Saturday: Mac Users Group at Cleveland Park Library

The National Capital Area Mac Users Groups is having a Mactoberfest! Here are all the details:

Date: Saturday October 22, 2011
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
Program: It's Mactoberfest! Time for Tips, Tricks, & Treats.

Join the NCA-MUG for a special seasonal celebration of tips and tricks. Everyone is invited to share a favorite that makes using Macs, iPhones, or iPads more fun, exciting, or time-saving. Show and tell using our equipment (a Mac laptop and projector), or bring your own device to demonstrate a tip or trick.

Costumes optional. We also will celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the founding of the NCA-MUG. Come join us!

We are back in the first floor meeting room at the Cleveland Park Library, at the corner of Connecticut Ave. and Macomb Street.

For more information check our website at www.nca-mug.org.

Cleveland Park Day Includes Big Library Book Sale - Oct. 1st

Cleveland Park Day keeps getting better and better! Now the Friends of the Cleveland Park Library has announced a big book sale as part of the event. Here's everything you need to know:

Cleveland Park Day is Saturday, October 1st, and the Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will be participating with a Bag O’ Books Bonanza from 10:00am - 4:00pm on the 2nd floor of the Library. 

Fill a shopping bag with all the mysteries, romances, or science fiction books that will fit -- all for just $3:00! Select hardcovers and paperback in any combination. We'll supply the bags, courtesy of community-friendly Whole Foods in Tenleytown.  

Cleveland Park Library Presents Book Discussion Series on "Immigrants in America"

The Cleveland Park Public Library has announced its program events for September 15, 2011 through February 9, 2012. It's quite a comprehensive tour of the literary world, all on the theme of immigration to America.

You might want to copy these dates and program notes into your calendar,. Then, at least once a month until February, 2012, you're set for something to do on an otherwise boring Thursday night.

All these events are free and open to the public.

The Cleveland Park Public Library Presents:

New Book Discussion Series with Professor Phil Burnham, George Mason University

Immigrants in America

America is a nation of immigrants, but Americans have long shown ambivalence toward those who seek a better life in our country. 

 
Emma Lazarus’ words, “Give me your tired, your poor,” have often been at odds with how the “tired and poor” have been treated upon arrival. We seem to go through periods of tolerance and intolerance, sometimes related to economic conditions and other times because there is a perception that there are too many people coming from a single place, or they’re “taking over” and tarnishing what it is to be an American.

Well, what is it to be an American? What is life like for those who come here from a different culture and try to become “American”?

Please join us at the library for the 2011 Immigrants in America book discussion series, which will take us through a variety of immigrant experiences, mostly fictional, in different periods of history. Made possible through the support of the Friends of Cleveland Park Library.

September 15, 2011, 7:00-8:45 pm: Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano

October 20, 2011, 7:00-8:45 pm: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

November 17, 2011, 7:00-8:45 pm: A Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee

December 15, 2011, 7:00-8:45 pm: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

January 12, 2012, 7:00-8:45 pm: Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat

February 9, 2012, 7:00-8:45 pm: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

Please Register at the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20008, 202-282-3080, www.dclibrary.org/clevelandpark. 

Free Meditation Workshop at the Cleveland Park Library on Saturday

The Cleveland Park Library is hosting free meditation workshops called, "Start the New Year Through Meditation."

The workshop is on Saturday, January 15 at 1pm and it is the first of a free two-part series on meditation presented by Mr. Gerry Gorman, a retired businessman and long-time student of guru Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj.  Mr. Gorman says his workshop will focus on "how to achieve balance and peace while meeting the demands of family, carer, and life in general." Mr. Goman has made numerous presentations about the benefits of meditation at various District of Columbia Libraries.

For more information, please go to the Cleveland Park Library web page or call 202-282-3080.

Mac Users Meeting at CP Library Saturday: Learn about Dropbox and RSS News Feeds

At the next meeting of the National Capital Area Mac Users Group there will  a demonstration of the cloud utility Dropbox. The meeting and demo will take place at the Cleveland Park Library Saturday January 8, 2011, from 10 am to 12 pm. The library is at Connecticut Avenue and Macomb Street, NW.

I've praised Dropbox in previous articles: It's a great way to share files, back up stuff, and move photos and videos from your smartphone to your computer (and vice versa.) Dropbox is also free; if you want to get Dropbox and play around with it in advance of Saturday's meeting, click here. 

At Saturday's meeting there will be a review of how to use RSS Internet Newsfeeds that create easy access to personalized digests of online topics. A great time saver if you're trying to follow a subject or subjects. You'll have plenty of time to ask questions during the question and answer session. 

The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Mac User's Group's website.

The New Tenley-Friendship Library Opening on Jan 24, Party on Feb 5

Today, Thursday, December 30, 2010 is the last day the Tenley Interim Library will be open.

The new Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library will open Monday, January 24, 2011 at 4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.  And be sure to mark your calendars for the grand opening party on Saturday, February 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In between now and then, books on hold may be picked up at the Cleveland Park Library.  For more information, visit the DC Public Library's website.

Forum on Online Safety Saturday

Photo by Ted Rheingold

How do you stay safe from computer viruses, phishing, privacy theft and other online dangers, especially when traveling? Tom Gutnick, Chief Dragon Slayer at Sunny Banana IT Consulting, will discuss commonsense precautions and software tools that will help, whether working at home or on the road.

You'e invited to a presentation on online safety Saturday, November 20, 1:00 p.m., hosted by the Capital PC User Group at the Cleveland Park Library, 3100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, between Macomb and Newark Streets.  The library is a block south of the Cleveland Park Metro. The event is free and open to all. For more information click here.