A priority of the LVCCLD strategic plan is business & career success. With record-high unemployment numbers due to COVID-19, the challenge is even greater. Our partnership with Workforce Connections provides one-on-one job seeking assistance, bridges the digital divide with computer access and can provide financial aid. It has allowed us to expand/improve career services, better prepare locals to reenter the workforce and meet the demands of 21st-century jobs that require high-level tech and problem-solving skills.

This model bolsters the library’s career services and reduces the need for more library staffing and financial investment. It also follows Governor Sisolak’s direction to make job-seeker services convenient, accessible and integrated, enabling them to get a wide range of assistance under one roof, regardless of qualifications or funding. This model has led to 16 additional centers from nine community stakeholders across the county, dramatically expanding accessibility to job training and other resources for residents.

Since inception in January 2017:

1. 526 jobs have been filled through partnership efforts utilizing our libraries.
2. The average hourly rate of those gaining employment is $14.74 per hour.
3. Annualized wages equate to $16,130,386 of economic development.
4. Workforce: There have been 6,843 visits to library One-Stop Career Centers, with enrollments of 1,114 customers in Title I services and 997 customers in Title III services.
5. Education: LVCCLD enrolled 5,642 customers in Title II services.