Content tagged with: libraries

• Home library service

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/libraries/home-library-service

  The Home Library Service provides a free library service direct to the homes of those Doncaster Residents who are unable to visit their local library on a regular basis. They also provide a service to several nursing homes and day care centres.

• Map: Libraries map

• Get Online

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/get-involved/get-online

  Doncaster Council is supporting people to get online, use the internet and learn new skills.

• Jane: “I've used the internet to apply for jobs online”

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/get-involved/margaret-learning-how-to-use-a-computer-and-the-internet-has-really-helped-broaden-my-horizons

  Jane is a volunteer with the Pioneer Social Enterprise Ltd, a local Doncaster group that provides unemployed adults with learning difficulties or life debilitating illnesses the opportunity to gain voluntary work experience to help them find paid employment.

• Lewis: "I encourage residents to access council services online"

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/get-involved/margaret-learning-how-to-use-a-computer-and-the-internet-has-really-helped-broaden-my-horizons-2

  As a busy Digital Friend in the Customer Services team in the One Stop Shop, Lewis supports customers who may not be confident using technology to access council services online.

• Jackie: “I love introducing people to the internet."

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/get-involved/margaret-learning-how-to-use-a-computer-and-the-internet-has-really-helped-broaden-my-horizons-4

  Jackie is a Digital Friend at Woodlands Community Library and Hub. Digital Friends provide you with one-to-one support and assistance getting online. She explains why she enjoys introducing people to the internet and the difference it makes to their lives.

• Keith “The online world really is your oyster.”

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/get-involved/margaret-learning-how-to-use-a-computer-and-the-internet-has-really-helped-broaden-my-horizons-6

  59 year old Keith McMillan from Carcroft had had no reason to use a computer. That was until he was encouraged by the Job Centre to learn some computer skills to help him find a job after being unemployed for a number of years due to ill health.

• Angela: "I'm learning relevant life skills"

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/get-involved/angela-i-m-learning-relevant-life-skills

  Angela Barnard, 52 from Skellow recently took voluntary redundancy from her job as a Care Assistant and is now learning new computer skills to help her find and apply for new jobs.