Book a 30-minute session with a Librarian or Subject Expert to assist with the basics of many technical and library issues. The session may be in person or on Zoom, depending on the library’s assessment of community health risks at the time of your appointment. Our librarians may be able to assist with topics not listed below; please contact us at askus@fpl.info to see how we can serve you!
How to Use...
- The Graff Digital Studio (podcast room) - required for room reservations
- Smart phones, tablets, e-readers, or computers
- Bluetooth devices
- Streaming music with Freegal, movies with Kanopy, or books with Libby
- Specialty resources (LinkedIn Learning, Nexis Uni, AllData, etc.)
How to Research...
- Business and marketing information
- Job listings and improving professional documents (résumés and CVs)
- Legal databases and resources
- Local history and genealogy
How to Manage...
- Passwords and login information
- Files or documents on a device (e.g., photos)
- Storage space on different platforms (personal devices, hard drives, the cloud)
- Social media accounts (personal or business)
- Personal online safety
How to Navigate...
- Our website, the internet, or email
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher
- Our website, catalog, or personal library accounts
Library staff can help with brief advice on many of these topics at the information desks. If your questions are more in depth or require extended time, the staff member may suggest you sign up for Book an Expert session to get the advice you need.
How to Register
Book an Expert sessions require advance appointments. Generally, you may book once every month. Please be very specific in telling us the details of what you wish to learn so we can match you with the right person. If we do not have an expert available in your topic, we will let you know.
Submit a Book an Expert Request with this Form
Or Register by Phone
Call 810-249-2569 to tell us your training request. Staff will take your information and a scheduler will call you to discuss your need and schedule the appointment.
Upcoming Events
Senior Chair Yoga
Senior Chair Yoga is a great way to stay active and improve well-being, mobility, and balance. This class series is a gentle form of yoga with its focus on catering to older adults' needs.
Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center
UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.
Teen Lounge - Open Mic/Karaoke
Open Mic / Karaoke Night
Come and share an original piece or perform your old favorite!
FPL Finance Committee Meeting
End-of-Life Options in Michigan
Through this interactive presentation, Compassion and Choices members will detail the medical landscape in Michigan today, explain advanced directives and why everyone should complete theirs, review dementia’s nuances and explain medical-aid-in-dy
Thursdays with For-Mar
Turkey Talk
Join us to learn about the Turkey! We'll experience the turkey call, and try out the turkey trot.
Popcorn Bar & Movie
Explore new combinations of flavors with popcorn, drizzles, seasonings, stir-ins and mixes. Snatch a bag, scoop some popcorn and then spritz it, sprinkle it, sake it, savor it and share it! Guess the flavor of the mystery popcorn.
NaNoWriMo Wrap Up Writing Event
It's the very last week of NaNoWriMo! We did it! Get together with other writers and get your last words in on your manuscript - we will be encouraging each other all the way to 50,000!
Closing
Library Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Teen Writers Workshop
| Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. |
Survivors Meeting - Breast Cancer Awareness
Survivors Meeting - Breast Cancer Awareness
Flint Cultural Center Holiday Walk
Flint Cultural Center Holiday Walk
5 p.m. Tree Lighting - on the lawn between FIA and the Rep
5:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. - Carman-Ainsworth High School String Orchestra
6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – Richard Paul Ventriloquist