{"id":171100,"date":"2026-04-20T19:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171100\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:46:08","slug":"the-free-library-of-philadelphia-a-hub-for-job-seekers-across-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171100\/","title":{"rendered":"The Free Library of Philadelphia: A hub for job seekers across the city"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a city where many residents are searching for a new job, a career change, or opportunities for growth, the Free Library of Philadelphia serves as a powerful and accessible hub for career development, offering tools, training, and support completely free with a library card<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Access to Career Tools, Anywhere<\/p>\n

With a Free Library card, anyone who works, lives, studies, or pays taxes in Philadelphia can access a range of online career-building tools from anywhere. The library has resources online and in 54 libraries throughout Philadelphia\u2019s neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

These online resources can save the cost of subscription services. These include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Philadelphia Works Resume Builder to create polished, competitive resumes.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0LearningExpress Library for resume development, interview preparation, skills building, and practice exams.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0LinkedIn Learning for professional development courses across industries.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Career Training Database offers more than 200 training programs in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Career Cruising for career exploration and polishing your skills.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Many online events and training sessions focused on job searching, resume writing, and interview preparation.<\/p>\n

The Free Library\u2019s website has links to all of these free resources<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n

In-Person Support Across the City<\/p>\n

In addition to online access, the Free Library\u2019s neighborhood libraries provide in-person support to help job seekers take the next step<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Patrons can also take advantage of:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Free professional headshots to support job applications and personal branding<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Workforce development and job readiness workshops<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Job fairs and career-focused events and panels, including programs through partnerships with PECO and other organizations.<\/p>\n

\"Limited\"Limited<\/p>\n

At the Parkway Central Library, the Business Resource and Innovation Center (BRIC)<\/a> offers:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Access to business research databases\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Nonprofit research tools<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Business and professional counseling<\/p>\n

These in-person resources provide not only practical support, but also opportunities to connect, learn, and grow within a supportive community environment. You can find all these resources and upcoming opportunities on our website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sign up for a free library card today<\/a>, or walk into any of our 54 branches, and unlock the tools you need to take your next career step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a city where many residents are searching for a new job, a career change, or opportunities for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2594,69,71,70,6048,12738,76750],"class_list":["post-171100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-jobs","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-resources","tag-sponsored-content","tag-the-free-library-of-philadelphia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}