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OnGuardOnline.gov  "This web site includes tips, articles, games and videos in both English and Spanish to help consumers to be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information.  The games help teens -- and all computer users -- evaluate how savvy they are about computer safety, and reinforce seven basic practices for safe computing."

New Features

Now available to the computer section is External Links, available on the sidebar, which provides links to computer training guides, free software, and other resources available outside of Warsaw Community Public Library.

Services

WCPL offers many technology services to our patrons, including free Internet access, access to multiple office suites for patrons and students, computer education, free professional grade software, and free public wireless Internet.

Internet. WCPL offers 20 Internet stations for public use.  A computer card or a library card with computer access is required.    Photo ID will be required if you forget your card or your pin number.

Visitors to our community should ask at the Circulation Desk for a temporary pass.  Photo ID is required to use a temporary pass.

Beginning June 2nd, people will be limited to 1 hour of internet computer use per day.

Word Processing. WCPL also offers several word processing stations for public use.  Each station is loaded with Microsoft Office, WordPerfect Suite, and OpenOffice.org (see below) and documents may be printed for a small fee.  Neither a library card nor picture ID is required to use the word processing stations.

Wireless Access. Wireless access is available during normal library hours, and follows the 802.11b & g standards. A setup guide is available at the Reference Desk, or you can check here.

 

OpenOffice.org Suite on Library Computers

All Internet and word processing computer stations have the Open Office application suite installed.  Open Office is a free and open source alternative to Microsoft Office application suite and contains many drop in replacement programs to MS Office's popular Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs.  Open Office can easily open, edit and save documents created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.  If you would like to learn more about using Open Office, it has many easy to use tutorials available at LearnOpenOffice.org. The OpenOffice Suite can also be checked out at the library, for installation and use at home, all free!!!

If you would like to learn more about Open Office, visit the OpenOffice.org project's website.  You can also download completely free copies of Open Office for Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.

If you would like to learn more about Open Source Software, check out the entry for Open Source on WikiPedia, or visit the Open Source Initiative's website.

Computer Classes

Though all classes are free to anyone, seating is limited. Please register for these classes online, at the Reference Desk on the Upper Level, or by calling (574) 267-6011 Ext. 236.

Some class descriptions list a required level of knowledge. If you have any questions concerning this, please call ext. 272 or stop by the library for more information.

If you are unsure about the class content, please read the class description before you sign up. For class descriptions, click on the title of the class.

If you have any class recommendations, please feel free to call (574) 267-6011 Ext. 272, and voice your opinion.

Computers, and the web should be fun, below are a few links to cool games for you to play while surfing the 'net!

 

1. http://www.20q.net/

Play twenty questions, Hangman, and many, many more!!

2. http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/

Numerous games and things to pass time

3. http://www.onemorelevel.com/

A new addictive flash game every weekday, or your money back.  (But it's free!!)