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Getting Started with Computers

Internet Basics

2026-07-28 13:00:00 2026-07-28 14:30:00 America/Chicago Getting Started with Computers This series of absolute basics is intended for newcomers to technology. No prior experience is needed, just an eagerness to learn. Martin Luther King Branch - Study Room 114

Tuesday, July 28
1:00pm - 2:30pm

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Martin Luther King Branch

Study Room 114

This series of absolute basics is intended for newcomers to technology. No prior experience is needed, just an eagerness to learn.

Learn the basics of using the internet, including typing in web addresses, following links, and exploring online spaces.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Computer Classes & Technology |

Martin Luther King Branch

Hours

About the Library

Upcoming Events

Health Literacy Kid's Clinic

Tue, Jul 21, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community Room

Children and their caregivers are invited to grow their health literacy at the Martin Luther King branch!

Getting Started with Computers - Computer Basics

Tue, Jul 21, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Study Room 114

This series of absolute basics is intended for newcomers to technology. No prior experience is needed, just an eagerness to learn.

Open Maker Time

Tue, Jul 21, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Tue, Jul 21, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Study Room 114

A Death Café is a place for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying.

Open Maker Time

Wed, Jul 22, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Paint Pouring

Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

Paint pouring! Paint pouring! We're pouring alcohol based paints to make beautiful designs! Join us as the paint flows and we discover what we can create.

Wed, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Study Room 115 and 117

Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!

Thu, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room

Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.

Open Maker Time

Thu, Jul 23, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Summer Challenge Dance Party - Featuring DJ Bizzon

Thu, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Community Room

Ready to move and groove? We're celebrating your progress in the Summer Challenge with a virtual, all-ages live set with DJ Bizzon!

Fri, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room

Makerspace activity exploration and stories for ages 2-6

Open Maker Time

Mon, Jul 27, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Babysitters Club

Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Study Room 114

You don't have to read all of Ann M. Martin's "Baby-Sitters Club" books to know that babysitting can be hard work. Milwaukee Public Library is here to help!

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Drawing: The Grid Method

Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

Use this drawing exercise to practice drawing anything! Learn this beginner drawing technique that translates inspiration into any size drawing by following a grid.

Employ Milwaukee Resource Table

Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Entrance Resource Table

Employ Milwaukee will be at the library to share information about employment opportunities, paid training programs, and much more!

Move Grass Class--Mastering Succession Planting - with Victory Garden Initiative

Mon, Jul 27, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room

Extend your harvest by learning the basics of succession planting and how to keep crops growing all season long.

Story Time - Story Time

Mon, Jul 27, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Children's Area

Children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.

Tue, Jul 28, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Children's Area

Solve historical mysteries using clues from the Milwaukee Public Library's collection.

Getting Started with Computers - Internet Basics

Tue, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Study Room 114

This series of absolute basics is intended for newcomers to technology. No prior experience is needed, just an eagerness to learn.

Open Maker Time

Tue, Jul 28, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Teen Game Night

Tue, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Community Room

Fan of video games? Board games? Any games??? Come to the library for a night of fun!

Open Maker Time

Wed, Jul 29, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Printmaking- Collagraph

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

Collagraphs are a fun introduction to printmaking. We're going to cut cardboard, glue string and explore different textures. We'll roll ink onto our creations and press paper.

Wed, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Study Room 115 and 117

Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!

Thu, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room

Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.

Open Maker Time

Thu, Jul 30, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Urban Animal Explorers - with the Urban Ecology Center

Thu, Jul 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Children's Area

Uncover the animals living naturally within our city!

Traveling Exhibit - Vision Zero Car Crash Tragedies - Exhibit

Fri, Jul 31, 10:00am - 6:00pm

Other - See description for location

"Vision Zero Car Crash Tragedies" is a four-week exhibit available for viewing during open hours from June 30th through July 31st.

Fri, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room

Makerspace activity exploration and stories for ages 2-6

Open Maker Time

Mon, Aug 03, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Babysitters Club

Mon, Aug 03, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Study Room 114

You don't have to read all of Ann M. Martin's "Baby-Sitters Club" books to know that babysitting can be hard work. Milwaukee Public Library is here to help!

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - DIY Keyholder Part 1

Mon, Aug 03, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

Join us in the Makerspaces to paint and decorate a wooden panel for a DIY project. When everything is assembled, you'll have your own personalized wall hanger to place your keys and other things

Adult Story Time

Mon, Aug 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room

A story time designed especially for adults!

Story Time - Story Time

Mon, Aug 03, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Children's Area

Children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.

