The library has always been the place people go to explore, learn, plan and succeed. Now more than ever --in this challenging economy-- the library makes sense and it's FREE!

You can....

Connect to free Internet and WiFi.

Get help with job searching and resume preparation and applying for jobs online.

Take a look at the Livermore Public Library website- www.livermore.lib.ca.us/ You'll see information about their Free2 Succeed Job Center and Online Career Center-- good examples of how libraries are helping people find work.

Learn new skills- Libraries offer classes on computer skills, investments--many topics.

Find data and information to boost your small business- Ask the librarian to show you a wealth of expert online resources from DemographicsNow to Morningstar--and many more. Your library pays for them so you don't have to.

Get free homework help for your kids, and use practice test sites- no charge.

Seek out government resources from applying online for unemployment to getting information on health, housing, education--many local, state and national services.

Be entertained for free…Make your library a family night destination…Get the latest information on your favorite hobby…Attend free programs for all ages.

And if you can't get to the library, visit online. You can download videos for adults and kids, borrow audiobooks and ebooks, place holds on books, and get the latest information about upcoming library programs, events and new services.

Here's what three very successful people have to say about how you're Free2 Succeed at your library

“ I used to go to the library all the time when I was kid. As a teenager, I got a book on how to write jokes at the library, and that, in turn, launched my comedy career.” —Comedian Drew Carey

“ At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better.” —President (then Senator) Barack Obama

“When I was a kid and the other kids were home watching Leave it to Beaver, my father and step-mother were marching me off to the library.” —Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host

Succeed? --Yes YOU can!