During these tough economic times, public libraries offer many services to job seekers, many of whom are unemployed, such as internet access, books and materials on the job search and application process, and technology training.
The State Library of Ohio collected suggestions from the Ohio public library community for use of a one-time supplemental appropriation to serve the unemployed. These responses were shared with the American Library Association Washington Office to be used in their request for funding.
We received several responses and many were interested in what other libraries in Ohio are doing to help serve job seekers. We have created the 'Ideas' page to share these responses and a 'Resources' page with training resources for librarians serving job seekers.
Feel free to share your thoughts on the suggestions, as well as your experiences and best practices on helping patrons searching for employment. If you would like to contribute content within these pages you can upload documents using the 'Documents' tab. You can also start and participate in discussions using the 'Discussion' tab.
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Ohio library websites helping job seekers
Links to Ohio library websites helping job seekers
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Job & Career Resources Workshop
This free workshop is designed to help libraries respond to the needs of job seekers in their communities.
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How to put presentation on your public computers
PDF shows how to download the Ohio Means Jobs PowerPoint for job seekers onto your public access computers
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Ohio Means Jobs flyer
A two sided Ohio Means Jobs flyer.
You can also go to the Ohio Job and Family Services website to request print copies of this flyer and materials for many of their programs.
http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/ordercom.asp
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Ohio Means Jobs - Job Seeker Presentation
PowerPoint presentation from the Ohio Department of Development showing how to post a resume and search jobs on www.ohiomeansjobs.com. Libraries are encouraged to make this presentation available on their public access computers for patrons.
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Columbus Metropolitan Library Job Help Centers
The Science, Business & News (SBN) department of Main Library has a series of free classes open to the public on topics like setting up a free email account, creating a resume, and how to use Microsoft Word. We also have job help open labs.
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Unemployment Compensation - Filing Online
These instructions are to assist patrons who are filing for unemployment compensation online. If the individual needs to have their PIN reset, they must call: 1-866-962-4064. (The PIN cannot be reset online.)
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