Graham Stuart, the MP for Beverley and Holderness, is encouraging people to visit East Riding libraries during Get Online Week from 15th to 22nd October. Everyone is invited to drop into their local library for a free session. Library staff will be on hand to help anyone wishing to explore information and help navigate a selection of websites. Get Online Week will be focusing on ways the internet can make life easier, including finding a job, saving money, and communicating with friends and family. Graham said, “The internet has transformed the way we live, and can make keeping in touch with people, shopping, and finding information easier than ever before. “If you’ve yet to get online then make sure you take this opportunity to learn how. It’s totally free and library staff will be there to show you just how beneficial it can be.” For more information, contact your local library: Beverley – 01482 392750 Leven – 01964 543360 Withernsea – 01964 612537 Hedon – 01482 897651 Use Facebook to Comment on this Post
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Spring Online – Give Computers & The Internet A Go At Your Library
East Riding Libraries are inviting people of all ages and abilities to access the internet this spring by spending some time in their local library. Spring Online is part of the UK Online centres campaign to encourage people to give computers and the internet a go this spring with expert help from library staff. Spring Online runs from Monday, 23 April to Friday, 18 May and all libraries in the East Riding are taking part. It doesn’t matter if you have never even touched a computer before or if you already know a little bit, everyone is invited along to their local library for free sessions and you can progress onto free online courses should you want to. Spring Online is concentrating on four areas this year: * Careers information using the new National Careers Service website * Information about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee * Looking at and sharing your local history using the History Pin website * Starting free online courses using the Go-On website Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for rural issues and cultural services at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “Whether you want to follow your hobbies, keep in touch with family and friends or…
East Riding Libaries & The Women’s Institute Celebrate National Libaries Day
Members of the Leven Women’s Institute (WI) and staff from the East Riding Libraries Service will be promoting library membership on Saturday, 4 February to celebrate National Libraries Day. A stall will be set up, including sweets for children and bunting, outside the village shop, from 10.30am-12.30pm, and members of Leven Library staff and the WI will provide membership and opening time information as well as library joining forms for any resident who is not yet a library member. The stall was proposed by the WI as part of its national libraries campaign. Jean Johnson of Leven WI, said: “Ever since its inception, the WI has been involved with rural libraries. We are keen to support any initiative that promotes libraries in general and in particular our local library where we always receive a friendly, personal and well-informed service.” Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for rural issues and cultural services, said: “Libraries play a very important role within local communities and are a service our residents really value. “National Libraries Day is all about encouraging people to visit their local library and explore the range of services it has to offer as well as being able to make suggestions about anything that could be added to the service to meet…
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