Career & Workforce Services

Are you ready for the next step on your career path? Stark Library offers many resources to help Stark County residents develop workforce skills and advance their careers. Explore all of our career resources below!

Spotlight Resources:

Online Resource

BlueCareer

This software platform that allows job seekers the ability to easily explore the skilled trades and ultimately connects them with employers.

Online Resource

LinkedIn Learning

Learn skills online to grow personally and professionally for FREE. Explore thousands of courses.

Digital Library Resources:

Job & Career Databases

Want a new career, promotion, or to develop skills? Use our online courses, databases, and more to get that dream off the ground!

On-Site Library Resources:

Service

Meeting and Study Rooms

Utilize our rooms for a job interview, to meet a few friends, or for a large community group gathering - we’ve got you covered!

Maker Studio: Business

Create business cards, hem your interview clothes, learn 3D printing techniques and more!

Upcoming Tech Training for Adults

Community Partners:

Goodwill
At Goodwill, it’s our job to help individuals overcome barriers to employment. With our Pre-Employment Training, we help members of our community gain the necessary skills to qualify for better jobs, which means a brighter future.

Ohio Means Jobs
Find a job, learn career skills, meet the requirements of your government benefits, and more on OhioMeansJobs.com

Ohio Means Jobs will be on site at our Southgate Branch for walk- up assistance from 2pm-4pm on the following Thursdays: May 8, June 12, July 10, and August 14.

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD)
If you or someone you know has a disability that makes it difficult to get or keep a job, OOD is here to help with personalized services.

SCORE
SCORE can help you start, grow or successfully exit a business. Small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth.

Stark County Urban League
The Mission of Greater Stark County Urban League is to enable African Americans and the underserved to reach full economic, social and health parity to enrich their lives and the lives of their families.

Stark County Job and Family Services
Stark County Job and Family Services' mission is to partner with customers, community, and other service providers to protect children and vulnerable adults, stabilize and strengthen families, and encourage self-sufficiency and personal responsibility.

Strengthening Stark
Strengthening Stark is a community-wide movement of residents, businesses, government, nonprofits and philanthropy who share a vision for a vibrant, growing county for all.