Sargent Township Library

The Sargent Library recently received 4 new computers and furnishings through the Library Broadband Builds Nebraska Communities project. The purpose of this grant was to help give a boost to struggling, rural communities. The computers are installed and ready for use by the public. The computers can be used free of charge to access court records, find health information, take advantage of educational opportunities, hunt for jobs, explore small business options, etc. The computers and furnishings are valued at over $8000.

 Next Wednesday (Dec. 7th) we will have an open house at the library from 1:00 – 7:00. I would like to strongly encourage all people in the area to come see our computing center. I am looking for ideas on how this computing center could be used to help improve the community. It would be nice to be able to offer some classes at the library.  The library could be used by any small group of up to 6 people where each person needs to be at a computer.

Come with some ideas and think outside the box.

Some of our computers are now equipped with web cameras. Come in and try them. You can connect to Skype, or take a video/picture of yourself.

Today the Library board met for their quarterly meeting. At the meeting, we reviewed and updated the Computer and Internet Use Policy. One of the major changes to this policy is that minors no longer need signed permission from their parents to use the library computers. We still, however, want to respect the parent’s authority. Therefore if any parent or guardian does not want to let their children use the library’s computers please notify us.  If you would like to know more about our Internet Use Policy, you can read it here.

There will be a Library Board meeting this Wednesday, October 19th. The meeting will be held at the Sargent Township Library at 12:00 noon.

Click here for the agenda.

Here at the Sargent Library we have 4 new computers thanks to a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant. This is exciting for our community because it means that we now have 6 computers for the public to use. As more and more business is transacted online, it becomes essential that everyone have access to the internet. Now that the library has a sufficient number of computers, there should never be any wait time. You won’t have to worry that someone else will come in and make you get off the computer. You can work all day without any interruptions. Be sure to stop in and try out the new computers. Remember, we also have black & white and color laser printers. If you need help setting up an email account or just general help with using a computer, the librarian is always here to help you.