The Northport-East Northport Public Library offers a range of digital services including public access computers, free Wi-Fi hotspots (for our cardholders), training programs to enhance your digital literacy, trained staff who can assist you with accessing public services, etc.
Libraries play a crucial role in promoting digital literacy by offering resources, services, and programs that help individuals acquire the skills and knowledge needed to navigate the digital world.
Don't miss out - sign up online for these upcoming computer and technology classes, or contact the Reference Desk for assistance.
Upcoming Events
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Design your own website in WordPress. Learn how to create Pages, add text, link to other websites, and implement email functions. For intermediate and advanced computer users. (Part 1 of 2 classes.)
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Research & Learning
https://www.nenpl.org/research-learning
The Northport-East Northport Library and the Libraries in Suffolk County provide a group of licensed, Internet accessible databases selected by librarians to facilitate your research endeavors. You may access library databases from home with a library card and password.
Additional Resources
If you are new to computers, haven't used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, we have the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.
FSL SeniorNet is a program of Family Service League. Since 1999, FSL SeniorNet has been educating Long Island adults, fifty and over, in the use of technology: smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers. Learn more at https://www.seniornetli.org/.
Affordable Housing Connectivity Program
New York State’s ConnectALL Office (CAO), in consultation with NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), has launched the Affordable Housing Connectivity Program (AHCP), a first-ever infrastructure initiative to upgrade in-unit broadband infrastructure for low-income, affordable housing residents that currently have unreliable, unaffordable, or nonexistent internet service options in their homes, at no cost to property owners.
Community Computer Connections Program’s volunteers, under a Microsoft license, refurbish donated computers, add software, deliver and install these internet-ready computers free of charge to low income people and veterans on Long Island.
Defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of individuals to perform tasks based on these skills.
Senior Planet from AARP classes, articles, videos, and activities help older adults learn new skills, save money, exercise, make new friends, and so much more.