Digital Navigators

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Get Help With Your Technology Needs! Digital Navigators Can Show You the Way… 

The Red Hook Public Library is a location for Digital Navigators of the Hudson Valley! We have a digital navigator on staff who can assist anyone in need with using a device, securing free or low-cost internet service, and much more.  

Our Digital navigators can help you connect to low-cost internet service and learn to use a device so you can: 

  • Find resources for housing and submit online applications
  • Manage healthcare, including: telehealth visits, patient portals, and other information
  • Make a resume and fill out online job applications
  • Make video calls with family and friends, access social media
  • Connect with public information like local government meetings
  • Apply for services and benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, and more
  • Access educational services, such as remote learning opportunities or connecting to a child’s school portal
  • Deal with daily life tasks such as online grocery shopping or paying bills
  • Basic Computer Skills:
    1. Internet Basics
    2. Using Email
    3. Basic Windows 10 and Mac OS
    4. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Google Docs

We’re here to help. You can schedule up to an hour of 1-on-1 time with a librarian to learn whatever basic computer skills you want to learn.  

To schedule an appointment, you can: 

  • Fill-out an Application at Circulation Desk
  • Call: (845) 758-3241
  • or EMAIL: sonia@redhooklibrary.org

Appointments take place on Mondays and Thursdays between 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. There will be drop-in tech help on Saturdays between 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

For the best results, please have a specific learning goal in mind so that we can properly prepare.