Workforce Services

This section includes resources to help your library provide services and support to job seekers, small business and entrepreneurial start-ups, and the unemployed. Browse the Materials section for resources to create localized staff training session on workforce services in your library or region. Many of the resources here were collected as part of the IMLS-funded Project Compass, a national initiative to support public libraries' services to the struggling workforce.
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The Impact of Project Compass
Document / Last Modified: 22 April 2013
After 3 years, the Project Compass initiative funded by IMLS has come to a close. This document reviews the impact of the program on communities across the U.S.
Electronic Tools Guide - DOL
Document / Last Modified: 22 April 2013
The Department of Labor’s electronic tools assist millions of Americans every month with their employment-related needs. This document provides an overview of resources, as of April 2013.
Project Compass Curriculum Workbook
Document / Last Modified: 16 April 2013
The Project Compass workshop handouts are assembled and formatted in this downloadable PDF.
Participant Notes for Technology Essentials Online Conference
Document / Last Modified: 28 March 2013
Comprehensive notes for all 10 sessions of the Technology Essentials Online Conference by Juan Tomás Lee, State Data Coordinator/Library Consultant of the Utah State Library Division.
Project Compass National Convening
Document / Last Modified: 26 March 2013
Slides, links, and associated resources shared at the April 2012 Project Compass National Convening in Arlington, VA.
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