1. Libraries and Workforce Recovery Association for Rural and Small Libraries Denver 2010

2. Presenters Shelley Walchak Senior Consultant Colorado State Library walchak_s@cde.state.co.us walchak_s@cde.state.co.us 303-866-6891 Jennifer Peterson Community Manager WebJunction petersoj@oclc.org Kathleen Rainwater Business Librarian Arapahoe Library District krainwater@ALD.lib.co.us Jackie Kuusinen Associate Reference Librarian Bud Werner Memorial Library jkuusinen@steamboatlibrary.org

3. What is the current national unemployment rate? 9.6% Bonus question: Do you know your state’s rate? Highest=Nevada 14.4 %

4. YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 20085.04.85.15.05.45.55.86.16.26.66.97.4 20097.78.28.68.99.49.59.49.79.810.110.0 20109.7 9.99.79.5 9.6 Data Discovery: Finding Unemployment Statistics http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/86022007 National Unemployment Data

5. More than what % of new jobs are created in the small business sector? 75% Making Cities Stronger, ULC, 1/2007

6. How many public libraries are there nationwide? 9,221 (16,604 buildings) What % of those are in rural communities? 77.8% in areas serving < 25,000 http://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/pls/index.asphttp://harvester.census.gov/imls/pubs/pls/index.asp and ALA, A Perfect Storm BrewingALA, A Perfect Storm Brewing

7. Libraries as Lifelines to Economic Recovery A collaboration of WebJunction & the State Library of North Carolina Funded by a grant from IMLS A Year with Project Compass

8. Questions for Today How have you responded to this increase in job related needs in your library? Who have you partnered with in your community to respond? Business, social service agencies, churches, chamber of commerce? What shoestring or non-existent budget suggestions?

9. Patron Needs 30 million people used library computers or wifi for job help in the past year photo by All_Utah_Libraries on Flickr

10. Your Top Needs 1.Staff training 2.Patron training & resources 3.DOL partnerships, state & local 4.Support for entrepreneurs 5.Augmenting the value of libraries

11. Showcasing accomplishments

12. Staff Training North Carolina – Job Search Workshops http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/94111158

13. Florida – E-Government Resources and Training Pasco County Library System Offer e-gov training to the public Collected resources online Partner with other agencies including One-Stop Career Centers Patron training & resources http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/98612509

14. Arizona – Job Help Program The Pima County Public Library (PCPL) and Pima County ONESTOP Career Centers formed a partnership to create programs and identify technology-based solutions to meet the needs of the community’s growing displaced worker population. Partnerships http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/92321026

15. Support for entrepreneurs http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/103122377 How to Make Your Library Entrepreneur-Friendly Turning Your Databases into Business for Your Customers Going to Your Customer - Outreach and Strategic Partnerships Colorado – Webinar series on Libraries and Economic Development Suzanne Kaller, Arapahoe Library, Business Expo

16. Tell Us Your Story Campaign http://www.tellusyourstory.org/ http://www.tellusyourstory.org/ Snapshot: One Day in the Life of New Jersey Libraries http://snapshot.njlibraries.org/http://snapshot.njlibraries.org/ Augmenting the value New Jersey – Libraries Transform Lives Colorado – Big Hairy Audacious Goal Colorado Association of Libraries Advocacy Initiative http://bhagcolorado.blogspot.com http://bhagcolorado.blogspot.com Non-library spokespeople Describing the value of public libraries Easily reproducible

17. Workforce Resources community webjunction.org/workforce-resources

18. You can tweet to this hashtag! Twitter hashtag #libs4jobs Archive of tweets: http://bit.ly/cpuPyL http://bit.ly/cpuPyL

19. Project Compass Continues! A new IMLS “follow-on” grant the partnership continues! Grant funding Partners

20. Stay Tuned

21. Arapahoe Library District locations and Bookmobile stops Kathleen Rainwater Business Librarian, Arapahoe Library District krainwater@ALD.lib.co.us www.arapahoelibraries.org Arapahoe Library District Databases and Find a Great Job http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/85831436DatabasesFind a Great Job http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/85831436

22. http://www.careeronestop.org/

23. Free Web tools CareerOneStop http://www.careeronestop.org/http://www.careeronestop.org/ O*NET System http://online.onetcenter.org/http://online.onetcenter.org/ myskills, myFuture http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/ Book a librarian Hidden job market and social tools Tools for small businesses

24. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Jackie Kuusinen Associate Reference Librarian Bud Werner Memorial Library jkuusinen@steamboatlibrary.org http://www.steamboatlibrary.org Photo Courtesy of Jason Edinburg Holding a Resume Workshop Event at your Library http://www.webjunction.org/workforce-resources/articles/content/104224585

25. Take Action! What’s next? What are the barriers to my actions? With these barriers in mind, what one thing can I do? What will success look like? (fantasy outcome...dare to dream!)

26. Workforce Resources Handout and Slides are available on WebJunction: http://bit.ly/b7X5lo webjunction.org/workforce-resources