In this day and age, it is difficult for the average person to keep up with the fast-paced world of apps and tech. Luckily, our lovely patrons have access to a website that provides courses ranging from animation to the web! This wonderful website is called Lynda and all one needs to access it is…
Have you ever made the mistake of bringing a nice camera on a vacation and it ends up water damaged with sand falling out of every crevice? Perhaps you managed to take a couple of decent pictures before dropping it but you won't get back the memories you missed capturing because your camera was in…
Do you ever hear chatter around the library about "Lynda this" and "Lynda that?" You're probably wondering, "Who the heck is Lynda!?" Lynda is a wonderful website that provides thousands of courses ranging from computer software to animation! There's an informative, captivating, and free(!) course on Lynda for everyone! All you need is a viable Cook…
Award-winning journalist Catherine Price joins us on the podcast for a conversation on smartphone addiction. A growing number of smartphone users are starting to notice their phone usage has evolved into something problematic. Price's new book is a practical guide to help acknowledge addictive smartphone behavior and develop healthier relationships with our devices. We discuss…
Lynda provides access to a multitude of courses to learn from, accessible simply with a Cook library card and the internet. Each month we like to share the most popular courses patrons are learning from! The top ten most viewed courses last month are: Revit for Interior Architecture Photoshop CC 2018 One-on-One: Fundamentals Photoshop CC…
Susie and John come on the podcast to get the word out about two new library services- text message notifications via Shoutbomb, and 3D printing. Find out how you can use these new features today! More information about Shoutbomb and 3D Printing available on our website. http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._35__New_at_the_Library_-_Text_Notifications__3D_Printing.mp3…
Every month we like to share what folks are learning using their library card to access Lynda.com. These were 10 most viewed courses last month. Foundations of Programing: Fundamentals Remarketing with AdWords and Analytics NoSQL for SQL Professionals Excel 2013 Essential Training Installing SQL Server 2012 Photography 101 Nondestructive Exposure and Color Correction with Photoshop…
So, what's the latest with the Digital Studios? Well let's see, last week we did upgrade our Adobe software to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, so I guess that's pretty cool! Adobe's collection of professional image, audio, and video applications would normally run you $50 a month, but now you have free access with your library…
We love seeing what skills our community is learning through the library's free Lynda.com access. These were last month's most popular courses... Java Essential Training Java Essential Training for Students Foundations of Photography: Composition Git Essential Training Excel 2010 Essential Training CSS: Core Concepts Up and Running with Java Applications Dreamweaver CC Essential Training iOS…
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