Public Library/One-Stop Center Partnership

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Public Library/One-Stop Center Partnership

• HOW IT CAN WORK FOR YOU

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Motivation For Partnership

• The Current Economy
• Common Customers
• ? Common Goals

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Library/One-Stop Partnership Development

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• NYS Education Department
• New York State Library
• NYS Department of Labor
• Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
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One-Stop System??????????

• Collaboration of agencies, departments and
  organizations
• Responsible for helping individuals find and keep
  a job
• Each workforce investment area in NYS has one or
  more One-Stop Centers

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Programs available through the One Stop System

• Adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs,
• The Employment Service,
• Adult education and adult literacy programs,
• Job Corps,
• Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs,
• Native American programs,
• Vocational rehabilitation,
• Welfare-to-Work programs,
• Senior community service employment programs,
• Vocational education,
• Trade Adjustment Assistance/NAFTA,
• Veterans programs,
• Community Service Block Grant employment and
  training programs,
• Housing and Urban Development (HUD) employment
  and training programs, and
• Unemployment Insurance

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Amenities in One-Stop Centers

• High speed internet access
• Computers, copiers, fax and phones available with
  TDD/TTY lines
• Hardware Software for Visually Impaired
• Career Resource Library
• State of the art technology JobZone, CareerZone,
  SMART 2010

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One-Stop Career Center Services

• Group and individual career counseling planning
• Job search and preparation workshops
• Resume development
• Computer workshops
• Adult Basic Education/English as a
• Second Language
• Access to Classroom Training
• Additional Services

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Public Library Job Information Services

• Career Resource Centers located in many public
  libraries
• Job listings
• Job search workshops
• Resume, career database, and computer training

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Public Library Career Development Services

• One-on-one career counseling with job
  counselors
• Career exploration
• Search jobs and careers by profession,
  education, field, experience, etc.
• Westchester Library System http//www.westchester
  libraries.org/webs

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Public Libraries Point Job Seekers to Education
and Training

• Resources for exam preparation
• (GED, SAT, GRE and others)

• Customized job searches
• Education, career path tools
• Financial aid information

Hempstead Public Library http//www.hempsteadlibr
ary.info/pdf/newsletter.pdf (Scroll to screen 5)
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Libraries Help with Resumes and Job Search
Strategies

• Learn resume and cover letter tips
• Job search interview techniques
• Poughkeepsie Public Library District
• http//poklib.org/reference/subjectjobs.htm
• Mid-Hudson Library System
• http//midhudson.org/answers/Job.htm

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Workforce Development Services in Public Libraries

• Civil service GED test preparation
• Literacy Citizenship classes
• Business and Entrepreneurial Resources
• Rochester Public Library Business Resources
  http//www3.libraryweb.org/adults.aspx?id321ekme
  nselc57dfa7b_12_39_btnlink
• http//www3.libraryweb.org/central.aspx?id1
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• Patchogue-Medford Library Workforce Development
• http//www.pmlib.org/refen2A
• http//www.pmlib.org/reflit

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Libraries Are Connected to the Community

• Local agencies
• Computer classes
• Wireless access

• Small business resources

• Career development tools

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• Successful One Stop/Library Partnerships

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FEATURED PARTNERSHIPS
Sullivan County Center for Workforce
Development Liberty Public Library with
Ramapo Catskill Library System Queens
County Queens Workforce1 Career Center
Queens Library Erie County Buffalo Employment
Training Center and Buffalo Erie County
Public Library
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SULLIVAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP

SULLIVAN COUNTY
SLIDE PLACE HOLDER Please use this slide as an
introduction page. For example, please
provide your names, your job titles and the name
of your organizations.
RAMAPO CATSKILL LIBRARY SYSTEM LESLIE RILEY,
OUTREACH COORDINATOR lriley_at_rcls.org LIBERTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY MARJORIE LINKO,
DIRECTOR mlinko_at_rlcs.org SULLIVAN COUNTY CENTER
FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PAT BEVACQUA, SPECIAL
PROJECTS COORDINATOR patricia.bevacqua_at_co.sullivan
.ny.us
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SULLIVAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP
SULLIVAN COUNTY
LIBERTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - http//www.rcls.org/lib/
OPPORTUNITEEN
PROGRAM RCLS 2009 HELP FOR YOU ONE-ON-ONE
JOB CONSULTATIONS Assisting Member
Libraries to Collaborate with One Stop
Centers DOL WORKFORCE / ONE STOPS
Assessment of Library Needs/Interest
Activities Between System and One
Stop MEMBER LIBRARIES Survey
Determine Library Hosts Contract
Memorandum of Understanding Sample News
Release Provided
SLIDE PLACE HOLDER
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SULLIVAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP
SULLIVAN COUNTY
SLIDE PLACE HOLDER
Help for You Job Consultation Topics

• Job Search Status
• The Resume
• The Interview
• Resources
• Cover and Follow-Up Letters

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SULLIVAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP
SULLIVAN COUNTY
SLIDE PLACE HOLDER

• BENEFITS OF LIBRARY ONE STOP PARTNERSHIP
• Reach different audiences
• Increased visibility and enhanced services to
  the community
• Resource sharing and networking

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QUEENS COUNTY
SULLIVAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP
SLIDE PLACE HOLDER
CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN HELP FOR YOU SUCCESS
Please use this slide as an introduction page.
For example, please provide your names, your
job titles and the name of your organizations.

