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    This document summarizes a Project Compass workshop held on February 8, 2011. It provides an overview of the workshop objectives which were to raise awareness of unemployment issues, advocate for library services, build partnerships, and share resources. The workshop included presentations on 21st century job skills, unemployment rates, services libraries can provide, ways to promote partnerships, and materials libraries have to help job seekers. Participants came up with action plans for their libraries and took away ideas to help people in their communities who are unemployed or seeking work.

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    This document summarizes a Project Compass workshop held on February 8, 2011. It provides an overview of the workshop objectives which were to raise awareness of unemployment issues, advocate for library services, build partnerships, and share resources. The workshop included presentations on 21st century job skills, unemployment rates, services libraries can provide, ways to promote partnerships, and materials libraries have to help job seekers. Participants came up with action plans for their libraries and took away ideas to help people in their communities who are unemployed or seeking work.

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    Project Compass Workshop

    February 8, 2011 Nicolet Federated Library System


    Marie Boleman, Ethel Everhard Memorial Library Jamie Matczak, Nicolet Federated Library System

    Technology Changes Video


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9FaJPhFxQ&feature=related

    So What Does This All Mean?

    Project Compass
    Partnership between WebJunction and the State Library of North Carolina, focused on workforce recovery (2009). Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

    Who Are You?


    Name, Library, Why you are here?

    Workshop Objectives
    Awareness Advocacy/Communication Partnerships Resources

    Awareness

    What are 21st Century Job Skills?

    Workplace Shift

    Lifelong learning is not an option anymore; its a necessity! SMART is the new RICH.
    - Bernie Trilling, 21st Century Skills

    How would you rate YOUR awareness?


    Do you personally know anyone looking for work? If yes, how many? Do you know any patrons looking for work? Do you know the unemployment rate in your community? State? Nation?

    Unemployment Rates: As of 12/11


    Community/City:
    Brown County, WI, 6.3%

    State:
    7.3 %

    Nation:
    8.5 %

    How accurate were you?

    What Do We Need to Keep in Mind?


    Social Awareness Many services are only online First-time computer users E-mail address = necessity Awareness of Offerings

    Advocacy/Communication

    What Do You Know?


    Assess yourself on what you know about the needs of your community and what your library can do to meet the needs in a weak economy.

    Ideas for Your Library


    This hand out has over 50 ideas of things your library can do!

    Ideas for Your Library


    Take the next 5 minutes and use the Green slips on your table to mark on the walls what your library is doing!

    Promoting Services
    Bookmarks/fliers of services at your circ desk Employment resources pages on your website Mentioning services in your local newspaper/column News in your utility bills/mass mailings Put fliers/brochures in other places where people who are unemployed would be Word of mouth- let them know Other Ideas?

    Break Time!

    Partnerships

    What Do You Know?


    Assess yourself on what you know about the potential partnerships in your community.

    Potential Partners (Traditional)


    State and Local Social Service Agencies Goodwill Career Centers Career Coaches Recruiters Local company HR departments College and University Career Centers Consumer Credit Counseling Services Motivational Speakers

    Potential Partners (Non-Traditional)


    Public Speaking Coaches Database Vendor Reps Social Media Strategists Local Authors of Career Books Image Consultants Tax Advisors Employment Attorneys Happiness Clubs Yoga Instructors Goodwill Career Centers Others?

    Benefits of Collaborating
    Builds community support of awareness Saves time in the long run (we dont need to reinvent the wheel) Maximize the community resources using local businesses, just not the nonprofit Promotes (other) library services Reaches different demographics

    And.
    Why else is collaboration important? What are ways you have collaborated in your communities?

    Resources

    What Do You Have?


    Assess your library on what materials are in the collection to help job seekers.

    Print Resources
    CDL Manual Test-prep guides Financial planning guides Books on small businesses, personal financial plans, practical budgeting

    Online Resources
    DWD website Jobnet Indeed.com, occupational outlook handbook

    WebJunction
    Started in 2003 Has helped more than 50,000 library staff build the job skills they need to meet the challenges of todays libraries. Launched Project Compass with the State Library of North Carolina.
    http://www.webjunction.org/project-compass

    Action Plan

    Action Plan Ideas


    Take the next 3 minutes and use the orange slips on your table to mark on the walls what your library would like to do.

    Action Plan
    Use ONE of your orange slips as a basis for your Action Plan, or a goal you want to carry forward.

    Take Aways
    What are 2 ideas you are taking away from today?

    You Are Making a Difference!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN01Qaac7bc

    Thank you!!
    Marie Boleman 608-296-2544 boleman@westfieldlibrary.org Jamie Matczak 920-448-4413 jmatczak@mail.nfls.lib.wi.us

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