Geneva Public Library Update

What things are most important to you and your family? If I were to ask ten people, I would get all kinds of answers. But for many, I bet their answer would focus on their job or their children. This month, I want to focus on these two areas because the library has so many valuable resources on these topics that can be an aid to you and your family.

Occupational help is available in many forms, whether one is looking for a job or thinking about career choices. Our Internet and Microsoft Word equipped computers allow one to search for a job, write a résumé or submit an online job application. For those trying to determine what kind of job they might like, we offer the electronic resources “Career Library” and “Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center”. These tools lead the user through assessments and job descriptions with the goal of matching up interests and skills to a particular occupation.

Do your kids have homework questions you can’t answer? Point them to Tutor.com. This is accessed though the “Kid Homework Help” page of the Geneva Public Library Web site. From 4 to 10 p.m., live tutors can interact with students to guide them through a subject answer, not just give them the answer. Other sites are available to help students with their research.

In these and other ways, the library lends assistance in the areas that are important to you.

Matt Teske is the director of the Geneva Public Library District.

This article first appeared in the January 2010 issue of eGeneva Magazine.