The broward county library will address the needs of residents in marginalized communities who have experienced unemployment and economic distress during the recovery phase of the pandemic, by…

The Broward County Library will use a $187,544 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a "BCL to Go - Workforce Ready" program. Through this program, the library will provide 60 mobile workstations equipped with workforce development and educational applications to residents in six zip codes impacted by high unemployment and COVID-19. Each kit will include a table with an internet hotspot to serve as a portable workstation. Users will be able to access resume preparation, online job searching, virtual interviews, and educational webinars to increase employment opportunities. The funding will support this program through August 2023.

This project grant was awarded under the National Leadership Grants program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The NLG program supports projects that advance practice in the museum and library fields to strengthen services for the American public.

The broward county library will address the needs of residents in marginalized communities who have experienced unemployment and economic distress during the recovery phase of the pandemic, by developing a BCL to go ? Workforce ready program. Each of the sixty kits will include a table, with an internet data plan to serve as mobile workstations, equipped with workforce development and educational applications which will help users prepare resumes, conduct job searches, engage in online interviews, and attend educational webinars to increase their employment opportunities. This program will target adults in six broward county ZIP codes which have the highest unemployment rates and have additionally been impacted by covid-19.