Training on Demand: Workshop & Tutorials
You name it! We'll give you personal attention in a 30-minute, hands-on training session tailored for you. Call or drop by any of the Research Desks at our locations to schedule any of the topics below, or design your own.
Computers, Internet & More
Computers For Beginners
Learn computer basics, including keyboard and mouse use, opening and closing programs, managing windows, beginning internet use, and more.
Email & Internet
Still mystified by the Internet? Our introduction to email and the Internet can teach you how to use a web browser to comfortably navigate the electronic world for your information needs.
Social Networking
Facebook, X, and Instagram?! What is it all and why do I want them?
Google Tips: Search like a Wizard
Search the Web like an expert with our favorite Google search tips and tricks. Quick, fun, and easy, easy, easy!
Training on Demand Evaluation
Please take a few minutes to let us know what you thought of your session. This helps us improve our classes.
Digital Devices, Job Searching, & More
Learn How to Use Your Smartphone and/or Tablet Computers
Learn how to use your new Android or Apple mobile device and get the most out of it.
eBook/eAudio Downloading
Read or listen to a book on your computer or mobile device. Bring your own mobile device, and we'll show you how to download.
Job Searching & Resume Building
Work with a research librarian on such tasks as basic keyboarding and computer use, application writing, effective interviewing, and résumé & cover-letter preparation.
Searching for Online Medical Resources
Discover how to access consumer websites for specific diseases and conditions, prescription drugs, nutrition, and more.
Training on Demand Evaluation
Please take a few minutes to let us know what you thought of your session. This helps us improve our classes.
Research Projects, Genealogy, & More
School Research Projects
We can take you beyond Google for greater success with research, projects, and papers. Contact Youth Services at the Fredericksburg Branch, 540-372-1144, ext. 7243.
What's New in Online Genealogy
Discover exciting new family history resources freely available on the ‘net! Instructor-mediated practice time on the computer is included.
It's Your History!
Can’t find a long-lost Revolutionary War ancestor? Need Great-grandpa’s obituary? Schedule a 60-minute one-on-one session with a staff member, tour CRRL's Virginiana Collection, and learn how to use its many fine historical and genealogical resources.
Finding & Using Old Newspapers
A treat for historians, genealogists and the just plain curious. Contact Adult Research at the Fredericksburg Branch, 540-372-1144, ext. 7232.
Training on Demand Evaluation
Please take a few minutes to let us know what you thought of your session. This helps us improve our classes.