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Shop Smarter: Consumer Reports Online

When you need to shop around, who can you trust when so many people are paid to write favorable product reviews on-line? Did that item you just purchase live up to its 4.5-star rating? This is where Consumer Reports Magazine comes in. It’s the trusted place of authentic reviews across multiple consumer markets. And did you know that with your membership to Mechanics' Institute, you have access to Consumer Reports comprehensive online archive of unbiased, lab-tested, expert reviews of everything from peanut butter to sports utility vehicles?

Learn to navigate Consumer Reports' online portal. Attendees will explore how to locate reviews, compare products, and make secure online purchases.

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Future Classes

Poems of Chinese Exclusion (part of the Monday Noontime History Series)

Apr 29 - 12:00 pm

Poems of Chinese Exclusion
with writer and poet Jeffrey Thomas Leong

May 3 - 3:30 pm

Exploring Library Resources for Members: Genealogy Research with Steven Dunlap
A skillshare series for Members where curiosity knows no bounds, and learning is a shared adventure!

May 8 - 6:00 pm

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