Libraries have long been valuable resources for job hunters, with staff members who could direct job seekers to books that focus on resume-writing, interviewing skills, and other career-related resources. Libraries are starting to offer additional resources that include the use of computers, software, printers and services like resume-writing workshops and networking.

For anyone who faces the daunting task of writing a new resume, Brian Mihalik can help make the task less intimidating.

“We can open up Word and I can show them the formatted templates that they can use instead of starting from scratch,” said Mihalik, the information technology professional at Genoa Public Library.