Computer Classes ( for kids, adults and teens)

Success Begins at Home – Funded by the New York Federation

MAPAL - Homework Help for Immigrants

Literacy Encouragement Programs

Weekly Storyhour

Introducing Kindergarteners to the Library

Elementary Watson, Elementary

Success Begins at Home

The library has initiated a new program called “Success Begins at Home,” together with Mercaz Rakefet Ligdol V’lifroach, which is being sponsored by the New York Federation Caring Commission. Together we have built a program for babies and toddlers (8 months to 3 years old) and their parents, whose purpose is to improve language skills through books, reading, play, and creative crafts. In the program, the parents learn to use resources that are readily available at home in order to enhance their relationship with their young children and to enrich their children’s vocabulary. The program includes story hour for the children, led by a professional storyteller, as well as lectures on speech and language development for the parents by professional therapists. There has been an enthusiastic response from parents and children who have joined the program, who attend happily. The program has already yielded positive results in terms of the children’s language development, improved communication skills for the parents and the children as well as an overall sense of achievement for everyone.

Literacy Encouragement Programs

These programs are to encourage children to read! Theme based programs are different each year. We have had storybook carnivals, mini sessions and other series based programs to enchant childrens' minds and entice them to read.  Watch this spot for emerging details on what's coming up in 2010-2011.

Weekly Story-hour for Parents and Tots

Each Monday at 2:15 parents and small children, age 2-4, come for a fun treat at the Library. A Bat Sherut, (national service young woman) reads an exciting story and the children enjoy an arts and crafts project related to the theme of the day. They have explored animals, foods, seasons and activities - through books!

Introducing Kindergarteners to the Library

As of Jan ’09, the BCL has established an exciting new program for Gan children in coordination with Keren Karev and the city of Beit Shemesh. The goal of the program is to give the children perhaps their first exposure to the wonder of books and libraries and to familiarize the children with the library so that they feel at home here.

The program includes talking to the children about the way a library develops and how growth necessitates order. They discover ways to sort the books so that they can be easily found. The children sort a pile of books themselves deciding where to put each book depending on colors, page size, number of words and pictures per page etc. They discover the color coded labeling system for books and take a tour of the library to find where each of the categories they defined are actually found in the library. Once at a shelf, they learn about alphabetizing books by author name. Ultimately, the children get to sit down with some delicious books and READ! The program continues after a reading break with a creative activity by Keren Karev. We believe the children should experience all kinds of development within the walls of the library and are therefore very pleased to be cooperating with Keren Karev for this enriching program.

Elementary Watson, Elementary

All children should have an intimate knowledge of their neighborhood library. To this end, we will bring classes of elementary school children to the library to get acquainted with all that our library has to offer. The program will include a tour and a treasure hunt to enable the children to discover the hidden treasures of the library first hand.

COMPUTER Classes

Link to Young Adult Program

Links to Adult Programs (Excel or Office 2007)

The Benjamin Children's Library is proud to present Computer Classes in our computer room.

For Children:

For Young Adults:  Presenting :

The Benjamin Children's Library's Flight School

• Are you more than 12 years old?

• Are you cool under pressure, a quick thinker?

• Do you have dreams to fly?

The Benjamin Children's Library's flight School is opening its doors and invites YOU to fulfill your dreams to fly using the Flight Simulator Program.

The course will meet 24 times, once a week.

Wednesdays : 7:30pm – 9pm

Cost: The total cost for the course will be 910NIS which can be paid in 7 monthly installments of 130nis.

First class November 3, 2010

Registration is at the front desk of the library. Places are limited.

For Adults: Two programs - 1. Excel

                                                   2. Office 2007 

1.  Excel and nothing but Excel

Let us master the world of unlimited possibilities within the Excel program:

o        Manage your family budget

o        Manage data, determining your best options

o        Generate graphs  and charts

o        Much, much more

1.             First steps: designing cells, rows and columns, working with sheets, editing text

2.             Calculations: Formulas, IF function, vLookup function

3.             Designing formulas to determine rates for loans and mortgages, formulas to                      compare data on different sheets

4.             Designing presentations of data results

5.             Tools to sort and filter data so you can present the data clearly

6.             Tools to present your data clearly, for example a time line

7.             Printing tables in excel – just the parts you want

8.             Combining Excel with Word and Powerpoint

9.             Using advanced functions like Countif, subtotal, sumif, vlookup etc

10.           Tools to enhance reports like tables which clearly indicate how a change to                     the data will affect outcome

11.          Conditional design – show exceptional data graphically

12.          Functions to determine date and time, logical functions, text functions,                                 conditional functions

The course will meet 12 times

Cost 1000 NIS

Sundays: 8pm - 9pm

Start date: October 31, 2010

Places are limited so sign up TODAY at the front desk.

2.  Office 2007

In the course of 12 meetings, you will learn the programs in Office 2007 and how to use them to give every project, presentation or Bar Mitzvah invitation a professional look! The course is divided into four parts and in each part we will delve into a different program.

Part 1: Word

1.      Familiarization with the program, rulers and toolbars, fonts, colors and presentation

2.      Preparing a professional document: using headers/footers, automatic page       numbering, inserting comments etc.

3.      Print ready: Preparing templates for printing stickers, labels

4.      Letters and mailings:  Preparing address lists and merging with excel documents to print envelopes or labels.

Part 2: Publisher

5.      Learn to prepare a professional advertising  business brochure

6.      Use pictures and inserts for maximum effect.

Part 3: Excel

7.      Getting familiar with this powerful tool: working with rows, columns and cells

8.      Formulas: timesaving, conditional, Vlookup

9.      Generating graphs and charts

Part 4: Powerpoint

10.  Building transparencies and basic presentations

11.  Inserting pictures and graphs and charts

12.  Adding sound and animation

The course will meet 12 times

Cost 1000 NIS

Tuesdays: 8pm - 9pm

Start date: November 2, 2010

Places are limited so sign up TODAY at the front desk.