LEWISTON – The Lewiston Public Library is offering a series of free weekly Senior Computer Lab sessions beginning June 27, from noon to 2 p.m.

The one-on-one tutorials are designed to assist anyone age 55 or older with learning Internet basics, receive help with word-processing, or other entry level computer functions.

The atmosphere is relaxed and informal, with people invited to drop in at any time during the two-hour sessions and to attend as many of them as they like. No advance registration is required.

The computer lab sessions will meet Wednesdays through Aug. 8, except for July 4 when the library will be closed. More information is available by calling the LPL Reference Desk at 784-0135, Ext. 210.

Staffing the sessions will be a team of student volunteers from the Lewiston-Auburn area including Billy Colasante, Jeff Lewandowski and Laura St. Pierre, all from St. Dominic’s Regional High School; Emily Powers from Hebron Academy; and Ted Snook, Meghan Snook and Anna Snook, all from Cheverus High School.

“Last summer’s Labs were well-attended and it was gratifying to see how the teens and seniors worked together to teach each other,” Reference Librarian Ellen Gilliam said. “The seniors benefited from the knowledge and youthful enthusiasm of the kids and the kids benefited from understanding the issues and learning styles of older adults while logging needed community service hours.”

Topics covered included basic computer use as well as such on-line functions as how to write and send e-mail, how to use Google and other search engines, navigating on the Web, selling on eBay, and how to use chat rooms and blogs.