Abstract

Author(s): Stacy Creel

Public libraries may offer workforce development websites and websites to help patrons become job-ready. Workforce development covers a wide range of services, including resume building, mock interviews, applying for jobs online, and resources for entrepreneurship as well as more focused assistance for those recently released from prison, immigrant communities, adults with special needs, seniors re-entering the workforce, and other underserved populations. Using an expanded web content analysis, this study investigated the public library systems for the 50 most populous cities to determine if (and how) they are providing these resources.