Jessica Holman of Negaunee Public Library Introduces Job Search Computer Tutoring and Highlights Coming Halloween Party Oct 30th

Negaunee, Michigan – October 15, 2019 – Jessica Holman, Library Director of the Negaunee Public Library, came on the 8th Day Radio show to explain the grant that now allows the library to provide Job Search Computer Tutoring  starting October 15th.  She also highlighted the upcoming library’s Halloween Party coming October 30th.

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Got tech problems while job hunting?  BASIC training and the tutoring program are made possible by a Libraries Lead with Digital Skills grant. This is from an initiative by the American Library Association and Public Library Association, sponsored by Grow with Google. Grow with Google is the tech company’s economic opportunity initiative.

The Negaunee Public Library has been selected to participate in Libraries Lead with Digital Skills, an initiative of the American Library Association and the Public Library Association. It is sponsored by Grow with Google, the tech company’s economic opportunity initiative. The library will use the funding to assist job seekers with technology.

In the second stage of the program, the library will offer tutoring sessions for job seekers who struggle with technology. One-on-one assistance will be offered from 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, beginning October 8, as the Negaunee Public Library. RSVP is appreciated, but drop-ins will be assisted as time and staffing allows.

Help provided includes help with basic internet skills, resume writing, attaching files to emails, filling out online job applications, using Google resources in job hunting, and using career preparation tools on MeL, the Michigan e-Library.

For more information or to sign up for a session, call the library at (906) 475-7700, ext. 18, email Library Director Jessica Holman at jdholman@uproc.lib.mi.us, find it on Facebook, or visit the website at http://joomla.uproc.lib.mi.us/Negaunee/.

One-on-one tutoring is available at the Negaunee Public Library!

Teens and young adults, as well as library staff, are on hand to help you get past the frustrations of online job hunting. Help provided includes:

• Basic internet skills
• Resume writing
• Email attachments
• Filling out online applications
• Using Google resources in job hunting
• How to use online practice tests and other career preparation tools on MeL, the Michigan e-Library

To sign up for a tutoring session, contact the Negaunee Public Library by stopping in, emailing npl@uproc.lib.mi.us, or calling (906) 475-7700 ext. 18. Sessions will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays. RSVP is encouraged, but drop-ins are welcome.

Additional Information:

• Negaunee Public Library Receives Funding to Provide Digital Skills Training