Did you ever imagine you’d be spending your “golden years” trying to troubleshoot–let alone understand–your mobile phone, tablet, or laptop? Probably not.
Your well-meaning kids or grandkids might have handed you that shiny new device and given you five minutes of instruction, telling you, “you’re all set,” and then flown home, leaving you with state-of-the-art gadgetry and old-school exasperation.
Here’s great news: your local libraries are offering new Senior Technology Workshops to help you untangle whatever mess you’ve found yourself in, electronically, and learn some cool new skills.
Free workshops are scheduled for Harper Library in Southport (Friday, Feb. 21, March 6, 20, from 11 am to 12 noon), and Barbee Library on Oak Island (Friday, Feb. 28, March 13, 27, from 11 am to 12 noon).
For example, if you want to master e-mail, texting, managing your hundreds of photos (or your hundreds of passwords!), navigating social media, or protecting yourself from identity theft, these workshops are for you.
Sponsored by Friends of the Library Southport & Oak Island (FOLSOI) and funded by a grant from Walmart, these sessions provide some classroom instruction and some one-on-one help with your issues, so bring your iPhone, Android phone, tablet, or laptop and your questions. Sometimes a simple “fix” is all it takes to solve your problem and get you “back in business!”
I am sad to share Jane Martin passed away May 29, 2021. All of Jane’s friends at the Friends of the Library Southport & Oak Island (FOLSOI) hold her and her family in our thoughts and prayers. Jane was a beloved library patron and great supporter of the libraries, Life Long Learners and the Southport Historical Society among other local organizations. It was a joy to attend programs with her and her thoughtful contributions will be sorely missed.
My favorite memory of Jane was captured in this blog post by FOLSOI Roving Reporter, Barbara Lemos. Jane attended the Senior Technology Workshop offered at Harper Library thanks to a grant from Walmart. Volunteer, Anne Contney had the privilege of helping Jane learn to use a new phone given to her by her family. The thrill of watching Jane successfully text a photo to her granddaughter for the first time was priceless.
Jane was the epitome of a Life Long Learner and inspired so many of us who are forever grateful to have known her.
Jane embodied the very best of a Life Long Learner: the willingness to push past fear and forge ahead in life. Watching her at the senior tech workshop was a delight, but seeing her on Zoom week after week was proof of her commitment to use her skills to explore new worlds, however intellectually or emotionally difficult they might be. She will be missed!