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About Us
- About Us - Overview
- Administration
- 2011 Annual Report to the Community
- Board of Trustees
- Community Partner Links
- Contact Us
- Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Employment
- E-newsletter
- FAQ
- Pierce County Library Foundation
- Friends of the Library
- National Medal for Museum and Library Service
- News Releases
- Pierce County Library 2030 - Facilities Master Plan
- Policies
- Re-authorized Levy
- Social Media
- Volunteering
Helping Build People's Job Skills and Start Small Businesses
All libraries provide job and business resources, and generous contributors helped fund Job and Business Centers at six libraries.
Job and Business Centers help improve people's job skills, offer tools to search for and get jobs as well as provide resources to start and retain small businesses. Dedicated spaces in six libraries:
- Gig Harbor Pierce County Library
- Lakewood Pierce County Library
- Parkland/Spanaway Pierce County Library
- South Hill Pierce County Library
- Sumner Pierce County Library
- University Place Pierce County Library (opened February 2011)
All libraries
All libraries provide job and business resources.
- Computer classes taught: 381
- Workshops and presentations: 32
- Interactions with customers: 6,792
Contributors
Generous contributors helped fun the centers:
- FRIENDS of Lakewood Library
- Lucky Seven Foundation
- The Norcliffe Foundation
- Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
- Pierce County Library Foundation
- Renew Washington grant program, administered by the Washington state Library and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services
