Libraries and Workforce Recovery
Originally presented January 28, 2010
The data show that people turn to libraries in tough times. As part of Project Compass, an IMLS grant-funded initiative by WebJunction and the State Library of North Carolina, research has been conducted to assess the type and extent of current patron needs from libraries and the response to those needs by state and local public libraries. View this archive for an overview of this initial research, and to be introduced to the project and to a new section on WebJunction for Workforce Resources designed to collect library-specific resources and responses to these tough times.
You'll hear about strategies for triaging social services and how to analyze your library's services in relation to existing community social services. You'll discover new ways to create partnerships with community agencies to leverage workforce development efforts. Finally, you'll get tips on tactics that can be implemented on a shoestring or non-existent budget to respond to patron workforce development needs.
Presenters:
Raye Oldham, Continuing Education Consultant, State Library of North Carolina
Betha Gutsche, Project Coordinator (WebJunction), Project Compass
Kitty Yancheff, Public Services Division Manager, Humboldt County Library
Archive viewing options:
- View full Archive (combined archive of audio and slides)
- View the slides (pdf)
- View Chat log (xls)
Learn and share more about this topic on WebJunction:
- Workforce Resources
- Libraries and Tough Times in the News
- Impact Studies and reports
- Community and Library Services Analysis Tools shared by Kitty Yancheff in her presentation.
- Libraries and Tough Times in the News
- Project Compass
Additional Resources:
- North Carolina:
- Job Search Workshops
- Job Search Toolkit
- Microsoft Digital Literacy
- Survive and Thrive at Forsyth County Public Library
- Wake County Public Library
- Additional links shared via session chat:
- Chicago Ridge Public Library, Job Search and Career Workshop information: http://www.chicagoridge.lib.il.us/job%20searching%20brochure.pdf
- Oasis basic training skills program (contact Janice Branham for more information: jbranham (at) oasisnet.org): http://www.oasisnet.org/DiscoverOASIS/Programs/ConnectionsTechnology.aspx
- Fairfield Public Library, Podcasts on Jobs, http://www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/podcasts-jobs2009.htm
- Fairfield Public Library, Jobs brochure: http://www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/jobs2010.pdf
