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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT LORAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM’S MAIN LIBRARY
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND YOU: Learn to navigate the new Health Insurance Marketplace at Lorain Public Library System’s Main Library on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. A certified broker for individuals and small businesses will be at the library to discuss the Affordable Care Act. How do you shop for health insurance? What are the benefits? What are the penalties if you don’t buy insurance? These questions and many more will be answered at the program. Preregistration is required and is available online at LorainPublicLibrary.org or by calling the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 450. The Main Library is located at 351 W. Sixth St., Lorain.
TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Join Lorain Public Library System Main Library’s Teen Advisory Board. Sixth through 12th-graders will help plan fun activities in the library. See what it’s all about at their next meeting on Monday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. Preregistration is required and is available online at LorainPublicLibrary.org or by calling the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 449.
EXCEL FOR BEGINNERS: Analyze and illustrate your data in Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Learn how at Lorain Public Library System’s Main Library on Monday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. This course will start with the basics – setting up a spreadsheet workbook, inputting data, composing simple formulas, and choosing layouts and printing in various formats. A limited amount of hands-on practice time will be available. Participants need to be comfortable using a mouse to attend. Preregistration is required and is available online at LorainPublicLibrary.org or by calling the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 450.
FAMILY MOVIE FUN: Put on your ruby slippers, gather your friends and follow the yellow brick road to Lorain Public Library System’s Main Library. Experience a classic family film like never before – with audience participation. Families with children of all ages are welcome on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. for the showing and some popcorn. Preregistration is required and is available online at LorainPublicLibrary.org or by calling the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 449.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – THE LORAIN COUNTY CONNECTION: In the years before the Civil War, Ohioans, including Lorain County citizens, played a vital part in the struggle against slavery. Learn about the Underground Railroad at Lorain Public Library System’s Main Library on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Over 150 years ago, the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of a kidnapped runaway slave helped inflame the northern part of our country against slavery. Learn why Nat Brandt called his book about that event “The Town That Started the Civil War.” Preregistration is required and is available online at LorainPublicLibrary.org or by calling the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 450.
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