• Planning process
• Outreach and flexibility to meet community needs
• Marketing

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SULLIVAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP
Partnership Results

• Opportuniteen program
• 10 career workshops for youth
• 20 teens placed in area business jobs
• Help For You program
• 16 career workshops at libraries
• 144 job consultations at 18 libraries
• Employment Resources Guide
• http//www.rcls.org/index.php?s6b53p283

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Queens Partnership
Loida Garcia-Febo Assistant Coordinator New
Americans Program and Special Services Queens
Library
Nancy Konipol Partner Coordinator Community
Partners Program Queens Workforce1 Career
Center Joe Christo Program Analyst Community
Partners Program NYC Department of Small Business
Services
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Queens Partnership

• Components
• Queens Library Satellite at Workforce1
• Expands services for jobseekers
• Launched in July 2001
• Dedicated space Dedicated staff
• Workforce1 Community Partners Program involves
  Library
• Creates pipeline of job-ready customers referred
  from the library to the Workforce1 for placement
  in jobs
• Dedicated staff
• On-site events at library

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Queens Partnership

• Services offered by Queens Library Satellite at
  Workforce1
• Resume and cover letter critique
• Internet job search
• Books, library brochures, and publications
• Programming for jobseekers
• Queens Library Job Information website
  http//www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?section_id
  5page_id82

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Queens PartnershipQueens Library Job Information
Centers

• Central Library
• Flushing Library

Referrals are made from Workforce1 to Library Job
Information Centers

• Resume and cover letter critique
• Free computers Free FAX
• Programs
• Job Fairs Job Readiness Fair
• Start Up! Competition (Small Business Plans)
• Financial Empowerment (NYC Dept of Consumer
  Affairs)

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Queens Partnership

• Workforce1 Community Partners Program
• Operates at each of the seven Workforce1
  locations
• 200 partners citywide, including New York Public
  Library and Brooklyn Public Library
• Job Placements 1,200 per quarter
• Services
• Email job blasts
• Fast Track orientations
• Networking meetings with partner agencies

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Queens Partnership

• Goals for 2010
• Increase partnership activities between
  Workforce1 and Queens Library
• Expand referrals and job placements
• Expand number of on-site recruitment events
• Continue to offer job-readiness services

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Queens Partnership

• Partnership Results
• Queens Library Satellite Center at Workforce1
• Improved connections through Community Partners
  Program
• 97 referrals and 51 placements in 2009
• Recruitments and other events at the library
• Multilingual business services workshops

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Buffalo Erie County Public LibraryBuffalo
Employment Training Center
Kara Stock Job Information and Outreach
Librarian Buffalo Erie County Public Library
(BECPL) stockk_at_buffalolib.org Colleen
Cummings Director Buffalo Employment Training
Center One Stop (BETC) ccummings_at_wdcinc.org
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Buffalo Erie County Public Library Buffalo
Employment Training Center

• History of the Partnership/Common Interests
• Complementary Services rather than Duplication
• Relationship is based on Staff Development,
  Referrals, and Workshops
• Locations/Geography

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Buffalo Erie County Public Library Buffalo
Employment Training Center

• Referrals from One Stop to Library
• Job related books and study guides for career
  examinations
• Career and Business Databases
• Book a Librarian Service
• Library Career Resources Website
  www.buffalolib.org/jobs

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Buffalo Erie County Public Library Buffalo
Employment Training Center

• Referrals from Library to One Stop
• Free Use of Fax and Copy Machines, Phones and
  Mail Service
• Intensive Computer Classes
• Job Search Workshops
• Career Counselors and Job Placement Coaches
• Training Opportunities for In Demand Occupations
• Partner Agencies

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Buffalo Erie County Public Library Buffalo
Employment Training Center
Partnership Results

• Cross Training of Agency Staffs
• Tours of Library and One Stop Center
• Library Presentations to BETC Job Seekers
  covering
• Job Resources at the Library

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CONCLUSION
Developing partnerships between local public
libraries and One-Stop centers is a smart way to
share resources and it offers a range of benefits
for job seekers.

• Cross-training of staff and staff development
• Expanded hours, locations, and services available
  
• Reach new audiences
• Maximizes both Library and One Stop resources
  including staff and materials.

• For more information statewide please see
• http//www.labor.state.ny.us/workforcenypartners/o
  sview.asp
• http//www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/outreach/careers.
  htm

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