Our series brings engaging national authors to you, free and open to all.
Choose the Sesquicentennial Author Series (special-events) link under What’s Happening to see the lineup.
K-12 Students: Get free after-school help with your schoolwork in our School Help Centers.
Choose the School Help link under Kids, Teens & Teachers.
Get free, live coaching for help with resumes, interview practice, career coaching and job searching.
Explore our digital resources to help you learn something new or deep dive into a topic of interest.
Visit Main Library in person or Reserve an Expert online for one-on-one help with your research and genealogy questions.
Choose the Local History & Genealogy link under Explore Your History for more information.
Stop back often to see what’s happening at your library.
Get free, live coaching for help with resumes, interview practice, career coaching and job searching. Use their resume creator, templates and tools to prepare your resume and get it professionally reviewed in 24 hours.
Get free help with job searching, resume writing, interviewing skills and technology training. This service is available at our Barnett, Franklinton, Hilltop, Karl Road, Parsons, South High and Whitehall branches. Check out the Upcoming Events section below for days and times.
Book an online, one-on-one appointment to get the help you need.
Grow with Google partners with Columbus Metropolitan Library and organizations across the nation to provide free training, tools and events to help you grow your skills, career, or business.
Remote Work Hub is a new collection of resources to help people communicate, learn, teach and work from home.
Call (614) 470-4328, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Leave a message if the Job Coach is unable to take the call. You can also email if you need help with your job search, resume or interview.
Use these trusted job search tools to help you succeed.
This Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation resource is designed to match businesses with Ohioans willing to work during the pandemic.
Indeed is a trusted job search platform. This guide will show you how to use their job search in the current COVID-19 economy.
Experience Columbus has compiled a list of Columbus area employers that are hiring during COVID-19, with links directly to the company job boards.
Monster is one of the tried and true job search sites. This page features advice for job seekers and employers in a variety of fields during the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 has changed the hiring process. Learn to navigate applying online and having virtual interviews.
Provides opportunities to connect with businesses that have available positions and are ready to hire.
LinkedIn Learning for Library offers courses on software used for virtual meetings and interviews like Skype, Google Hangouts/Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and more.
Ohio Means Jobs provides access to Big Interview, a resource with video training for interviews plus practice formats that allow the user to answer interview questions on a webcam.
Access resources to find the help you need.
Submit your application for unemployment insurance benefits through the State of Ohio’s portal.
We’ve evaluated and compiled a list of resources for assistance during the coronavirus pandemic.
Learn the differences between Medicaid, CHIP, COBRA and health insurance Marketplace plans and find links to apply to each. Find out about the Special Enrollment Period to get coverage.
Tools and resources to start and grow a business.
Presents a bold vision for real change through a concerted and strategic effort to power and bridge the small business ecosystem gaps and lift up all small business owners.
Google Small Businesses has gathered useful tips, trainings, and resources to help your business navigate these times.
Empowering entrepreneurs with the tools and resources to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing their businesses.
Provides extensive resources and skill-building opportunities to help job seekers find a career and increase skills and wages.
Provides business counseling and assistance to individuals who are either starting or growing their business.
SBA works to ignite change and spark action so small businesses can confidently start, grow, expand, or recover.
Helps small businesses grow and create jobs by providing them with greater access to education, capital, and business support services.
Our partners provide a wide range of assistance to help our customers learn, grow and thrive.
An innovative workforce readiness program aimed at building critical skills that strengthen the workforce on the West Side.
Dedicated to developing and advancing the workforce to meet the current and future workforce needs of the communities.
Provides extensive resources and skill-building opportunities to help job seekers find a career and increase skills and wages.
Provides access to online job search tools, resources and leads to help job seekers be more successful in finding employment.
Provides workforce development programs that help address barriers to sustainable employment.
PLA and Microsoft Corp. are working togehter to help libraries identify existing and new tools for helping community members gain skills for jobs that are well positioned to grow in the future.
The BVR provides individuals with disabilities services and supports necessary to help them attain and maintain employment.
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