Reading Central Library closed on 9 May, and will be reopening st its new site attached to the council offices in Bridge Street on Thursday 18 June. We hope to be able to run Get Online sessions from there soon after it reopens – details to be confirmed. In the meantime we’re still continuing to […]
Like many other activities, Get Online drop-in sessions had to stop during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we have been steadily working over the summer to reintroduce them in the autumn. The good news is that our popular sessions at Reading Central Library are back! Come and find us on the first floor of the library […]
Reading Borough Council have reopened Battle Library, and it’s bigger and better than before. We are now back there after the refurbishment – on Friday mornings from 10.00 to 12.00 midday. The address is 420 Oxford Road, Reading RG30 1EE. Just come along and ask – we’re in the area with the computers right at […]
Get Online is introducing two new monthly sessions in October and November 2018 – at Workhouse Coffee in Dee Park on the first Friday of the month and Whitley Community Cafe on the first Monday. The next sessions will be on: Friday 2 November, 10.00-11.30am, Workhouse Coffee, 12 Spey Road, Reading RG30 4DG. Ask about […]
The restructuring of the council’s budget for 2017-18 has necessitated changes for library opening hours across Reading. The Central Library now opens later, at 10am, but otherwise hours are the same as before and all our sessions there are unchanged. However, all our sessions at the town’s branch libraries have moved around. Battle Library is […]
The Get Online Reading project has found a new regular home in Tilehurst. We’ll be running alongside the coffee mornings at Tilehurst Library on the last Thursday of every month – the coffee morning starts at 10.30 and we’ll arrive at 11.30, towards the end of the session. So if you want to learn more […]
There is good news all round for people who want to get internet savvy and for anyone who wants to access the internet for free at their local library. The Get Online Reading project is pleased to announce sponsorship from Microsoft for 2016-17. Microsoft has its UK headquarters in Thames Valley Park. Get Online Reading […]
Computer support sessions in Whitley are taking off! After successful afternoons at Whitley Library we have started Tuesday morning sessions at the Whitley Community Cafe, just a bit further down Northumberland Avenue on the other side of the road, past the shops on the right. Sessions are the second and fourth Tuesday of the month […]
Computing for Christmas, Thursday 3 December, 12.00-2.00pm, Whitley Library, Northumberland Avenue, Reading RG2 7PX. Would you like to make the most of your computer or tablet for Christmas, or just to learn how to get more from computers? This session could be just what you’re looking for. We’re teaming up with Barclays Digital Eagles […]
If you’re in West Reading you can now drop in to your local library and get help to get more from the internet. We have started drop-in support sessions at Battle Library, 420 Oxford Road (next to the Tesco superstore) on Mondays from 5 October. Residents will be able to come in and get online, […]