The New Jersey State Library (NJSL) has begun the implementation of the training portion of the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant received in July 2010. All libraries in New Jersey will be able to participate in training coordinated by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges\x92 Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development (The Consortium). Training will include professional development sessions for library staff and job readiness computer training courses for library patrons.

The professional development sessions for library staff will cover the following topics:

\x95 Conducting an online job search \x95 Making use of the NJ Department of Labor\x92s Real Time Jobs on Demand \x95 Locating other relevant commercial job web sites \x95 Identifying the most popular job search web sites, such as CareerOneStop.org and Monster.com \x95 Learning the key elements in an online job application

Additional Sessions are scheduled at:

Princeton Library 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08542 January 14, 2011 9:00am \x96 1:00pm

Interested in attending? Register at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?guid=7c5ad199-fdd1-4867-967a-0b787d8bdaaa-1607587-18132973850001.

Bergen County Library System Class Location: Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, TEC-202, Paramus, NJ 07652 January 12, 2011 8:30am \x96 1:00pm

Interested in attending? Contact Bernadette Moore at bmoore@PROTECTED

Nutley Public Library 93 Booth Drive, Nutley, NJ 07110 January 21, 2011 9:00am \x96 1:00pm

Interested in attending? Register at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115

Camden County Library, Voorhees Branch 203 Laurel Rd, Voorhees, NJ 08043 January 26, 2011 9:00am \x96 1:00pm

Interested in attending? Register at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115

Paterson Free Public Library 250 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07501 January 26, 2011 9:30am \x96 1:30pm

Interested in attending? Register at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115

East Orange Public Library 21 S. Arlington Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07018 February 25, 2011 9:00am \x96 1:00pm

Interested in attending? Register at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1607587&IDRPH=1659115

If you or your library staff is interested in future sessions in other counties, please visit the newly renovated New Jersey State Library BTOP website at http://btop.njstatelib.org. All upcoming library staff sessions will be added to the Calendar of Events on this website.

Questions? Contact Natasha Peter, BTOP Compliance Officer at 609-278-2640 ext. 133 or npeter@PROTECTED .

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