Class Brochures

Class brochures for the months of January-March of 2009 are now available for pick-up at the downtown location of the Birmingham Public Library. Brochures have been distributed to our other branches today and should be at that location within the next day or two. Please call 226-3799 or 226-3798 to register for classes. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

January-March 2009 Classes Listed

The list of computer classes for the months of January through March 2009 have been posted on the Birmingham Public Library’s Eventkeeper. You may call 226-3799 or 226-3798 to pre-register for these upcoming classes.

The classes will also be posted on this blog within a day or two. You will still need to call to register.

Holiday Closing

The RLCC, in conjunction with the Birmingham Public Library will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2008 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Holiday Closing

In observance of the Christmas holidays, the Regional Library Computer Center in conjunction with the Birmingham Public Library will be closed on December 24th and December 25th.

In observance of the New Year, the Regional Library Computer Center in conjunction with the Birmingham Public Library will close at 6 p.m. on December 31st and will be closed all day January 1, 2008.

Thanksgiving Holiday

The RLCC, in conjunction with the Birmingham Public Library, will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Both the RLCC and the Birmingham Public Library will reopen on Friday, November 23rd at 9 a.m.

 

Holiday Closings

In conjunction with the Birmingham Public Library, the Regional Library Computer Center will be closed on Sunday, November 11th and Monday, November 12th in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Holiday Closing

The Birmingham Public Library will be closed on Sunday, September 2nd and Monday, September 3rd for Labor Day observance. In conjunction with the Birmingham Public Library’s closing, the RLCC will be closed on those two dates as well. The RLCC will reopen to the public on Tuesday, September 4th @ 2 p.m.

It won’t be long…

before school is back in session. Take a early plunge into the new school year by using our Tutor.com services at the Birmingham Public Library. Here is a screenshot view of Tutor.com:

Memorial Day Weekend

The Birmingham Public Library and the Regional Library Computer Center will be open this weekend. We will, however, be closed on Monday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day. Have a safe and fun-filled weekend!

USB Drives with U3 software

As most of you know there are many USB Drives to choose from. In recent weeks, we have discovered a USB drive that has U3 software attached to the drive. Why the big fuss? Well, as it turns out, by having this feature on the drive the USB drive becomes useless at a Birmingham Public Library. Here’s the scoop on why U3 is a problem:

“Recently, flash drive manufacturers have been adding pre-installed software to some USB flash drives. These pre-installed applications are executed directly from specially formatted USB flash drives. One example of this added software is U3 “smart” software.
By design, U3 software attempts to install a virtual drive on computer systems when inserted so that it can run a U3 program manager. The library does not allow users have to have administrative privileges to add or re-configure software on library machines. For this reason, USB flash drives with U3 or similar software will not function on our public access computers.”

In summary, if you have a drive like the one mentioned above you will need to remove the U3 software from it in order to use the USB on any of the library’s public computers. To remove the software from the USB, you will need to use a removal tool which is downloadable from www.u3.com . Once the software is removed you will be able to use your USB drive normally on any PC. As staff members, we are not able to remove this software from your drive.