Tennessee State Library and Archives

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Project Compass Summit, AtlantaPresented by Betty Jo Jarvis, DirectorHighland Rim Regional LibraryMurfreesboro, TN

Tennessee Public Libraries: A Critical Resource for Job SeekersTraining and SupportToolsPublicityPartnering

Training and SupportThe Department of Labor and Workforce Development trained 65 librarians from 45 public libraries in April 2009 Webinars, wikis, listservs share links and provide trainingRegional library in-service training for small, rural libraries develop best practices46 Tennessee Electronic Library webinar and on-site training sessions with 900 participants

Tennessee Electronic Library

Tools

WinWay Resume Deluxe

192 licenses purchased and installed in public libraries in June, 2009

Software is intuitive and easy to use

Flyers for libraries developed and distributed as pdf.LSTA Direct Service GrantsDecember, 2008 Workshops introducing $7,500 grant for Job Training Centers in public libraries

Six Public Libraries received grants

Requires formal partnerships with the Department of Labor and Workforce career development centers, community colleges, and local businesses

LSTA Grant Job Interviewing and Resume classesAdult Education CentersTechnology and Vocational schoolsOn-line job searching and application assistanceGED classesComputer literacy skillsLSTA Grant

PublicityArticles and press releases from Secretary of State Tre Hargett

Press releases from TSLA

Flyers and brochures for Legislators and local officials

Regional libraries assist local libraries in sharing their storiesStatewide Trustee Workshop "Libraries and the Recession"PartnersTennessee Department of Labor and WorkforceTennessee Library AssociationAdult Education CentersState Technology CentersCommunity Action CouncilAgricultural Extension OfficesHuman Development AssociationUniversity of Tennessee

OutcomesLibrarians across the state are better equipped

Stakeholders see libraries as a community need rather than a luxury

Government officials see the value of their libraries and the role they play in local economics

Increased use of available resources. 60,276 site visits to Learning Express

Librarians learn to tell the story."one test can change a life"

Please allow me to express my most heart-felt thanks for all the library has done for me and for all the citizens of the area. I have recently been able to publish an article in an on-line magazine, and I have been able to secure employment. These things would not have been possible without the services of the library and the people who work so hard to provide them.

From a Linebaugh Public Library patron

Tennessee Public Libraries: A Critical Resource for Job Seekers