NEWS BRIEFS: Tech help at Port Angeles Library set Wednesday . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will offer 30-minute appointments with library staff for hands-on, one-on-one technology tutoring from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The other free Tech-Know-Logy sessions will be offered by appointment only between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20.

Other appointment times are available upon request.

Patrons are asked to bring their device with them for personal guidance through the process of downloading e-books and e-audiobooks from services such as Washington Anytime Library, 3M Cloud Library, hoopla! and OneClickDigital.

NOLS staffers will help navigate Kindle, Nook, Android tablets or smartphones, Apple devices, laptops or MP3 players.

If considering whether to purchase an e-reader or similar gadget, technology tutors can also help find information about which one will best suit an individual’s needs.

For more information about this program or to book a Tech-Know-Logy appointment, email ehelp@nols.org, phone 360-417-8500 or visit www.nols.org.

Free distilling talk

SEQUIM — Victoria Redhed Miller, author of Craft Distilling: Making Liquor Legally at Home, will give a free talk at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

In Craft Distilling, Miller explains the facts around legal distilling, as well as detailed instructions on how to make high-quality distilled spirits on a small scale.

In addition, Miller is working with a state legislator to change the laws for hobby distillers.

Craft Distilling includes a summary of the proposal Miller has submitted on both the state and federal levels.

Miller grew up in Seattle and now lives with her husband, David, on their off-grid farm in the Olympic Mountain foothills near Sequim.

She writes and blogs about homesteading and self-reliance, and also speaks at events around the country.

Miller is also the author of Pure Poultry: Living Well with Heritage Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks.

Mac users group

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. will host the Strait Mac Users Group at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The group will begin the new year by hosting a roundtable event with four local Apple experts.

The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served.

For more information, phone Jerry Freilich at 360-457-4660.

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