By: centraljersey.com
The Mercer County Library System will begin offering classes to job seekers at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch and the Hightstown Library to improve their computer and job search skills.
The classes will focus on the basic computer skills needed by every job applicant today, making them more confident and self-sufficient.
All courses will be delivered at a basic user level, and built around workforce development skills.
Classes are scheduled as follows:
Windows – Hightstown Library, Jan. 22 and 29, 10 a.m. to noon
Internet – Hightstown Library, Jan. 22 and 29, 2-4 p.m.
The classes at the Hightstown Library will be offered in Spanish. You can register in person, at the Hightstown Library, or call 609-448-1474 to register.
MS Word – Lawrence Library, Feb. 1 and 8, 2-4 p.m.
Email – Lawrence Library, Feb. 2 and 9, 2-4 p.m.
The Classes at the Lawrence Library will be offered in English. You must register in person, or online at www.mcl.org.
No telephone or e-mail registrations will be accepted.
The training comes as part of a $5.1 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to support the New Jersey State Library’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP). The program’s goal is to make New Jersey’s libraries strategic job-creating facilities by adding computer workstations, upgrading Internet connectivity, and providing job search assistance and workforce development programs.
A consortium of New Jersey’s community colleges will deliver training using its existing curriculum. Additional online content and training developed by New Jersey Network will also be available. More than 5 million New Jersey residents will be served through this initiative. For more information, contact: Melissa Hasbrouck at 609-882-2134, ext. 235, or e-mail [email protected].

