The new influx of people seeking assistance in research, resume writing, job listings and aiding those less comfortable in navigating the Internet has increased greatly over the past year. We recently held a resume writing class for the public, we have guest speakers enlightening our residents on travels, finances, and sometimes even the authors themselves (that’s a real treat).

The Internet is a hot ticket with many people who would have never considered it before, but with the job cuts everywhere and being located in the mountains, a minimum of 30+ miles away from the nearest DES office, many individuals are filing their claims on-line. Believe it or not, they are not our senior citizens. They are blue collared workers who really had no time, nor inclination to join the computer world – they had their craft. But now, are almost forced to “give in” due to funds, location and timeliness of obtaining that job – which everyone else is vying for. Times are tough, people are resilent and go back to their roots – THE LIBRARY for information they can trust. Just the other day we hosted a tour of the Boy Scouts (1st graders)to initiated them to the world of “No Limits”. Their eyes were wide and glistening of wonder. I must admit, I couldn’t help but smile.

So, in closing, thank you for all your generosity and foresite of helping a small community library help themselves in these hard times.