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Free computer help for seniors near Solana Beach

Every free session on the library's own calendar, and what to do when they're full.

Free computer help for seniors near Solana Beach is scarce: in the next 30 days the San Diego County Library lists 2 free tech help sessions across its Solana Beach, Del Mar, Cardiff, Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe branches. The next: Tech Support, Solana Beach Library, Tue Nov 10, 4pm. Sessions are free; seats are limited.

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Free tech help at the library, next 30 days

SessionBranchWhenSeats
Tech SupportSolana BeachTue Nov 10, 4pmOpen
Tech SupportSolana BeachThu Nov 12, 10amOpen

From the San Diego County Library's own events calendar (BiblioCommons), read daily. All library events · get a library card.

Also free at the library for older adults this week

  • American Mahjong for Beginners Workshop, Rancho Santa Fe, Fri Nov 6, 10am (full)
  • BRIDGE, Solana Beach, Fri Nov 6, 12pm
  • Clay Jewelry Making, Rancho Santa Fe, Sat Nov 7, 10:30am (full)
  • Chair Yoga, Rancho Santa Fe, Tue Nov 10, 9:45am
  • Dementia Friends Table, Del Mar, Tue Nov 10, 1pm
  • Encinitas Library Book Club, Encinitas, Tue Nov 10, 5:30pm (full)

Can't wait for a session? Help at your kitchen table

PJ, a local in Cardiff and Solana Beach, comes to the house for computers, iPhones, Android phones, tablets, Wi-Fi, printers, email, passwords and scam cleanup: $59 the first hour, priced before he starts. What he fixes.

First 5 neighbors: your first 30 minutes are free. Tech help at home, a website or sign-in, or a Medicare plan side by side for a parent. 5 of 5 spots left. No strings; after that, the ticket price below, set before PJ starts. Text PJ

Rather just ask? Text your question to PJ, a real person in Cardiff, and he answers it. Asking is free. Not sure it needs a visit? Ask first. Text PJ

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This page is built every morning from public data by SideGuy, run by PJ, a local in Solana Beach. If something looks off, or you want a hand with your plans, text PJ at 858-461-8054. A real person answers.

Local help, free to read: make your fix plan · senior benefits checkup · lower your SDG&E bill · Medicare Extra Help · every 2027 Medicare plan · is my medication recalled? · the next 90 days. Plans start as low as $25. Your parent lives here and you don't? The Parent Check-In Plan, $25 a month.

Questions people ask

Is there free computer help for seniors near me in North County San Diego?

The San Diego County Library runs free tech help sessions; in the next 30 days it lists 2 across its Solana Beach, Del Mar, Cardiff, Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe branches, the next on Tue Nov 10, 4pm at Solana Beach. Seats are limited.

Is there free in-home computer help for seniors?

The library's sessions are at the branch. For help at home near Solana Beach, PJ comes to the house from $59 the first hour, and the first 5 neighbors get their first 30 minutes free.

Where can seniors take free computer classes in San Diego?

Check the San Diego County Library's events calendar (sdcl.bibliocommons.com) for Tech Support and device sessions at your branch; they're free with seats limited.

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