The Social Networking Cyber Camp

Free lessons on learning how to start up or even just better use the sites you love. Keep in touch with family and friends next door or on the other side of the world. Help with using the internet to answer all of your questions about social networking or email. Also tips to help keep you and your loved ones safe online.

The camp will be held on March 5th from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. For more information please contact John(that's a me) at the library at (780) 361 4446 or check out our websites for updates.

http://www.wetaskiwinpubliclibrary.ab.ca/    http://cap2010accountability.blogspot.com/ (aka this site)

Johnny keeping it classy..how about you Wetaskiwin ?

Ain't No Party Like My Nana's Tea Party

Or coffee party...Hey speaking of coffee and tea parties the library is hosting a Language Coffee House on February 26. You should totally come.
Everyone speaks English, right? Well, certainly not everyone speaks English. According to the CIA World Fact Book, only 5.6 % of the world's total population speaks English as a primary language. That number doubles when people who speak English as a second or third language are counted. By conservative estimates, that means that well over four-fifths of the world's population does not speak English.

"A different language is a different vision of life." - Federico Fellini

"No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive." - Mohandas K. Gandhi

The Fast..and the Fiction

Pretty simple. Rent em' Read em' and Bring em' back.

Music Cyber Camp January 15

         The Cyber Camp was a success. Well the weather was terrible and I’m sure a few people were stuck at home with all the snow. Never the less I had seven people show up. Three kids, two boys and one girl aged 10-14. Four adults, two men and two women aged 40-60. I used a laptop, the projector and my guitar with some notes and links I had prepared to show everyone how to use the internet to find all the information they needed to teach themselves how to play any instrument. First showing TAB sites that use tablature, a simple form of reading music (numbers instead of notes) to transcribe and explain how to play any song their hearts desire and also include basic to advanced lessons within. Secondly I showed the class video sites such as Youtube.com that with the right search let the viewer find and see instructional videos and lessons on any instrument for almost any song and style of play out there. For questions asked I answered the best I could (finger placement, tuning, string names, and more) and used the internet step by step with everyone to find the other answers, which helped my cause to teach using the internet as the tool that it is to help find any information the person is seeking, be it music or anything else on their mind. All and all I believe it was a success in helping the students get some information, learn how to search for the information themselves and also get excited about learning and enjoying more music.

Johnny B keeping it classy.

Big ups !

Hey everybody just wanted to give some big thanks to all the people who came out for the CyberCamp last Saturday. I hope that I was able to help you guys out and get stoked on playing music. At very least use a computer better to find whatever your hearts desire, or other words that rhyme with fire.

Well things are going pretty good here at the library, we have a Language Coffee House coming up and I am starting some prep work on another CyberCamp that will be based around social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and others.

The weather seems to be getting a little bit better these days so sally forth and get all you need done, then you could maybe, mighta, sorta wanna come on down to the library and pick up a book or sign up for some of the good times about to be had right here at your friendly neighborhood library.

And hey Wetaskiwin, ya you. Keep it classy.
Johnny B

Community Access Program (CAP) Service Report for November and December 2010

By CAP Intern: John Barton.

• Number of one on one hour training sessions conducted about Internet browser, email, wireless Internet access and E-readers: 35
• Just in time help and quick training for our patrons on the service floor: 70
• Marketing and informing people about CAP outreach in the community: 22 hours
• Self-training and learning: 6 hours
• Reached 55 males and 48 females in age groups ranging from 12-75 years
• Coming soon on January 15 Music Cybercamp
• Cyber Camps planned for February on using social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter.

Hey ..Remember us ?

Hey guys whats up? did somebody have a good Holidays? I know I did lol. Well your friendly neighborhood library is open and back in action ready for all to use.

So you say you got a new laptop for Christmas, well hey did you know we give free lessons on the basics? We totally do just come on down to the library or call to set up an appointment and we'll have you learning in no time.

Keep it classy Wetaskiwin.
Johnny.