KCLS is not just about books, databases, magazines, music, and movies.Our collection offers many ways to learn a new skill, perfect an old skill, learn a new language, cook healthy, get in great shape, fix your car, grow your own food, and more. We have tools to help you enrich and improve your life in many ways. We offer classes, programs, and entertainment aplenty. Here's five free and fabulous things at the library that just might surprise you:
1. Computers:
We have state-of-the-art computers with Microsoft Office software for you to create letters, presentations, resumes, email, or just surf the internet and print it all out at no charge. Need to learn how to use the computer or brush up on skills for your resume? We offer free classes every month to get you started or keep you going. We also have free wireless access.We also have a TechLab bus that will bring free computer classes to you if you are unable to come into the library and it is wheelchair accessible. It is a state of the art bus equipped with eight workstation; there is a minimum requirement of six registrants.
2. Language Learning Plus:
We have a great collection of language learning materials including books, CDs, cassettes, MP3 players, and an online language learning database called Mango. We also offer a comprehensive ESL collection too. Did you know we have ESL classes available at many of our libraries? Kids will enjoy our Early Literacy Parties in Spanish as wll as or foreign lanugage Story Times. Take advantage of Talk Time to practice your conversational English with others. Need help preparing for your citizen test? We have a free class for that too!
3. Entertainment:
Don't pay for a movie when we will loan it to you for free. We also have the latest in music, magazines, and books, books, books. Beside offering entertainment, KCLS is a community entertainment center. We have book clubs, workshops, and lectures. Let the kids have fun at our story times, reading programs, special programs with music, crafts, puppets, and more. We have some great databases just for kids such as Tumblebooks online read-along books. Teens will love our Read Three Get One Free program. Game On! is a fun event where teens can play the newest video games. And of course we have author events for all ages. We change it up every month, so there is always something new. We have ways to make homework fun and rewarding. Study Zone in the library has volunteer tutors to give one-on-one help, tutor.com offers interactive help, and there are in library classes as well as interactive online help for the SAT.
4. Easy Living:
Did you know we have assisted living devices that you can check out on your KCLS card to see if they work for you before you invest any money in them? You can find what we have available by typing "WATAP" into the title search field in the catalog. These include items things such as an illuminated pocket magnifier, big keys keyboard, ameriphone amplified photo phone, and more. If you have difficulty coming to the library because you are housebound, we wil bring the library to you with our Traveling Library Center (TLC) to deliver and pick up your books. Our Words On Wheels programs will send a volunteer to read to you if you like. ABC Express is our book mobile for kids bringing the library into your community.
5. Whatever/Wherever:
There are those days when you just can't make it into the library; not feeling well, bad weather, bad hair, or just don't want to use the gas to turn in one book. Call Answer Line and they will be happy to provide circulation/account service to you over the phone during their open hours. Or call our automated renewal line at 1-800-945-2452 anytime. Company coming for dinner and you can't find your chocolate mousse recipe, Answer Line will find one for your. Download a digital book, movie, or song to help pass a rainy day. Have a question that just won't let you sleep? Ask A Librarian can put it to rest. And there are those days like when you are up at 5AM trying to change a fuse in your car so the lights work and you can't remember where it goes exactly: we have Chilton's Automotive Manuals to come to your rescue.
KCLS is here for you, so turn to us. The choices will surprise you!
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