SOLVAY PUBLIC LIBRARY

CENTER FOR WORKPLACE COMPETENCY  

Employing a skilled, qualified workforce is a key issue for all businesses and one the Solvay Public Library is working to enhance with its expanded building program.  The Library is working with Solvay Union Free Schools, Verizon, Partners in Business Education, and Syracuse University’s WorkKeys to create a local area resource center for workplace literacy.  By creating new spaces and online connections to skill assessment programs, the Library is positioning itself as a point-place for potential employees to identify local employers and their requirements, then apply themselves to meet the skill levels they need. Solvay Public Library is strategically placed in a densely commercial area and one that is easily accessible to transportation routes.  Already, businesses like Verizon, Inc., which recently stepped forward to support these efforts with a $20,000 grant, recognize the potential here.   

What Solvay Public Library Can Do Now…..

&     Provide public access to 8 Internet-able computers and Microsoft Office suite of software

&     Provide public access to a scanner, laser printer, color printers, typewriter, TI-84 calculator, and copy machine

&     Circulate books and videos on career development, computer skills, math and reading readiness, and ESL

&     Circulate test books for civil service, GED, TOEfL, and SAT

&     Provide meeting space for tutors and small classes

What Solvay Public Library Will Do

After the Expansion….

&     Provide a computer lab for computer skill training, skill assessment, and software training

&     Provide high-broadband fiber connectivity for videostreaming, graphic interfaces with Solvay School District, area businesses, and others

&     Allow for handicapped accessibility to library equipment, materials, and services

&     Provide wireless access to the Internet throughout the Library

&     Provide online accessible study “nooks” throughout the Library.

&     Provide meeting spaces with wireless and projection technology

&     Provide workshops, tutoring,  and presentations related to computer, job finding, and communication skills

&     Provide an outreach location for businesses to contact potential employees and hold job fairs

&     Provice an opportunity for local businesses and residents to access the latest broadband technology deployed in the community

&     Provide more collection space for career development resources, both print and multi-media

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