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Let’s Talk About the Census!

Let’s Talk About the Census!

It's officially 2020 which means the return of something pretty awesome. No, it's not the Jazz Age, I'm talking about the United States Census. Once every decade the government undertakes the massive task of counting every single person living in the US. It's a big...

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What Everyone Should Know About Online Shopping

What Everyone Should Know About Online Shopping

The snow is falling here in Northeast Ohio. It means that we are less likely to want to leave our homes and that holiday shopping is around the corner. More and more shopping is happening online, and not only because it means we don't have to brave the snow. Many new...

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Spotting Fake News

Spotting Fake News

More and more, we are getting our news and information from the internet and social media. It's always on and always there. Using the internet to get news can be so simple. However, the internet is a place where anyone can make anything and that means there's a lot of...

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Staying in the know with Tech Trends

Staying in the know with Tech Trends

The Tech Trainers at the library might seem like they have an amazing magical ability to always know what's going on in technology, but the truth is they have to get their information from somewhere. Many of our customers want to know how we stay on top of all the...

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Posting is Forever – Your Digital Footprint

Posting is Forever – Your Digital Footprint

If you have been listening to our Podcast Library Binary then you know that a phrase we enjoy saying is "The Internet is Forever." When we say this one of the things we are talking about is your Digital Footprint. Digital Footprint is defined as the information about...

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Get Your Kids Coding

Get Your Kids Coding

Spring break is right around the corner and many parents and guardians might be wondering if there are any options to keep their kids entertained without rotting their brains. Good News! There is a wide array of toys, apps, and websites that teach the fundamentals of...

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Why Likes are Important on Social Media

Why Likes are Important on Social Media

There’s a question we have been getting recently: Why didn’t I see this thing my friend posted on Facebook? Another variation might be: My Twitter feed makes no sense, what is going on here? Or possibly: I never saw that and I follow that account on Instagram, what...

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Talk to your Robots: Virtual Assistants

Talk to your Robots: Virtual Assistants

If you grew up watching Star Trek you know that in the future, we are going to be able to ask our computers to do just about anything for us. While that day isn’t here just yet we are getting much closer with virtual assistants. What are Virtual Assistants? Virtual...

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Why You Need to Install Google Photos on Your iPhone

Why You Need to Install Google Photos on Your iPhone

You probably know someone with an iPhone. That person might even be You! Everyone that uses iPhones has probably had that confusing moment where they realize they simply have too many pictures and they need to delete some of them. This is where the problem starts....

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Get Coding @ the Library!

Get Coding @ the Library!

It seems like the word coding is popping up all over the place, but many people have no idea what exactly it means. Coding is the writing of instructions for computer programs and websites. It turns out that computers are actually really dumb and need very precise...

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