Effective use of the Internet to find a job will be the focus of employment workshops offered by the Upstate Career Source and the Union County Carnegie Library.

The weekly workshops will be offered at the library Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. beginning Sept. 9. Though free, advance registration is required because space is limited to eight participants per session.

Roy Lowe, lead work force specialist for Career Source, said the job search process is increasingly moving on to the Internet. This requires job-seekers to be familiar with the various aspects of conducting a job search on-line.

Lowe said Career Source will provide the workshops with an instructor who will instruct participants on how to access the states’s Virtual One Stop System. He said the system provides job seekers with information on how to conduct a job search on-line, complete a resume and upload it onto the site and other web sites; research educational and training opportunities on-line; and obtain information on available jobs.

Library director Nancy Rosenwald said the partnership with Career Source will provide the library’s computer training program with a much-needed boost.

“We’re incredibly excited to have someone from the Upstate Workforce Investment Board help us serve our patrons who are seeking jobs and further education,” she said. “As it is now, there are many people who need to improve their searching skills as well as just their basic computing skills. Right now, the library staff is serving that purpose, however, we are not able to do everything that needs to be done. That’s where help from the Workforce Investment Board will make an enormous difference to patrons and library staff.”

Mrs. Rosenwald said that on average there are a dozen people in the library each day using its computers to search for a job or educational opportunities. Presently, only two staff members are assigned full-time to the circulation desk which covers the library’s computers. She said that when a patron asks for assistance, circulation personnel will assist them for as long as possible. A third staff member works on a part-time basis at the circulation desk.

For more information or to register for the workshops, contact the library at 427-7140.