The Board voted approval. Libraries for Job Seekers Mini-Grant Program Public libraries have always provided resources for career development and job information. As methods of finding and applying for a job have significantly gravitated to the Internet, the library provision of free Internet services, wireless and computers is seen as increasingly valued service by users. Many patrons come with low technology and literacy skills, as well as being speakers of English as a second language. In this project the library, in partnership with local community agencies and other governmental departments, works to meet the needs of job seekers including computer training, resume preparation, interviewing, networking, and using the website of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The library may plan, or be a presence at, career days where job seekers meet with potential employers and local service agencies. The library web space may be modified for the project goals, and multimedia collections, including online exam preparation resources (as funding permits), may be acquired. A portion of grant funds may be used to pay staff responsible for programming. Commissioner Quinn moved and Commissioner Resnick seconded that the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners approve the following Library for a Job Seekers Mini-Grant totaling $14,800 to start no earlier than October 1, 2013. Total Amount Agency Awarded Jonathan Bourne Public Library, Bourne $7,500 Wellfleet Public Library $7,300 The Board voted approval. Mother Goose on the Loose Mini-Grant Program Mother Goose on the Loose is an early childhood literacy program for babies, young children and their caregivers pioneered at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. The program evolved from a library nursery rhyme program into a thirty minute structured program based on the learning theories of educator Barbara Cass-Beggs. This innovative, emergent literacy program builds on the most recent findings in brain research--studies show that children learn
The Board voted approval. Libraries for Job Seekers Mini-Grant Program Public libraries have always provided resources for career development and job information. As methods of finding and applying for a job have significantly gravitated to the Internet, the library provision of free Internet services, wireless and computers is seen as increasingly valued service by users. Many patrons come with low technology and literacy skills, as well as being speakers of English as a second language. In this project the library, in partnership with local community agencies and other governmental departments, works to meet the needs of job seekers including computer training, resume preparation, interviewing, networking, and using the website of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The library may plan, or be a presence at, career days where job seekers meet with potential employers and local service agencies. The library web space may be modified for the project goals, and multimedia collections, including online exam preparation resources (as funding permits), may be acquired. A portion of grant funds may be used to pay staff responsible for programming. Commissioner Quinn moved and Commissioner Resnick seconded that the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners approve the following Library for a Job Seekers Mini-Grant totaling $14,800 to start no earlier than October 1, 2013. Agency Total Amount Awarded Jonathan Bourne Public Library, Bourne $7,500 Wellfleet Public Library $7,300 The Board voted approval. Mother Goose on the Loose Mini-Grant Program Mother Goose on the Loose is an early childhood literacy program for babies, young children and their caregivers pioneered at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. The program evolved from a library nursery rhyme program into a thirty minute structured program based on the learning theories of educator Barbara Cass-Beggs. This innovative, emergent literacy program builds on the most recent findings in brain research--studies show that children learn