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Job Readiness Skills Training in the Public Library
Barb Hauck-Mah, Director
Lodi Memorial Public Library
Lodi, New Jersey USA
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New Jersey Key Facts
Lodi Library
Population 8.791 millionSquare Miles 7,417Towns 566Public Libraries 365
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NJ Economy Faces Challenges
2007 Unemployment 4.5%
2010 Unemployment 9.6% (U.S. 9.1%)
9.4% in 2011
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Many Job Seekers in NJ
2007 200,000 unemployed adults
2010 421,676 unemployed adults
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Where do job seekers go for help?
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Job seekers ask libraries for help
Computer skills required to get any job
Free internet access only at libraries in 70% of communities
Some libraries teach computer skills but resources limited
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Library Usage at Record High Levels
Over 170,000 visits every day
Library computers were used 11 million times in 2010
Residents borrowed 64 million items
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New Jersey Libraries win Grant
NJ Libraries get $5.1 million Federal BTOP
grant for job seekers
Gates gives $150K for e-rate support
Coordinated by
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BTOP Grant Money provided
938 more public computers
Faster internet 79 libraries
Free online job resources 365 libraries
Free job training classes for 12,800 residents PLUS
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NJ Works Website Created
http://www.njworks.org
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With Job & Career Accelerator
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Job Search and Skills Training
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7,000 Job Searches to date
1,350 resumes created and posted
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Free Online Computer Classes
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Online Computer Training 24/7
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Step by Step Training Videos
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Job Readiness Classes in Libraries
Partnering with NJ Community Colleges
800 classes scheduled on Email, internet job search, Word for resumes
3 year grant: 2700 students served so far
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Classes a Success at Lodi Library
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Advertising to Jobseekers
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Our Program Goal
To reach 445,000 job seekersand to provide
job readiness training help
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For more information
Gary Cooper NJ State Library Media
NJ State Library http://www.njstatelib.org/ Norma Blake State Librarian
My contact info: Barb Hauck-Mah [email protected] http://lodi.bccls.org
http://www.njworks.org