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“Facebook: Connect, Share  and Network! Oh My!” Free Computer Program to Explore Facebook Basics January 4, 2011

The highly popular Facebook social networking website will be the focus when The Computer Learning Center presents its free “Computer Tips and Tricks” program on Tuesday, January 4.  “Facebook: Connect, Share and Network! Oh My!” will be presented by computer expert Anna Van Scoyoc, a Reference Librarian with the Hopewell Branch of the Mercer County Library System who has developed a special familiarity with the many features Facebook offers.

         The Facebook presentation will begin at 2 p.m. in the Ewing Senior and Community Center located at 999 Lower Ferry Road.  At 1 p.m. CLC staff expert Mary Kay Podlecki will invite those interested in or already using Apple’s new iPad tablet computer to “Get Answers to Your iPad Questions.”  At 1:30 p.m. those attending will also be invited to address their general computer questions to members of the CLC faculty. The all-volunteer CLC presents “Computer Tips and Tricks” programs as a public service on the first Tuesday of each month.  No prior registration is required.

During her presentation, Ms. Van Soyoc plans to help computer users both new and already on Facebook to explore its various features. “We’ll take a basic look at what I call ‘The Anatomy of a Profile Page,’ as well as important tips on how to create an account, add friends lists, deal with account and privacy settings, initiate searches, and use some of the other options Facebook offers.” 

 
            After completing her Master of Science degree in Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001, Ms. Van Scoyoc began her professional career as an instructional technology librarian at The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.  She initially used Facebook in 2005 as an outreach tool to connect with first-year students while working as a reference and instruction librarian at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.  As Facebook has evolved, so has her experience with the social networking platform.  Since moving to the public library sector, she has remained involved with teaching, both conceptualizing and implementing workshops designed to enhance and strengthen community members’ skills.

       The non-profit Computer Learning Center at Ewing offers a full range of computer skills courses for adults in the central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania region. For further information about the January 4 program, courses or directions, call 609-882-5086, 609-883-1776, Ext. 6205 or visit the CLC web site at www.ewingsnet.com.