Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Lawyers in Libraries: Child Support Modification, Custody/Timesharing/Paternity

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
7:00pm to 8:45pm
Pro Bono Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Three Rivers Legal Services and Jacksonville Public Library have partnered to bring "Lawyers in Libraries” to the community. These workshops feature attorneys who can provide guidance on a variety of topics. All programs are free and open to the public. NOTE: The lawyers in this program have generously volunteered their time; however, they should not be considered as personal lawyers. No attorney-client relationship is being created with this free service. The lawyers are there to provide general guidance and advice only

Duval County Public School Lap Top Sale Starts Friday, August 26

 Affordable Laptop Sale Friday, August 26th
Duval County Public Schools is conducting an online sale of used laptops for $50 each to parents and guardians of DCPS students (K-12 only) - one laptop per DCPS student. The sale starts on Friday, August 26th. And pick up is scheduled for the following week. Supplies are limited. All sales are final. No technical support is provided. 
ONLINE PURCHASE INSTRUCTIONS

• To purchase a laptop online, go to https://dcps.schoolcashonline.com and create an account or login to your existing account.
• To create an account:
o Register your secure personal information.
o Add a student. You must have your student’s name and ID number.
o Select the laptop option in the Item tab.
o Pay for the laptop with a credit card or debit card.
• Print out your receipt. (You must have your receipt and your student’s name and ID # to claim your laptop)CASH PURCHASE INSTRUCTIONS
For those purchasing with cash, come on Friday, August 26 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. to Room 128 at the Duval County Public School Offices at 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207. Only one laptop per DCPS student. Cash only. No checks. You must bring your student’s name and ID # to purchase the laptop.
PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS
All online and cash purchases of laptops must be pick up at Wolfson High School at 7000 Powers Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32217 between 3-7 p.m., on August 30th and August 31st.


COMPUTER INFORMATION
The laptops are re-imaged Lenovo Thinkpad T410 14.1 Notebooks with Intel Core i5 2.40GHZ processors and 160 GB hard drive. They are in working order. DCPS students are eligible to receive a free Operating System upgrade and Office 2016 through the district’s EES agreement with Microsoft. Go to www.duvalschools.org, Technology Services, Student Microsoft Home Use Program for more information.
Sales are on a first come-first serve basis while supplies last. There are a limited number of computers available. Only DCPS students are eligible to participate. Only one laptop per DCPS student. All sales are final.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

School Bus Information

Duval County School Bus Transportation 

Have a school transportation question? Call the hotline at (904) 381-RIDE (7433)! The district’s 2016 Transportation Call Center will be taking calls Monday - Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. until August 26. 

More information on transportation

Free Finances Workshop

Jacksonville Public Library along with United Way of Northeast Florida/RealSense, UF/Duval County Extension Office and the U.S. Small Business Administration has a series of workshops on finances.

Interested in starting a small business? Interested in building or rebuilding your credit? Would you like to learn about investments? What do you need to do to prepare to buy your first home? Get unbiased, non-commercial information to help you make the best choices for you!
Learn about the Financially Fit at Jacksonville Public Libraries