North York Central Library Blog

Although North York Central's Learning Centre is closed for renovation this summer,  boomers and seniors who want to learn about computers and technology can make use of books designed specifically for them.   All of these books are available in the 5th floor Science and Technology Department.  Click on the cover image find out more about the book or to place a hold.   Click on the words "Large Print" under the cover image for the Large Print edition.

For Seniors for Dummies series:

Computers	Facebook & Twitter	iPad	Using the Internet Safely
Large Print	Large Print		Large Print

For the Older and Wiser series:

Laptops	Microsoft Office	Computing with  Windows 7	Social Networking

Other technology books designed for the 50+

The Facebook Guide for People Over 50	Internet and Email for the Over 50s	Confident Computing for the Over 50s	Buying a Computer for Seniors

If you have specific questions about researching a topic, using the internet or using the library's catalogue and online resources, you can schedule a one-hour Book-A-Librarian session with a staff member at North York Central.  Gives us a call at 416-395-5672 or complete the online form.

Although our Learning Centre is closed at the moment, computer classes are available at many other Toronto Public Library branches.  Here's a  link to the full list upcoming class. You may want to limit the list to a library branch near you by selecting it by name under "Library Branches".