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More than 1,000 Southern Nevadans Gain Access to Employment Opportunities & Job Training at Library Based One-Stop Career Centers

Nevada Business: 3.06.2019

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District hosts four One-Stop Career Centers, like this one at the West Las Vegas Library. A fifth location will open soon at the new East Las Vegas Library.

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More than 1,000 Southern Nevadans who may not have had access to critical employment assistance and job training, now have availability to new career opportunities thanks to a groundbreaking partnership between Workforce Connections’ One-Stop Career Centers and local library districts.

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, which is Workforce Connections’ first and largest library district partner, is proud to announce that approximately 60% of these 1,000 enrollments have taken place through the Library District’s four One-Stop Career Centers, located at the West Las Vegas, Laughlin, Mesquite, and Clark County Libraries, with a fifth location soon to open at the new East Las Vegas Library. For details on the centers and services, go to LVCCLD.org or nvcareercenter.org.

To celebrate this 1,000th enrollment milestone, there will be a celebration and ribbon cutting for the One-Stop Location at the Clark County Library on Monday, March 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. The Clark County Library is located at 1401 E. Flamingo Rd. (at Maryland Pkwy.), Las Vegas, 89119.

“Libraries are a hub for learning and economic advancement, so our partnership with Workforce Connections is a perfect fit,” said Dr. Ronald R. Heezen, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District executive director. “These One-Stop Career Centers will be an enormous benefit to people looking for employment assistance – whether for their first job or a career change – to help them pursue new opportunities and improve their lives.”  READ MORE >>

Modesto Luncheon Lauds Four Women Who Worked Hard To Learn English, And Two Who Help

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Modesto Bee: 3.09.2019 by John Holland

The 20th annual Celebrate Literacy awards luncheon took place Friday in Modesto, honoring four adult English learners and two people who support the cause.

The Literacy Network of Stanislaus County held the luncheon at the Petersen Event Center. The organizers provided these details:

Leticia Crisantos of Patterson got one of the two English as a Second Language Awards. More than 20 years ago, she vowed to learn five new words a day from an English dictionary.

Esmeralda Felix, the other ESL Award winner, had started at Modesto Junior College in 2009 as a non-English speaker. She has since learned the language, which allowed her to complete the science and math classes required for the respiratory therapy program.  READ MORE >>

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Solano Adult Literacy Campaign Celebrates 25 Years

Daily Republic: 3.09.2019 by Susan Hiland

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Solano County Adult Literacy Program and the library celebrated Saturday by honoring the program’s volunteers and students.

Adult participants in the literacy program took on many challenges to accomplish personal goals they set for themselves. Sometimes it takes years to find success, but in the end the efforts are well worth it.

Luana Walker of Suisun City always struggled with reading and writing. Her comprehension of subjects was wonderful. She listened carefully when people talked and remembered what they said, but she wasn’t reading a book to get information.

“I had difficulty reading and focusing,” she said.

Walker didn’t have a traditional childhood so she didn’t begin formal schooling until junior high.

“The kids were so far ahead of me, that I ended up dropping out,” she said. “I didn’t want to be around other kids.”

Walker eventually got a job as a custodian, married and had children. It wasn’t until they started being old enough to ask her to read things to them that things got complicated.

“I wanted to read to them,” she said. “I wanted them to read.”

Walker said when people at work found out she couldn’t read, they bullied her.  READ MORE >>