LEWISTON – The Lewiston Public Library has announced it will offer a summer series of free weekly Senior Computer Lab sessions beginning Wednesday, June 27, from noon to 2 p.m.

The one-on-one tutorials are designed to assist anyone age 55 or over with learning the basics of using the Internet or to receive help with word processing and 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 as they like. No advance registration is required.

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 Regional High School; Emily Powers from Hebron Academy; and Ted Snook, Meghan Snook and Anna Snook, all from Cheverus High School.

“We are very pleased to be able to host the Senior Computer Lab sessions again this summer,” said LPL Reference Librarian Ellen Gilliam. “Last summer’s labs were well-attended and it was gratifying to see how the teens and seniors worked together to teach each other; the seniors benefited from the knowledge and youthful enthusiasm of the kids and the kids benefitted from understanding the issues and learning styles of older adults while logging needed community service hours.”

Topics covered in last year’s lab included basic computer use, how to write and send e-mail, how to use Google and other search engines, navigating the Web, selling on eBay, and how to use chat rooms and blogs.

Sessions are every Wednesday through Aug. 8, except for July 4 when the library will be closed.

For more information, call the LPL Reference Desk at 784-0135, ext. 210.