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Online Resource for Libraries and Jobseekers

Arizona
Arizona State Library Work Tools: http://www.lib.az.us/about/helpinfo.html

Connecticut
Connecticut Job Search Toolkit: http://ctjobsearchtoolkit.wordpress.com/

Delaware
Recession Resources Guide, Delaware Division of Libraries: http://guides.lib.de.us/recession

Delaware Virtual Career Center, Delaware Division of Libraries: http://guides.lib.de.us/careercenter

Kansas
"Thriving in Tough Times" is a wiki with resources on training and employment, finances, housing, health, families, and getting help at your local library. http://kslibinfo.wetpaint.com

Michigan
Michigan eLibrary: http://http://mel.org/bizandjobs
[Log in for access to MeL databases using Michigan Driver's License or State ID number]

New Jersey
New Jersey State Library Help Residents Through Tough Economic Times: http://gethelp.njlibraries.org

Snapshot Day: http://snapshot.njlibraries.org

Tell Us Your Story: http://web.mac.com/ndowd/iWeb/solvinglifesproblems/Tell%20Us%20Your%20Story.html

Virtual Career Center: http://getjobs.njlibraries.org

New York
Job and Career Information in New York's Public Libraries:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/outreach/careers.htm

North Carolina
State Library of North Carolina Job Search Toolkit: http://jobsearchtoolkit.pbworks.com

State Library of Ohio
State Library of Ohio's one-stop center helps residents quickly locate important information and resources:
www.library.ohio.gov/toughtimes

WebJunction Ohio offers libraries resources for helping Job Seekers: http://oh.webjunction.org/ohlibservjobs

South Carolina
State Library of South Carolina: http://business.statelibrary.sc.gov
www.statelibrary.sc.gov/starting-a-business

Washington
Washington State Library report on public library usage trends during the economic downturn:
www.secstate.wa.gov/_assets/library/usage.pdf

Resource lists for library users and library staff:
www.secstate.wa.gov/library/hardtimes

Washington State Library WebJunction page: http://wa.webjunction.org/home

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