Franklin Civil War Round Table

The next meeting of the Franklin Civil War Round Table will be held on Sunday, July 12 at 3:00 pm at the Lotz House, 1111 Columbia Avenue in Franklin, and will feature a tour of this restored home which was in the center of the 1864 action during the Battle of Franklin. Free to members; a $10 donation is asked of visitors. Call Greg Wade at 615-473-3034 for details.

The Williamson County Public Library in Franklin TN, is happy to announce that computer classes will begin again in August. Classes are free to all Williamson County Public Library card-holders. Registration by phone is required.

Introduction to the Computer or equivalent knowledge is required for all other classes. Registration for Introduction to the Computer will be held Monday, July 20 . Introduction to the Computer must be taken prior to signing up for any additional classes.

For individuals who have taken Introduction to Computer or have equivalent knowledge, registration for computer use classes will be held on Monday, July 20 and will close when the maximum of 10 seats and 5 alternates have been filled. Please call early – classes fill up quickly!

To register for classes call the Reference Department at 615-595-1243, and speak with a Librarian. If you are routed to voicemail or another department, keep calling 595-1243 until you have reached a Librarian. All sessions are held in the Main Library Computer Lab on Tuesday afternoons from 2:30 until 4:00 pm, except our new class, Intermediate Excel, which will be held on Monday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 pm. See the Computer Class schedule page for more information about this series of classes, and other instructional opportunities available at the Main Library.

Computer Savvy Saturday Classes

Learn a new skill, upload photos, search for a job, edit pictures, or join a social network. These specialty classes have something for everyone. Classes are free and open to the public. Classes are held in the second floor computer lab and are limited to 24 participants. Sign up begins three weeks prior to the class. Registration is by phone only at 615-595-1243. For more information please go to the Computer Class schedule page.

Genealogy Workshops

The Special Collections Department staff offers free one-on-one thirty minute sessions in the use of Genealogical databases subscribed to by the Williamson County Public Library. The library subscribes to HeritageQuest.com, AncestryLibrary.com and Footnotes.com. Sessions are available by appointment on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. Each session is for thirty minutes. Please call the Special Collections Department at 595-1246 Ex. 1 for an appointment or to ask questions about the service. Participants will need a WCPL library card in good standing to access the library computers and databases.

Council for the Written Word

The Council for the Written Word sponsors a Writing Critique Group at the Main Library on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10:30 a.m. until noon. If you're interested, please come to the meeting on Saturday, July 18 at 10:30 am. (No meeting on July 4.) Ask at the Circulation Desk for location.

Adaptive Technology Center

The Main Library's Adaptive Technology Center is now available for patrons needing special assistance. The computers, located on the second floor of the library, are equipped with specialty hardware and software for increased ease of use. Both computers feature the screenreader JAWS, screen magnifer MAGic, Open Book scanning software, and Optelec Clear View magnifiers. In addition to the standard scroll mouse, the computers also have trackball and touch pad mice, a switch-adapted joystick and a button switch. Keyboards with larger keys and half-keyboards are available, and the computers are installed on height-adjustable tables. A valid library card is needed to use the Center. Call the Reference Department at 615-595-1243 for more information.

Art Displays at the Library

The July display in the Meeting Room Gallery features photographs by Hilary Brown through July 7, and the art of Pam Francis and Olga Alexeeva through July 31.

July Calendar of Events