Library to offer benefits info, job assistance

CT Works Career Coach to return

    DERBY - Social Security Specialist, Maria Grice, will be at Derby Public Library at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 for an informal information session.
    Find out how to apply for benefits, which benefits are available, on-line services, Medicare, COLA
increases, the future of Social Security, and more.
    This is an opportunity to have all your questions answered.  Pamphlets and brochures will also be available. No registration is necessary. 

Job search help
    The Library will host the CT Works Career Coach as it returns Oct. 12 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.  During both the morning session, 10 a.m.-noon, and the afternoon session, 1-3 p.m., instructors will be offering Job Search Assistance.
    Learn where to look for jobs, how to get the job you want, and how to search for jobs on the Internet. The workshop is free and open to the public.
Registration is requested; walk-ins will be welcomed on a first come, first served basis.
    The CT Works Career Coach is a project of The WorkPlace, Inc. operated by Career Resources.

    For information on either of these programs, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.


The above is taken from a press release from Cathy Williams, library director.