Mayor Dave Bing

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will be at the Henry Ford Estate in Dearborn on May 12 to discuss how business can lead Detroit and the surrounding area to success.

His talk, sponsored by Oakwood Healthcare System and presented by the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce as part of their Business Builders Breakfast, begins at 8 a.m. Tickets are $30 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members.

Bing, a businessman and seven-time All-Star professional basketball player for 12 seasons with the NBA, was elected as the 70th mayor of the city of Detroit last November.

“I think the old way of running the city has gotten us where we are,” Bing has said. “It’s not going to work. Politics has led the city for a long time. I think it’s time for business to lead the city.”

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(Source: City of Dearborn press release)

A variety of basic computer workshops will return to the Henry Ford Centennial Library throughout the month of May.

All workshops are free, but advanced registration is required.

Those learning to use a computer for the first time will be interested in the Basic Computers workshop. No computer knowledge or experience is required. Basic Computers will be offered on Monday, May 3 from 6-8:30 p.m. and Friday, May 14 from 2-4:30 p.m.

Internet Basics, a workshop targeted towards those who already have basic computer skills but want to learn more specifically about how to search and use the Internet, will be offered on Friday, May 7 from 2-4:30 p.m. and Monday, May 17 from 6-8:30 p.m.

Those interested in learning how to establish and use their own e-mail account can register for E-Mail Essentials, which will be offered on Monday, May 10 from 6-8:30 p.m.

Registration for each class begins one week prior to the class meeting. Visit or call the HFCL Adult Reference Desk at (313) 943-2330 to register or for more information.

Fliers containing the entire spring schedule can be picked up at the Reference Desk and the schedule is available on the library website at www.dearbornlibrary.org

Workshops are limited to 14 seats so register early.

Library card holders and Dearborn residents will receive preferential registration, space permitting; nonresidents will be placed on a wait list and will be notified shortly before the class date if any seats are still available.

All workshops will meet in the training room on the first floor (southwest corridor) of the Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave.