What Ails You?
Last week I was too sick to do anything. I left my house twice in six days- once for a doctor visit, and once for a trip across the street to the mailbox. I know a lot of other people are sick right...
View ArticleDrafting Your Holiday Survival Plans
Maybe yesterday whetted your appetite for holiday cuisine. Holiday Dinners with Bradley Ogden: 150 Festive Recipes for Bringing Family and Friends Together by Bradley Ogden Or maybe you ate too much,...
View ArticleSkills for Success: Fine Tune Your Résumé
Conventional wisdom says that the holiday season is slow for job hunters. If you find that to be true, you can use the down-time to your advantage by upgrading your résumé skills. This Saturday at 12...
View ArticleGet Your Twenty Twelves, Already In Stock
The new year may have just begun, but the library is already carrying some new titles. Here are a few books dated 2012 that are currently in circulation. Brush up on the latest interviewing...
View ArticleWired Differently
Right now I’m reading Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extraordinary Son, by Tom Fields-Meyer. Fields-Meyer’s experience writing for People (among...
View ArticleWhat’s New in JCEC
A lot has been happening in the Job, Career and Education Center lately. We’ve scheduled spring dates for our Skills for Success speaker series, starting with Job Hunting after 50 in April. (We’ve...
View ArticleIt’s not you; it’s me.
Yesterday, a friend sent me the link to an interview with author Susan Cain on NPR – Quiet, Please: Unleashing ‘The Power Of Introverts’. I enjoyed it and shared it on Facebook, and another friend...
View ArticleFree FAFSA Completion Assistance
The following post first appeared at CLPTeensburgh, and has been reprinted here with permission of both the author and Corey Wittig, Teensburgh blog administrator. From time to time the library blogs...
View ArticleWhat’s New in the Job Center
There’s a lot going on in the Job & Career Education Center these days. First of all, the Job Club is meeting from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM today. What does it take to be successful in your job search?...
View ArticleCareer Resource Workshops
Do you have a hard time traveling to Oakland, or do you just prefer to avoid it whenever possible? If so, you’ll be glad to know that the services of the Job & Career Education Center are coming...
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