Building Workforce Literacy in Libraries: Connecting Communities with Opportunities

This innovative guide provides a blueprint for transforming your library into a hub for connecting career opportunities with job seekers, while raising the profile of your organization to local businesses. An experienced library director and adult education specialist, Gabriel Morley shows how to apply theories of adult education pedagogy to create effective literacy and career development programs for the overall benefit of your community. The work includes proven strategies for community development and advocacy, and it suggests specific applications for conducting outreach to your local population.

Content features the unique benefits and challenges of library-based career programs and illustrates the best methods for partnering with local businesses and civic leaders. The case studies feature past library-business partnerships from around the country, and includes the profile of one library's successful response to their town's rapid industrial growth. The book concludes with suggestions for future library-business partnerships.