Sacramento Public Library Graduates First High School Class
Sacramento Public Library (SPL) recently issued high school diplomas to ten graduates of the
Career Online High School (COHS) program. The program highlights SPL's commitment to providing learning opportunities for workforce development and supporting citizens at all ages and levels of need. Graduates of the program ranged from a hardworking father of two to a young woman who is the first in her family to come to the United States.
As part of the online education program, students earned their high school diploma as well as a certificate in one of the program's eight career areas, including Office Management and Child Care and Education. Students worked with assigned academic coaches and participated in a series of online courses and professional development webinars to earn their diploma and develop important employment documents, such as resumes and cover letters.
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here to read more about the graduating class and ceremony. Visit the Library's
COHS site to learn more about their program.
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If you or someone on your team would like to join our discussion groups, email ULC Member Programs Executive Katherine Behrens. Visit the ULC website to view the full list of e-Discussion groups.
Canadian Artist Features Toronto's Public Libraries in New Adult Coloring Book
Canadian artist Daniel Rotsztain
has captured his fond childhood memories and adult rediscovery of
Toronto Public Library branches. Totaling 100 different locations, Rotsztain embarked on the project to capture the aesthetic, personality and history of Toronto, referring to them as "phenomenal public spaces" in a recent article for
The Toronto Star. The book includes sketches of each branch along with accompanying anecdotes to honor the Library's role in the community. The book is set to be released on October 31, 2015, through Toronto's
Dundurn Press.
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here to read the full article.
Ron Heezen
