What’s Inside
3 Garage Sale
7 Gothic Gives Back
7 Your Voice Being Heard
8 Urgent Call to Action
14 Why Friend Your Library?
So Much to See, So Much to Do at Your Library THE MODERN PUBLIC LIBRARY model
full-time career counselors on hand to assist
is that of a vibrant learning and community
job seekers and employees wishing to advance
center, constantly changing and adapting to
their careers. Through this partnership, we
the needs of the community. The North Las
provide computer and adult literacy classes,
Vegas Library District (NLVLD) has embraced
resume assistance, career skills training, and
this definition, and strives to provide the most
other assistance to ensure career success. In
useful and relevant programs and services for
addition to the One-Stop Career Center, the
our diverse and expanding community.
NLVLD provides access to many online services
Below is a synopsis of our main offerings to
to aide in our workforce training and develop-
the community, found both online and within
ment efforts.
our three library branch locations.
Community center Youth services
Public libraries have always played a role as
Youth services continues to be a major focus at
community centers, where residents can come
all of our NLVLD branch locations, and given
to share ideas and
the large population of young families living
practice free expres-
in and moving into North Las Vegas, it will
sion in a safe envi-
continue to be so for many years to come.
ronment. The NLVLD
Through our collection development efforts,
carries on this
literacy programs, homework assistance ser-
tradition through
vices, story times, S.T.E.M. programs, and
Las Vegas, the NLVLD has committed itself to
our public meeting
reading incentive programs, NLVLD youth ser-
providing valuable workforce training classes
rooms and general
vices librarians work hard every day to ensure
and programs to ensure that our residents are
interest classes. On
the educational success of local children, from
prepared to take advantage of the expanded
any given day that
newborn to young adult.
career opportunities now available. To that
the library is open,
end, we are part of a first-in-the-nation part-
you can see our com-
Workforce training
nership between the public library and Nevada
munity rooms being
As the economy continues to rebound and
Workforce Connections. Currently, Alexander
jobs are created at a furious pace in North
Library houses a One-Stop Career Center with
used by community groups, continues on page 5