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By keith on February 27, 2013
Kaiser Permanente is donating $15,000 to the library’s Health and Wellness Collection. This investment in the community’s well being will be used to purchase books, DVDs, and audio books. In addition, these funds will support the library’s FREE Health and Wellness programming. These combined efforts will help people eat healthier, get active, lower their stress, and face potentially serious medical conditions. The field of medicine changes rapidly, and Kaiser Permanente’s gift ensures that the collection stays up-to-date and relevant.
Come by the library and check out the Kaiser Permanente Health and Wellness Collection on the second floor on the Central Park Library for adults and in the children’s nonfiction section for kids and families.
Posted in Grants, Outreach
By keith on February 21, 2013
“Looking for a job? You can find help at the Santa Clara City Library’s free “Find a Job in February” series, featuring workshops with local experts. The series is sponsored by a grant from the Foundation and Friends of the Santa Clara City Library.
On Feb 12, 40 eager jobseekers heard from LinkedIn Enterprise Account Executive Michael Gross, who advised them that employers and recruiters are using social media more than ever before and that’s trend is only going to increase.”
Read the rest at the Santa Clara Weekly.
Posted in Central Park Library, Grants, Library Programs, Outreach
By keith on February 20, 2013
Construction is about half finished on the new Northside Library. The room is all done, and the frames for all the windows have been put in. On the interior, the sheet rock is just beginning to be hung. The Limestone tiles for the outside of the building are getting started this week on the side of the building facing the tot lot. They construction team has begun installing the electricity, plumbing and heating into the building.
Posted in Northside Library
By keith on February 16, 2013
LinkedIn is the perfect solution for leveraging your contacts to get back in the workforce or step up in your career. Use this interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries and 200 countries. Users can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals to accomplish their goals. Learn how at this presentation.
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Cedar Room Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Posted in Adults, Library Programs, Upcoming Events
By keith on February 15, 2013
Michael Gross, Enterprise Account Executive at LinkedIn.
Michael Gross, Enterprise Account Executive at LinkedIn, told a crowd of more than forty at Santa Clara City Library’s Cedar Room they need to be proactive and get outside their comfort zones in order to get a better job or find one. He presented inside information on how LinkedIn works and why job seekers should join. Participants described Michael as personable, very engaged and said he provided them with a lot of good information, and said “Extremely informative, he inspired me to join.” and “Michael had a lot of new information for me. It was excellent.”.
There will be another presentation on using LinkedIn as part of your job search on February 27th.
Posted in Adults, Grants, Library Programs
By keith on February 14, 2013
Learn how to use LinkedIn effectively as a job search tool. Develop a target list of companies, find hiring managers, and recruiters, and expand your network. Build your professional credibility using groups and discover three ways to find jobs on LinkedIn.
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Cedar Room Thursday, February 28, 2013
Posted in Adults, Library Programs, Upcoming Events
By keith on February 12, 2013
Learn the basics of LinkedIn, including how to develop a profile that will get you noticed by employers, manage your account settings, get recommendations, and build your network.
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Cedar Room Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Posted in Adults, Library Programs, Upcoming Events
By keith on February 8, 2013
Through a donation from the Foundation and Friends, first aid kits were put together and donated to the teen mom’s at the Young Parent’s Center last month. A Kaiser emergency room nurse also spoke about infant and child first aid and emergency care.
Posted in Adults, Children's
By keith on February 6, 2013
The Foundation funded a number of events for February focus around helping people to find a job.
Adult librarian Mary Boyle reports on yesterday’s event. ”Today first, Find a Job in February event, Resumes That Get the Interview was a big success. I wish you could have been there to hear the questions and presentation with Professional Career Coach Camille Grabowski. She has the latest information for jobseekers and they were very happy and grateful. “Great presentation, articulate, very useful information,” “My knowledge of resume best practices was out of date.” “Thank you so much” “I learned what employers are looking for.” “The teacher was awesome.” Forty-one people attended.
We have purchased lots of job books and are having a hard time keeping the shelves filled on the first floor Find a Job in February display and in the regular nonfiction area on the second floor. The programming and the first floor placement of new books has made them accessible and they are flying off the shelves. We have eleven copies of What Color is Your Parachute? 2013, four copies of 2012 and six copies of 2011, all of which are checked out.
Thank you Thank you Thank you!”
Posted in Adults, Central Park Library, Library Programs, Thanks
By keith on February 2, 2013
In this workshop, you will be coached on how to handle the phone interview, including the salary question; the best way to present yourself in person; and how to answer those “behavior-based” interview questions. We will discuss deftly handling tough questions, and the kind of follow-up that makes you memorable to the employer.
1:00 – 2:30 Cedar Room Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Posted in Adults, Library Programs, Upcoming Events