Hello all,

 

Happy Friday!

 

As a reminder, our next virtual discussion will be held on Wednesday, September 23 from 10-11am.  Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkfuyppjMqHtbMDd9VP46Wb90_zKtz-hqc  We will be joined by Gillian Robbins and Caitlin Seifritz from the Business Resource & Innovation Center at the Free Library of Philadelphia who will discuss their virtual services for business owners and entrepreneurs during COVID-19.

 

News from NJ

·       Before the storm: Up to 40 percent of small businesses never re-open after a disaster. Here’s what you can do to avoid that fate - NJBIZ

·       NJBIZ Conversations: Panelists offer advice to small businesses on coping with the pandemic – Read more

·       N.J. unemployment claims drop below 20K for first time in 5 weeks. $300-a-week extra payment expected next month – Read more

·       The labor market doesn’t have a ‘skills gap’—it has an opportunity gap – Read more

News from libraries

·       How libraries can help families during COVID-19: The president of the Association for Library Services for Children explains why people should turn to libraries more than ever during the pandemic – Read more

 

Continuing education and upcoming events

 

Displaced Homemaker Programs in New Jersey

When: October 8, 2020 from 2:00-3:00pm

 

Register here

 

Presenters: Maureen Oschse MSW, LSW, Administrator, and Dennis Korn, Program Specialist at the Office of Support Employment & Training, Division on Women, Department of Children and Families

 

This webinar will explain the Displaced Homemaker Programs available to New Jersey residents. Displaced homemakers are persons who have lost their jobs as homemakers after a substantial number of years in unpaid labor in the home caring for family members. They suddenly lose their source of support through death, separation, divorce or ineligibility for continued assistance with TANF or Welfare. Generally they are middle age-aged or older women with little work experience or evident marketable skills. The Displaced Homemaker programs work with individuals, assisting them with obtaining short term education certificates, employment opportunities, computer technology updates, resume writing and career counseling with a goal of reaching economic self-sufficiency. Libraries serve individuals who may be displaced homemakers and have an opportunity to connect them to resources that could greatly benefit them. Partnering with local Displaced Homemaker Programs also provides an opportunity for libraries to extend services, offer new programs, or promote relevant services and events.

 

For more continuing education opportunities, visit the New Jersey State Library’s website.

 

Recordings for events and webinars are available through the New Jersey State Library's YouTube page (click on the LifeLong Learning Playlist).

 

If you have anything to share with the group, either reply or send me an email.

 

Best,

Andrea

 

Andrea Simzak Levandowski (she/her/hers)

Library Consultant for Small Business Development & Technology

New Jersey State Library

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625

(609) 278-2640 x190

alevandowski@PROTECTED