Where you check out books to read will soon be where you can find a job. The Algoma Public Library will host a ribbon cutting next week when its JobPod site opens to the public for the first time. JobPod is a collaboration between the Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Brown County Library, Nicolet Federated Library System (which includes Door County, Algoma, and Kewaunee’s libraries), and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Hosting the site will be nothing new for the Algoma Public Library, which has long helped its patrons access job search resources, connect with workforce development experts, and participate in online employee training. Library Director Cathy Kohlbeck says helping provide even more resources to community members looking for jobs is important.

When the Algoma Public Library hosts its public ribbon-cutting event on May 15th at 1 p.m., it will become the second of three pilot libraries. The Brown County Library opened its JobPod location in March at its east side campus, while the Marinette County Public Library will soon open its at its Niagara branch.