Tue, Aug 04, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Children's Area

Come build with us! We'll supply a variety of building materials and you'll bring the creativity. Meet friends and see what you can create together.

Getting Started with Computers - Cybersecurity Basics

Tue, Aug 04, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Study Room 114

This series of absolute basics is intended for newcomers to technology. No prior experience is needed, just an eagerness to learn.

Open Maker Time

Tue, Aug 04, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Tue, Aug 04, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Community Room

A place to work on your favorite fiber arts or mending project

Open Maker Time

Wed, Aug 05, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - DIY Keyholder Part 2

Wed, Aug 05, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

In Part 2 of this DIY Key Holder project, we'll be putting on the finishing touches of our beginner Do-It-Yourself project using hardware and screw drivers.

Wed, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Study Room 115 and 117

Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!

Thu, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room

Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.

Open Maker Time

Thu, Aug 06, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Fri, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room

Makerspace activity exploration and stories for ages 2-6

Milwaukee County DHHS Aging and Disabilities Services - Milwaukee County DHHS Aging and Disabilities Services

Fri, Aug 07, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community Room Resource Table

Connect with the Milwaukee County team to learn about available programs.

Tabletop Role-playing Gaming

Sat, Aug 08, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Study Room 114

Join Gaming Guide Ira Lee and become part of an adventuring party where you'll use your imagination, creativity and your wits to explore - and possibly survive - an epic quest in a fantasy world.

Open Maker Time

Mon, Aug 10, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Babysitters Club

Mon, Aug 10, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Study Room 114

You don't have to read all of Ann M. Martin's "Baby-Sitters Club" books to know that babysitting can be hard work. Milwaukee Public Library is here to help!

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Natural Dyes

Mon, Aug 10, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

Come into the makerspace and learn how to use natural ingredients to dye fabrics. Learn different tying and folding techniques to create different designs.

Business Plan Toolkit - part of the Start Smart Business series

Mon, Aug 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Community Room

Learn how to use free resources to research your business plan professionally!

Story Time - Story Time

Mon, Aug 10, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Children's Area

Children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills.

Series Celebrations!

Tue, Aug 11, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community Room

Find your new favorite book series by participating in art projects, science experiments, and imaginative play!

Getting Started with Computers - Email Basics

Tue, Aug 11, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Study Room 114

This series of absolute basics is intended for newcomers to technology. No prior experience is needed, just an eagerness to learn.

Open Maker Time

Tue, Aug 11, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Push the Button

Tue, Aug 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Study Room 117

Pin your personality! Design and press a one-of-a-kind button to wear or share.

Nutrition Label Literacy - With Chef Sharrie Agee

Wed, Aug 12, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Community Room

Learn helpful strategies to better understand nutrition labels on food packaging, and enjoy a healthy treat from Chef Sharrie Agee.

Open Maker Time

Wed, Aug 12, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Book Arts

Wed, Aug 12, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

Come make a tunnel book! Create a 3D scene with a foreground, middle, and background elements that work together to create a unique book arts project.

Wed, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Study Room 115 and 117

Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!

ChatGPT Unlocked - Discover the potential of ChatGPT!

Thu, Aug 13, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Study Room 114

In this beginner-friendly class, you'll learn what ChatGPT is, how it works, and how you can use it in your daily life.

Family Play and Learn - Down on the Farm

Thu, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room

Let's work together on the farm! We will pretend to be farmers as we plant, care for, and pick our harvest. Then, we'll sell the fruits and vegetables to customers at our farmer's market.

Open Maker Time

Thu, Aug 13, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Fri, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room

Makerspace activity exploration and stories for ages 2-6

Open Maker Time

Mon, Aug 17, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Build Your Own Fruit Parfait

Mon, Aug 17, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

Combine fresh ingredients and toppings to build your own colorful fruit parfait to enjoy.

Adult Story Time

Mon, Aug 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room

A story time designed especially for adults!

Open Maker Time

Tue, Aug 18, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Tue, Aug 18, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Study Room 114

A Death Café is a place for people of all ages to discuss issues related to death and dying.

Open Maker Time

Wed, Aug 19, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.

Teen Maker Lab: Summer Camp Creations - Community Quilt Sewing Day

Wed, Aug 19, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace

All summer we have been making different fabric designs, dyes, embroidery and more. Join us on this day as we sew all of our designs together to make a community quilt.

Wed, Aug 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Study Room 115 and 117

Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress!

Open Maker Time

Thu, Aug 20, 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Makerspace

Drop into the Makerspace to work on your next project. Get hands on with creative activities and explore your interests.