Tools
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To Your Library...…especially now!
Just Laid Off | Search for a Job | Struggling Small Business | Bills Piling Up | Events | And More...
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Your library can’t bring back lost jobs or pay overdue bills, but it can help you cut expenses and access the tools and information you need to make the most of every opportunity. At the library you can update your résumé, take free computer classes and explore job opportunities.
With 44 KCLS community libraries in King County, odds are good there’s a library near you. For a complete list of KCLS libraries, click here or call The Answer Line: 425.462.9600 or 800.462.9600.
If you live in the KCLS service area and don’t have a library card,
get a KCLS library card today. If you live outside the KCLS area, visit your
local library to learn about resources available in your community.
Is there an upside to the downturn?
We can’t avoid crises, or the changes they bring. But we can decide how
to respond to the challenges we face and make the most of unplanned changes
in our lives. Now’s the time to step back and ask yourself what you want
to do. Then head to the library and get started!
Spend Less
Why buy what you can borrow and return? Using library resources is economical.
Enjoy Your Time
Turn home into a haven, or start an affordable adventure with new ideas..
Do Something New
If you’re inspired to learn, make, or do something new, get started at
the library.
Help Others
If you’re out of work, consider volunteering in your community.
Coping with Crisis
Don’t despair: Check this listing of community services.
Tough Times
A book list of recommended titles for Kids ages 5-12.
Spend Less
About 4 million items are available through the King County Library System: books, magazines, professional journals, language lesson materials, music and DVDs. You also will find homework help for teens, computer workstations and free WiFi Internet access for laptop users.
Check out the following library resources that may help you spend less money:
Library computer resources
Reserve a computer (KCLS card required)
Computer & Professional Books Online (KCLS card required)
Job and career resources
Learn How to Manage your Finances
Books on living on a shoestring and financial survival
Learning opportunities at the library
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Do-It-Yourself Guides, such as home and car repair
Expand your career skills
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Learn about green energy options
Enjoy Your Time
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to enjoy time spent with family
and friends. Spice up your home cooking with a new recipe from a library cook
book, or bring the whole family to the library to find DVDs for a home movie
night.
Check out books on the following topics:
Comfortable space for reading, writing and study at all
libraries
Do Something New
If you’re inspired to learn, make, or do something new, get started at the library. Spend some time learning a new skill or how to get in shape. It’s easy to learn new things at the library.
Search the library catalog for anything that interests you, then use a “keyword
search” to find it.
The following are a few ideas:
Get Active
Learn a New Skill
Expand your community
Host a kids’ movie day—with library DVDs
Cost-Cutting Projects
Home-sharing:
Help Others
Do you see a need that isn’t being met? You can create a job-seekers’ network,
a parents’ support group, or a simplicity circle… Start one at
your local library.
- Teach a child
Coping With Crises
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Last Updated:
June 30, 2010