NE Department of Labor Announces Library Partnership

More Nebraskans will have access to career services at local libraries thanks to a partnership between the Nebraska Department of Labor and the Nebraska Library Commission. As part of the Nebraska Library Commission’s Library Broadband Builds Nebraska Communities initiative, local libraries will be better equipped to provide customer access to resources for job hunters in the library. Library staff will be trained to assist customers in using NEworks.nebraska.gov, the NE Department of Labor self-help Website with services for Job Seekers (Find a Job, Create a Resume, etc.) and services for Employers (Find a Candidate, Post Job Openings, etc.). Partnerships with state and local service providers are an integral component of this initiative to upgrade or install 147 computer centers in libraries across the state, which began in 2010 when the Library Commission received a $3.6 million grant through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Other partners that will provide services through the public computing centers include: Central Community College, Nebraska Department of Labor, Nebraska Court Administrator’s Office, Nebraska Community Foundation, Center for Rural Affairs, Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, University of Nebraska Medical Center, McGoogan Library of Medicine, and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. See http://www.omaha.com/article/20120407/MONEY/704079922 for Omaha World Herald story by By Paige Yowell.