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North County Regional: Programs & Events Listings


The following list contains programs that matched your search, sorted by program types and date from 2/9/2010 to 5/10/2010.

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Arts and Crafts/Hobbies     Books/Literature/Writing     Computer Skills/Technology     Education Support/Prep     En Espaņol     Films     Gaming     Multicultural     Storytime     


Arts and Crafts/Hobbiesback to top

Hang Out Games
Join us at NCO for a time of playing classic board games. Audience: Teens (12-18)

Stitch-In
Handicrafters are invited to bring a bag lunch and your favorite portable craft. For more information, contact 704-416-6000, option 4. Audience: Adults

NCO Origami Club
Learn the ancient art of paperfolding. For children in grades 2-5. All materials supplied. Audience: Elementary (5-11)

Origami for Teen Tuesdays
Origami Club for teens, featuring basic to intermediate model folding. Supplies provided; bring your ideas, models you have been folding or origami books to share. Grades 6 -12 welcome. Audience: Teens (12-18)

Stitch-In
Handicrafters are invited to bring a bag lunch and your favorite portable craft. For more information, contact us at 704-416-6000, option 4. Audience: Adults

Lego Building
Build with legos. Two day program on Monday and Tuesday, April 5 and 6 for teens that do not want to participate in the mindstorm program. Registration required. Audience: Teens (12-18)

Lego Mindstorm
Use legos to build a robot and program it to do basic movements. Two day program on Monday and Tuesday, April 5 and 6 from 2-4 p.m. Registration required. Audience: Teens (12-18)

Magnetic Poetry
Build word magnets. All materials supplied. Audience: Teens (12-18)

Books/Literature/Writingback to top

New Frontiers Book Club
New Frontiers is a science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novel book club that meets at North County Regional Library. Audience: Adults

No Girls Allowed: A Book Club for Guys
This month, we will be discussing the book Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka. Audience: Teens (12-18)

No Guys Allowed: A Book Club for Girls
This month we will read Kitchen Princess, Volume 1 by Miyuki Kobayashi. Audience: Teens (12-18)

New Frontiers Book Club
New Frontiers is a science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novel book club that meets at North County Regional Library. This month we'll read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Audience: Adults

No Girls Allowed: A Book Club for Guys
This month, we will be discussing The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Audience: Teens (12-18)

No Guys Allowed: A Book Club for Girls
This month we will read It's a Mall World After All by Janette Rallison. Audience: Teens (12-18)

New Frontiers Book Club
New Frontiers is a science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novel book club that meets at North County Regional Library. This month we'll read Queen and Country Volume 1 by Greg Rucka. Audience: Adults

No Girls Allowed: A Book Club for Guys
This month, we will be discussing H.I.V.E: The Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden. Audience: Teens (12-18)

No Guys Allowed: A Book Club for Girls
This month we will read Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown. Audience: Teens (12-18)

Computer Skills/Technologyback to top

Excel Basics
Learn how to create, edit and save a basic spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. This class is designed for adults who have mastered basic computer skills. It is strongly recommended that you take Word Basics before taking this class. To register, call 704-416-6000, option 4. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Word Basics
Learn how to create, edit and save a document in Microsoft Word. For adults with some computer experience, but little or no previous word processing experience. Call to register, 704-416-6000, option 4. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Internet Basics
Learn how to surf the Web using Internet Explorer. This workshop will cover how to access, navigate and print from a Web site and will demonstrate some basic techniques for finding information on the Internet. This class is designed for adults with some computer experience but with little or no previous Internet experience. To register, call 704-416-6000, opt. 4. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Power Point Basics
Learn how to create, edit and save a basic presentation using Microsoft Power Point. This class is designed for adults who have mastered basic computer skills. We strongly recommend you take Word Basics before taking this class. Requires experience with a computer, mouse and Windows. To register, call 704-416-6000, option 4. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Word Basics Part II
After a review of Word basics, we'll discuss formatting lists, changing margins and page layout, adding headers/footers and other features of Word 2003. Familiarity with Word helpful. Registration required. Call 704-416-6000, option 4 to register. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Teen Tech Week: Photography Contest
Celebrate Teen Tech Week by participating in this unique photography contest. Teens will create their own motivational posters using free online software and their personal or the library's digital cameras. Audience: Teens (12-18)

