The New Jersey State Library has received funding through the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant. As a result of this funding, all NJ public libraries now have access to Learning Express\x92 Job & Career Accelerator.

Six (6) in-person training sessions will be conducted by Learning Express for library staff and scheduled at NJ public libraries. The final two in-person sessions have been confirmed.

All in-person training sessions are listed below:

Carteret Public Library Monday, December 13th 9:00am \x96 11:30am

Morris County Public Library Tuesday, December 14th 2:00pm \x96 4:30pm

Cherry Hill Public Library Wednesday, December 15th 5:00pm \x96 7:30pm

Ocean City Free Public Library Monday, January 10th 2:00pm \x96 4:30pm

Ocean County Public Library Tuesday, January 11th 9:30am \x96 12:00pm

North Bergen Free Public Library Wednesday, January 12th 2:00pm \x96 4:30pm

You can register for one of the upcoming sessions at: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115 No more than 2 representatives from each library. Maximum capacity of 20 attendees per session.

Webinars are also being conducted by Learning Express on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month to provide a guided tour of the resource. You can register for an upcoming webinar at: http://www.learningexpressllc.com/support/webinars/home.cfm

Training questions, contact Natasha Peter at npeter@PROTECTED or 609-278-2640 x133

Marketing Help Promotional materials are also available for the Job & Career Accelerator resource.
\x95 Order free promotional materials for your library. The State Library has posters, business cards and table top cards. Order here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/jcamarketing \x95 Send a press release to your local paper. Download a template here: http://nancydowd.wordpress.com/pr-templates/. Click on LEARNING EXPRESS AND JOB ACCELERATOR PRESS TEMPLATE \x96 posted 11/3/10.

Marketing questions, contact Gary Cooper at gcooper@PROTECTED or 609-278-2640 x 122

This grant is being funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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