The Washington State Library is compiling resources to help library staff assist customers during these hard economic times. We will be using WebJunction as a launching pad for discussion and submission of documents by libraries.
Libraries are experiencing much higher demand for computers and other resources as unemployment soars and more and more people come to the library looking for help.
Here are some websites to get you started:
Resources for Hard Times in Washington Libraries
Microsoft Free Training Tutorials
Seattle Public Library: Job Hunting in a Tough Economy
Sno-Isle Libraries: The Way of the Job Hunt
WebJunction Town Halls on Libraries in Tough Times
WithinReach
Maine State Library: Maine Answers Tough Times
New Jersey Librarians Help Residents Through Tough Economic Times
Thank you for joining us!
If you have a document that you would like posted on this website, please email Jennifer Fenton at the Washington State Library.
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Libraries lend a hand in tough times
Video of segment from the Today Show on public libraries during the recession.
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WithinReach
With record levels of unemployment in Washington, many individuals are struggling to afford health insurance and food for their families. WithinReach, a statewide information and referral service, provides www.ParentHelp123.org, an online tool designed to meet library patron’s health and food needs during these hard economic times.
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Statewide Database Trials for May-June 2009: Hard Times Resources
Statewide Database trials relating to Hard Times resources for libraries. Open May and June.
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KCTS: 7-Part Video Series on Jobs and Unemployment
Video series on jobs and unemployment
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Spokane Libraries Consider New Cuts
Article from the Spokesman Review, April 27, 2009 about potential cuts at Spokane Public Library.
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Library Construction and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a considerable amount of funding will be flowing to the states from Congress. There are many opportunities for libraries of all types to benefit from this unprecedented level of funding.
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NTIA RUS
Comments Regarding
Docket No. 090309298–9299–01
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Broadband Initiatives
April 13, 2009
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ALA FCC Comments
COMMENTS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC NOTICE
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Resources from Pierce County Library System
Check it out @ http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/services/tools-tough-economic/. We’ve added books and other resources in our branches for resume building, gardening, do-it-yourself projects, etc. We are also offering more computer classes, increased time on computers, and economic-related programs. In addition, we are buying more family DVDs to respond to families who are turning to us more and more for free entertainment, too.
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Look to Your Library: KCLS
Here is an update on a King County Library System initiative to help patrons with their information needs during hard times
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What's Up in Other States: New Jersey
Get Help from the New Jersey State Library
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What's Up in Other States: Maine
Maine Answers Tough Times
Whether it is called a recession or a depression, all of us are now facing an economic downturn that can be simply described as tough times. How we respond and what we need to make it through these tough times will differ from person to person; family to family.
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Survivor: The Library Edition
From April 1, 2009 Library Journal: Director-to-director guidance on how to cope with more budget shortfalls
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Taking Charge In Tough Times: Free Public Events
DISCLAIMER: The State Library regularly highlights third-party events and online resources as a way to alert the library community to training and resource opportunities. By doing so, we are not endorsing the content of the event, nor promoting any specific product, but merely providing this information as an FYI to librarians who must then decide what is right for them.
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Libraries Can Help Job Seekers
Provided by:
Laura M. Johnson
Continuing Education Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
(402) 471-2694
F: (402) 471-2083
ljohnson@nlc.state.ne.us
www.nlc.state.ne.us
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Senior Community Service Employment Program
This program places senior citizens in jobs at nonprofit and public facilities, including libraries.
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Channel 9 Video on "Tough Times: Rising above the Financial Challenge"
Channel 9, KCTS, the local PBS outlet, has begun a series on Tough Times, starts on Tuesday nights and repeats on the weekend. Among the resources was a panel with reps from WorkForce, WorkSource, and Employment Security.
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Broadband Stimulus Funding
WSL Blog entry by Rand Simmons, Ph.D.; Program Manager for Library Development; Washington State Library
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HUD Announces Community Development Block Grants to States
Curious as to how the stimulus funding will play out? US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the availability of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to states (and then by city/county within the state).
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State and Federal Recovery Web Sites
Information on State and Federal Recovery Web Sites
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What's Up in Other States: Illinois
“Shifting Gears: Rethinking Resources in Tough Times”
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Signing Up for WebJunction Washington Training
Here is a brief introduction to joining the WebJunction Washington community and taking advantage of the great free online courses available to Washington library staff.
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What's Up in Other States: Idaho
From the Idaho Commission for Libraries
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ALA’s take on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
The American Library Association Washington Office (ALA WO) recently announced a web site, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 101, www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus, to help librarians understand the application of the "stimulus package" to libraries.
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What's Up in Other States: North Carolina
Information on what's happening in other states. This is an IMLS document re: North Carolina.
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Hard Times: Federal Stimulus Information
Information as of February 20, 2009 about the federal stimulus plan from ALA and Grants.gov as well as the Governor's update on the federal stimulus package.
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Public Library Usage Report
The Washington State Library report on public library usage patterns during this current period of economic downturn. Compiled by Evelyn Lindberg, Washington State Library.
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