Centrally located and replete with resources, libraries have become a favorite co-working space for workers in the hybrid era.
— have added cafes and turned rooftops into snazzy destinations where workers can take meetings or work in a more relaxed atmosphere.
One of libraries’ biggest challenges, Rainwater said, is thwarting the stereotype that they’re musty, strict and focused solely on books. While students tend to be more aware of what libraries have to offer, people tend to “peel off” from using them as they get older, Patrick said. But ever since libraries reopened after shuttering in the pandemic’s early days, there’s been an influx of new people discovering them.
Libraries are positioned to help people at every stop on their professional journeys according to Kathy Bach, public services director at the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, which has 41 Cincinnati-area locations.People will come in to use computers and ask for assistance filling out unemployment paperwork, then return to workshop their résumés and take classes on how to navigate job sites such as LinkedIn and Indeed, Bach said.
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