E-mail Basics
Learn how to read, create and send e-mail, pictures and other files using one of the free e-mail providers. Register for class at 704-416-6000, OPTION 4. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Digital Scrapbooking with PowerPoint
In this class, we will use PowerPoint to create computer-generated scrapbook pages. Bring your imagination and a few of your own digital photograghs. Requires some knowledge of PowerPoint. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Googling - Everybody's Doing It
Learn how to improve your skills using Google to search for text, images, or topics on the Internet. Registration required. Audience: Adults, Seniors

Education Support/Prepback to top

Amigos
A free tutoring program for school age children. High school students offer weekly tutorial sessions for children that need homework help. Every Thursday 4:30 pm. Un grupo de estudiantes de secundaria, ofrece sesiones semanales de tutoria, cada jueves a las 4:30 pm. Audience: Elementary (5-11)

Spanish Now!
Learn Spanish using the Barron's method for listening, speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Fridays, 5-5:45 p.m. Open to basic and intermediate learners. Info: Adriana Garcia McCormack, bruandadi@hotmail.com Audience: Adults, Teens (12-18), Teens (12-18)

Free Practice SAT
If you are thinking about taking the SATs in the near future, try a test run first. The Princeton Review will be proctoring a FREE SAT test at the library. Registration is required. Test results and review will be Wednesday, February 24 at 6:30 p.m Audience: Teens (12-18)

En Espaņolback to top

Spanish For Kids
Join Ms Rubi to learn simple Spanish with music, activities, and games! Audience: Pre-school (3-5), Toddlers (1-3), Babies (0-1)

Conexiones que Cuentan/Connections that Count
Una hora de cuentos en espaņol, para ninos 0-5 aņos. Cada jueves a las 4:45 pm. A Spanish language storytime for children ages 0-5 years. Each Thursday at 4:45 pm Audience: Babies (0-1), Toddlers (1-3), Pre-school (3-5)

Spanish Now!
Learn Spanish using the Barron's method for listening, speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Fridays, 5-5:45 p.m. Open to basic and intermediate learners. Info: Adriana Garcia McCormack, bruandadi@hotmail.com Audience: Adults, Teens (12-18), Teens (12-18)

Filmsback to top

Anime Addicts - NCO
Who loves anime? WE DO! Come and hang out with your fellow anime addicts and preview anime before it gets released to the public! Anime Addicts meets the second Tuesday of every month! Audience: Teens (12-18)

Teen Movie
Join us for teen movie. Audience: Teens (12-18)

Gamingback to top

Family Gaming Night
Wild about Wii Sports? Crazy for guitar hero? Join us at North County Regional Library for an evening of family friendly video games with something for all ages. Audience: Family/Youth & Caregivers

Multiculturalback to top

Spanish For Kids
Join Ms Rubi to learn simple Spanish with music, activities, and games! Audience: Pre-school (3-5), Toddlers (1-3), Babies (0-1)

English as a Second Language
Join us for an informal class in learning English and English conversation. Free. No registration is necessary. Audience: Adults

Spanish Now!
Learn Spanish using the Barron's method for listening, speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Fridays, 5-5:45 p.m. Open to basic and intermediate learners. Info: Adriana Garcia McCormack, bruandadi@hotmail.com Audience: Adults, Teens (12-18), Teens (12-18)

Storytimeback to top

Books and Babies
Our goal is to introduce parents and babies to lively nursery rhymes,songs,activities to encourage fun ways to interact with your baby Audience: Babies (0-1)

Just For Me Pre-school Storytime
An independent storytime for children ages 3-5 years without parents or siblings under three. Audience: Pre-school (3-5)

Spanish For Kids
Join Ms Rubi to learn simple Spanish with music, activities, and games! Audience: Pre-school (3-5), Toddlers (1-3), Babies (0-1)

warm up your muscles
exercise program for preschool age children (ages 3-5) Audience: Pre-school (3-5)

Conexiones que Cuentan/Connections that Count
Una hora de cuentos en espaņol, para ninos 0-5 aņos. Cada jueves a las 4:45 pm. A Spanish language storytime for children ages 0-5 years. Each Thursday at 4:45 pm Audience: Babies (0-1), Toddlers (1-3), Pre-school (3-5)


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