Spring and Summer Schedule at the Downtown and Heights Library
Author: Mary Neuman
Northstar Digital Literacy
Northstar Digital Literacy tests your computer skills. You can build skills in key areas, and demonstrate your knowledge by earning certificates and badges.
To sign up as a Northstar learner and keep track of your progress, use your name and email address to set up a learner account online.
The free set of assessments includes self-guided modules:
- Essential Computer Skills: Basic Computer Skills, Internet Basics, Using Email, Windows, Mac OS
- Essential Software Skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Using Technology in Daily Life: Social Media, Information Literacy, and Creative Job Search
Closed-captioning is available and screen readers are supported.
Want help getting started? Library staff can help you create a learner account or you can make an appointment with a Digital Navigator.
If you would like to earn a certificate for a test that you’ve passed in your learner account, you can request to retake the test with proctor. Email techhelp@aclib.org or phone 509-758-5454 for proctor information.
Access to Northstar Digital Literacy is funded by the Washington State Library
Explore & Learn Activity Kits
Pick up a free Activity Kit containing the materials for a fun science or craft project! The kits are available at the Downtown and Heights Libraries on the 1st and 15th of each month (or next business day) while supplies last. Check the library’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/asotincountylibrary to see the project demonstrated by our crew of lab assistants!
Computers, Internet and Technology
Digital Navigators are library staff members who can help with computer, internet and technology skills. They can also help you find low-cost broadband (high-speed internet) and devices.
Examples of help include:
- Basic computer skills
- eBooks and digital audiobooks
- Email, internet and social media
- Finding affordable broadband and devices; help with applying for the Affordable Connectivity Program
- Library online resources (databases)
- Smartphones and tablets
- Other computer or technology-related questions
Meet With A Digital Navigator
- Make an appointment for help at the Downtown library branch by selecting a day and time from the calendar below. Complete the requested information and submit. If you need to cancel or reschedule, please phone the library at 509-758-5454.
- Drop-in help available at Walla Walla Community College Library located at 1470 Bridge St, Clarkston on Wednesdays 1:00-2:30pm and Thursdays 11:00am-12:30pm.
- Do you need to meet at another time? Email a Digital Navigator at techhelp@aclib.org to set-up a time to meet.
Let Us Know About Your Experience
How was your learning experience? Your feedback is important to us. After meeting with a Digital Navigator, please let us know how we did by completing a short survey. Thank you!
Job and Career Catalyst Center
Get Your Future Started | Job Search, Resume Building, Test Preparation, Career Coaching
Mondays – Thursdays | Conference Room at Downtown Branch
Meet with Career Coach Bev Rhoades in our Job and Career Catalyst Center and get help with your resume, take an interest and skills inventory, take practice tests for the GED and various licenses, and more.
Job & Career Catalyst Center Hours
Monday and Wednesday: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 11:30am to 3:30pm
Gift Cards Available When You Book an Appointment!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Innovia Foundation we are able to offer a $5 Starbucks gift card when you meet with Bev. After your meeting, complete a short survey and receive a $5 Walmart gift card. One card per person and available while supplies last.
To reserve your time with Bev, select a highlighted date on the calendar below.
We’d like your opinion!
The library would like to know what our community thinks about digital programming. Chloe Bryant, a student in the iSchool at the University of Washington, has designed a survey about digital programs as part of her Capstone project. We hope that you’ll take a few minutes to complete it.
Digital Programming SurveyLibrary Board Meeting to be held March 16
The Library Board of Trustees will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, March 16 at 3:30pm. The meeting will be held in the library.
OverDrive: Time for a Change
Step by step instructions on using the new Idaho Digital E-Book Alliance are available here.
Questions? Drop us an email or call 509-758-5454.
Asotin County Heritage Collection Treasure Hunt
Explore the history of our area by doing the Asotin County Heritage Online Treasure Hunt. This extensive collection contains photos and documents dating back to the late 1800s. Learn how Asotin County became a fertile fruit-growing area by looking at the collection of photographs by Asahel Curtis and reading the Lewiston-Clarkston Improvement Company booklet that documents how water was piped from Asotin Creek to provide irrigation. The irrigation system played a major role in the development of our county. To see the Treasure Hunt, click here.
Follow the growth of the Asotin Country Fair (yes, it was ‘Country’ in the early days), beginning with the inaugural event in 1940. The collection is growing – more photos and articles about the Fair are being added!
These are just a few of the topics in the collection – start exploring today! As you look through it, you’ll see familiar names and buildings as well as photos and references to long-gone people and places.
Thank you to the community for loaning items for the enjoyment of all!
The Asotin County Heritage digital collection is funded by the Washington State Library
and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Facebook Live Explore & Learn for Grades K to 6
Join us on Facebook Live for a science or craft activity every Wednesday at 4pm.
Pick up your free Activity Kit so you can do the project along with Mary. The kits are in front of the library each weekday while supplies last. Thank you to the Innovia Foundation and ARPA grants for funding the kits.
You’ll find us at https://www.facebook.com/asotincountylibrary/ If you can’t watch live, the recorded version is available on Facebook.