Columbus Metropolitan Library

⭐️ Free Business Classes in July ⭐ There's always something to discover at Main Library's Business and Nonprofit Resource Center! Some classes this month: 1️⃣ Canva for Nonprofits: create high-quality marketing materials for your organization! (Tuesday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m.) 2️⃣ Accessing Capital for Small Businesses: it's not always easy or affordable, but resources are available! Hosted by Ellen Harvey, Certified Business Advisor. (Wednesday, July 17 at 12 p.m.) 3️⃣ Video Content Marketing: Emmy-winning videographer Connor Dunwoodie provides practical steps to get you started, including an overview of equipment, software options and starter ideas for your first video! (Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m.) 4️⃣ Business Tax Workshop: make sure you have the details covered for your small business in this free session with Attorney Michael Edwards. (Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.) 5️⃣ Artificial Intelligence: Learn how your nonprofit can leverage AI to aid in fundraising, donor management, marketing, impact measurement, and more. Hosted by Mark Cardwell, Interim Director of the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations. (Tuesday, July 30 at 6 p.m.) Find more sessions and register here: https://ow.ly/yWPn50Sy32e #BusinessClasses #SmallBusiness #Nonprofits

🌟 Featured Jobs | 18 Positions Available 🌟 📚 Materials Services Associate (Part Time): Organize library materials, maintain neat shelves, and assist customers with locating items and using self-service technology. If you love helping people and thrive in a collaborative environment, apply now to make a difference in your community! Few qualifications required. Must be 16 years of age or older. See more: https://ow.ly/U29X50SvTZA 🚀 Community Support Leader (Full Time): Help customers with workforce development, adult education, social services and more as a leader in our Life Skills Strategy. Guide our library staff as a leader and help our community grow! See more: https://ow.ly/PyQ150SvTYU 💼 View all 18 openings: https://ow.ly/O65c50SvU0n LinkedIn friends, consider sharing these opportunities with your network 😀 #JoinOurTeam #Hiring #LibraryJobs

Congratulations to former Columbus Metropolitan Library VolunTeen Stephanie Finoti for being crowned Miss Ohio! 👑 Stephanie volunteered at the Whitehall Branch, and credits the library as a monumental impact on her life: “My parents, they’re immigrants, so they didn’t know how to speak English very well when I was younger… [The library] taught me how to write, and from there it developed on to teaching others how to read and write. [It’s] where I first learned a servant’s heart… They have done so much for me.” Stephanie will advance to the Miss America Scholarship Pageant later this year. Her community service initiative, That STEM Girl, works to empower and prepare marginalized young women to enter the STEM field. She studies biomedical science at the University of Cincinnati, with plans to enter the medical field as a neonatologist. #MissAmerica #MissOhio #ThatSTEMGirl 📸 Photo via Miss Ohio 📰 Quote via Richland Source

A job well done in our book 👍 Ron, a maintenance technician, laid out his tools at the Martin Luther King branch. A curious teen approached, and before long, it was a two-person project. Our future engineer was off to the races, fixing the elevator in no time! We're always learning something new at the library! #STEM #RoleModels #Library

⭐ Featured Jobs ⭐️ We're hiring six Customer Service Specialists in both full and part time roles! The backbone of our customer experience, you'll be the point of contact for customers using the library. Greet people and help them connect with library resources, process and sort materials, register new library cards and answer basic reference questions. Full time at: - Northern Lights Branch - Outreach Services Part time at: - Dublin Branch - Hilltop Branch - Linden Branch - Southeast Branch 💼 Apply: https://ow.ly/qGY350Sriu1 LinkedIn friends, consider sharing these opportunities with your network 😀 #NowHiring #Hiring #ColumbusJobs

Celebrating Nischith, a library VolunTeen who left for India this summer - but not before finishing his goal to complete his Circulation training card! He finished his final certification on his last day 🎉 We're assured that the card will be posted proudly on the family fridge at home 👏 #Volunteer #VolunteerAppreciation #Library

Nothing beats a free concert! A wonderful surprise from the Jazz Arts Group, who brought their Summer Camp Concert to Main Library's Grand Atrium 🎷📚 Thank you to all of the young and talented musicians who performed! #Library #Music #JazzArts

“I am intelligent and have good work experience, but my English is not great. So I don't always understand everything I have to do. But you all have my back. You are my crew!" Christopher, a Hilltop Branch regular, was injured at work. He came to the Spanish-speaking staff in our Community Support Center to file workers comp, and over the course of multiple appointments, Christopher updated his resume, created an Indeed profile, submitted applications, and landed some interviews. Recently, Christopher dropped by with good news: he’s been offered a position! He shared that working with the library has made a huge difference as he navigates this experience. ¡Felicidades, Christopher! 🎉 #Library #ESL #JobInterviews

We've been posting new job openings almost every day! 💼 Check out our latest postitions, and you might find your new career waiting for you: https://ow.ly/20Zs50Sl24t #NowHiring #Hiring #Ohio

😮 IMPRESSIVE: These four-year-olds created their own cardboard tower after seeing OSU architecture students install theirs! The original display was introduced in April, when sophomore architecture students at the Knowlton School at The Ohio State University constructed inspired reading nooks from recycled materials. The preschoolers' tower, displayed at the Karl Road Branch, shares their opinions on the piece, like “I think it’s as tall as a skyscraper” and “I thought it was going to be easy. And it was.” #Creativity #CreativeKids #Architecture