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at Southdale Library

Computer Skills Workshop
Tuesday, May 21, noon–1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23, noon–1:30 p.m.
Friday, May 24, noon–1:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 25, noon–1:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5900.
Work on projects and practice skills from using the mouse and keyboarding to using email and Microsoft Office with our software instructors and volunteer assistants.

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Microsoft Publisher: Basics
Tuesday, May 21, 10–11:30 a.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5900.
Learn to use the menus and toolbars to create and publish your own fliers, brochures and greeting cards.

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Health Insurance Counseling for Seniors
Tuesday, May 21, 9–10 a.m.
Tuesday, May 21, 10–11 a.m.
Tuesday, May 21, 11 a.m. – noon
Register Online or call 612-543-5900.
A certified state health insurance counselor will assist with senior health insurance (enrollment steps, plan choices, low-income subsidy). Bring your list of prescriptions or your prescription bottles, Medicare, supplemental insurance, and/or Part D drug plan questions.
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Limit 1 individual or couple per session.
Presented in collaboration with Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging.

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15-Minute Résumé Critique
Wednesday, May 22, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
In your 15-minute appointment, a trained career counselor will work with you to make your résumé the best it can be. Bring your résumé to the session. Sign up for your 15-minute appointment at the third floor training room on the day of the program.
Presented in partnership with HIRED.

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Microsoft Word for Job Seekers
Wednesday, May 22, 1:30–3 p.m.
Sorry, this event has been cancelled.

Health Insurance Counseling for Seniors
Thursday, May 23, 9–10 a.m.
Thursday, May 23, 10–11 a.m.
Thursday, May 23, 11 a.m. – noon
Register Online or call 612-543-5900.
A certified state health insurance counselor will assist with senior health insurance (enrollment steps, plan choices, low-income subsidy). Bring your list of prescriptions or your prescription bottles, Medicare, supplemental insurance, and/or Part D drug plan questions.
See other sessions.
Limit 1 individual or couple per session.
Presented in collaboration with Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging.

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Job Search Assistance
Thursdays, March 7–May 30, 1–3 p.m.

Are you seeking new employment or re-entering the workforce? Do you need help looking for a job, filling out applications or writing your résumé? Stop in for free one-to-one assistance with a job search representative. Sign up on the day of the program in the Jobs and Small Business Center at the library.
Presented in partnership with Goodwill/Easter Seals.

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Cloud Computing: Microsoft Office Web Apps and Google Docs
Thursday, May 23, 10–11:30 a.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5900.
Learn about Google Docs and Microsoft Office Web Apps, free Web-based applications for creating documents, spreadsheets, and more. (Familiarity with Internet and email use required.)

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Microsoft Word: Basics
Friday, May 24, 10–11:30 a.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5900.
Learn how to use the ribbon, enter and delete text, basic formatting, cut, copy and paste; and when to use 'save' and 'save as.'

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Microsoft Excel: Basics
Saturday, May 25, 10–11:30 a.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5900.
Learn the basics of working with an Excel spreadsheet: navigation, entering data and using formulas.

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Club Book With Benjamin Percy
Wednesday, May 29, 7–8:30 p.m.
Percy is the author of "The Wilding," "Refresh, Refresh" and "The Language of Elk." Winner of the Society of Midland Authors Award for Fiction, his second novel, a psychological thriller ("Red Moon"), will be published in 2013. His writing has been read on National Public Radio, performed at Symphony Space and published by Esquire, where he is a regular contributor. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
A program of MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency) and coordinated by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library, is funded in part with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Creative partner: A/B Geist. Media support: Minnesota Public Radio. Author escort: Around Town Agency.

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