersday.org
Contact:
Carol Neath
Loughborough Library
Phone: 01509 638228
Background notes
Libraries across Leicestershire are seeing an increase in visitors as the UK finds itself in a ‘credit crunch’ and possibly heads into recession. Traditionally, people turn to public libraries during hard economic times - for cheaper entertainment, to help with employment, for free access to computers and to help them save money and be ‘greener’ by borrowing free books rather than buying.
Leicestershire Libraries have seen vast improvements recently as part of the £8 million transformation programme and staff are inviting the public to step into their local library to discover all the up to date services and facilities available for no or little cost.
Visitors will be supported by libraries over the coming months in their health, wellbeing, career prospects, lifestyle and general enjoyment by:
- Stepping up to savings and improving finances – a free internet service where all the consumer price comparison and information websites are available, there are free books to borrow and you can have a cheap night in with a DVD that you can keep for a week
- Stepping Up to success and improving job prospects – with free newspapers, free internet facilities and a large choice of titles for all sorts of learning and development
- Stepping Out - alone or with friends and family to free events ’’
- Stepping Into the library’s welcoming surroundings where you can read all the latest best sellers for free and get up to date DVDs and audiobooks.
- Stepping Up to a challenge - train your brain with crosswords, Sudoku and general knowledge quizzes.
Details of library developments can be found on www.leics.gov.uk/libraries
Details of events can be found on www.leics.gov.uk/events
Facts and figures about Leicestershire Libraries for 2007 – 2008
- 55 libraries
- 91,858 hours open
- 3,410,133 visitors
- 6 Mobile libraries
- 412 PCs
- 22,753 DVDs to rent
- 712,026 books to borrow