{"id":807364,"date":"2020-05-12T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=383126"},"modified":"2020-05-12T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T20:15:00","slug":"summit-county-libraries-offers-free-online-learning-courses-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-county-libraries-offers-free-online-learning-courses-newspapers\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit County Libraries offers free online learning courses, newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"30.46628757108\">\n<p>Over the past month, Summit County Libraries has grown its online resources to include Universal Class, Creativebug and NewsBank. These services allow patrons to take various online courses or browse collections of newspapers for free.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/summitcountylibraries.org\/programs-news\/blog\/newsbank\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBank<\/a> has fully searchable archives of The Denver Post and Summit Daily News. The text edition of the Denver Post goes back to 1989 and the image edition is from 2017 to present. Meanwhile, the Summit Daily News editions go back to 2002.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/summitcountylibraries.org\/programs-news\/blog\/universal-class\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Class<\/a> provides more than 500 courses in over 30 subjects. People can learn about entrepreneurship, cooking, fitness and more with videos, assignments and tests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summitcountylibraries.org\/programs-news\/blog\/creative-bug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creativebug<\/a> is aimed specifically at teaching about arts and crafts. Video workshops for kids and adults come complete with downloadable recipes, templates and patterns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Additionally, library guests can now book appointments to use a public computer at the North Branch Library in Silverthorne. A 45-minute session can be scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Masks are required and public health protocols such as social distancing must be followed. Call 970-668-4280 or visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SummitCountyLibraries.org (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/summitcountylibraries.org\/programs-news\/blog\/north-branch-computer-usage\" target=\"_blank\">SummitCountyLibraries.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.256871035941\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 sd-4 pl-4\" readability=\"19.085106382979\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your financial support is critical to help us keep our communities informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on our residents and businesses. Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your donation will be used exclusively to support quality, local journalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickBelow()\">Donate<\/button> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-county-libraries-offers-free-online-learning-courses-newspapers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past month, Summit County Libraries has grown its online resources to include Universal Class, Creativebug and NewsBank. These services allow patrons to take various online courses or browse collections of newspapers for free. NewsBank has fully searchable archives of The Denver Post and Summit Daily News. 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