workforcedevelopment - Public Libraries Online https://publiclibrariesonline.org A Publication of the Public Library Association Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:43:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 FYI Podcast: Workforce Development in Public Libraries https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2023/01/new-fyi-podcast-workforce-development-in-public-libraries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-fyi-podcast-workforce-development-in-public-libraries https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2023/01/new-fyi-podcast-workforce-development-in-public-libraries/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:16:21 +0000 https://publiclibrariesonline.org/?p=18281 In this episode our guests, Larra Clark, Deputy Director Public Library Association & ALA Public Policy & Advocacy and Natalie Ruppert, Manager, Career & Job Services Division at Kenton County (KY) Public Library, discuss PLA initiatives around workforce development including the concept of career navigators and new research examining the role U.S. public libraries play in supporting workforce and small business development. The research, conducted by Measures that Matter, an initiative of COSLA in cooperation with IMLS, provides an increased understanding of current library practices and how they intersect with existing workforce systems and identifies challenges to data collection and outcome measurement.

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RESOURCES FOR THIS PODCAST

PLA Public  Libraries and Workforce Development

Measures That Matter: IMLS, COSLA to Explore Link Between Public Libraries, Workforce Development, and Community Wellbeing

Kenton County (KY) Public Library – Career and Job Services

Kenton County (KY) Public Library Receive Grant to Help People Get Back to Work

Kenton County (KY) Public Library – Northern Kentucky Accountability Group

Workforce Development at the Kenton County (KY) Public Library – YouTube Video

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

Grow Northern Kentucky

Career Navigators @ Kenton County (KY) Public Library

Program at LibLearnX 2023, Saturday, January 28, 2023 – Career Navigators in Libraries: a Person-Centered Emerging Service Model – https://www.2023.alaliblearnx.org/

 

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