Seekonk Public Library Receives Funding to Provide Digital Skills Training

Seekonk, MA – Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced that Seekonk Public Library is selected to participate in Libraries Lead with Digital Skills, an initiative of ALA and the Public Library Association (PLA), sponsored by Grow With Google, the tech company’s economic opportunity initiative.

“We are grateful for this opportunity to meet a critical need in our community right now,” said Michelle Gario, Senior Librarian.

The training series, Power Your Job Search with Google Tools, consists of two free online presentations hosted in Google Meet:

Jobs on Google Search
Wednesday, December 9
6 PM – 7 PM
Optimize your job search by accessing job postings from across the Internet in one spot, Jobs on Google Search. In this program you will learn how to make the most of this service, including how to find listings to work from home or find work for veterans.

Creating Resumes and Search Notes
Wednesday, December 16
6 PM – 7 PM
Gain practical technology experience while working on your job search. In this program you will review using Google Docs to create and update your resume and using Google Sheets to track your job search activities.

Register to receive email with instructions for joining the sessions. Registration is now open in the Event Calendar on the library’s website, www.seekonkpl.org.

“Libraries have long been America’s gathering place for learning. From learning new digital skills for the workplace, to creating a résumé or growing your business online, people are going to libraries as resources for professional growth now more than ever,” said Nicky Rigg, program manager for Digital Skills outreach at Google. “Grow with Google is excited to support library programs across the country to help ensure that economic opportunity exists for everyone.”

This program is funded by Libraries Lead with Digital Skills, which was created so that local libraries can combine their own program offerings with Grow with Google training materials to offer virtual community workshops or other activities aimed at empowering small businesses to grow online or assisting job seekers to prepare for and find work.

The Grow with Google initiative draws on Google’s 20-year history of building products, platforms, and services that help people and businesses grow. Through this initiative, we aim to help everyone across America – those who make up the workforce of today and those who will drive the workforce of tomorrow – access the best of Google’s training and tools to grow their skills, careers, and businesses. Learn more at www.grow.google.
For more information and to register, visit the library’s Events Calendar at www.seekonkpl.org, call the library at (508) 336-8230 or email library@seekonkpl.org.