Nevadans redefining themselves through library programs

Nevada's unemployment rate remains one of the highest in the country.

And after months of looking for work, people are trying to redefine their lives and livelihoods.

REMAINS ONE OF THE HIGHEST INTHE COUNTRY.AFTER 6 MONTHS OF LOOKING FORWORK...PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO REDEFINETHEIR LIVES AND THEIRLIVELIHOODS.IN TONIGHT'S WE'RE OPEN LASVEGAS...A COLOMBIAN LOVE STORY ISHELPING SHOW WHAT KIND OF HELPTHERE IS AT THE LAS VEGAS -CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT."SO YOU MET YOUR HUSBAND HERE?""YES NOW I AM HAPPILY MARRIEDAND I'M ENJOYING MY NEW LIFE INTHIS BEAUTIFUL CITY." GLORIAMCCLUTCHEN'S SMILE COMES EASILYAS SHE TALKS ABOUT HERHUSBAND....THEIR DOGS AND THEIR LIFETOGETHER HERE...BUT THE SMILES BELIE A CONSTANTSTRUGGLE SHE FACES EVER SINCEMOVING FROMCOLUMBIA..."I AM 45 YEARS OLD AND IT'S NOTEASY." NATS MCCLUTCHEN IS ONEOF THE STUDENTS TRYING TO LEARNENGLISH AT THE LAS VEGAS CLARKCOUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT.ESL IS JUST PART OF THE "CAREERSERVICES" BEING OFFERED HEREAND THE PANDEMIC IS CAUSING ASURGE OF INTEREST."IT'S NOT THE 16 TO24-YEAR-OLDS WERE SEEING WE'RESEEING OVER 24 AND OLDER WE'VEHAD SEVERAL 30-YEAR-OLDS." JILLHERSHA IS THE LITERACY MANAGERAT THE LIBRARY..."THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO WHO LIKEYOU SAID ARE IN THEIR LATE 20S30S EVEN BEYOND NOW FINDTHEMSELVES TRYING TO FIGURE OUTHOW DO I REDEFINED MY LIFEGOING FORWARD HERE." "CORRECTFOR SURE AND THEY KNOW THATTHIS IS ONE OF THE GATEWAYS FORWHATEVER CAREER PATH THEYCHOOSE." NOT ONLY HAVE PEOPLELOST THEIR JOBS...BUT SHE CONTENDS THERE IS ASENSE ESPECIALLY AMONG THOSE INTHE ENTERTAINMENT ANDRESTAURANT INDUSTRIES THEIRJOBS MAY HAVE DISAPPEARED FORGOOD."WE HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN A HUGEINCREASE IN THE THOSE WHO AREINTERESTED IN EARNING A HIGHSCHOOL EQUIVALENCY WITH A HIGHSCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM." THOSEARE OFTEN NEEDED TO QUALIFY FORTRAINING AND CERTIFICATEPROGRAMS...OR APPRENTICESHIPS..NATS FOR MCCLUTCHEN SHE ISLOOKING TO EXPAND HER BUSINESSIN THE US.SHE HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE INHER NATIVE COLUMBIA ANDCLIENTS THERE FOR HER CYBERSECURITY COMPANY...BUT SHE KNOWS SHE NEEDS TOIMPROVE HER ENGLISH TO HAVESUCCESS HERE."YOU LEARN ENGLISH YOU OPEN ALLDOORS." HERSHA SAYS WHATEVERYOUR CAREER GOALS...THE LIBRARY IS AN EXCELLENTSOURCE TO HELP YOU GET THEREEVEN DURING A PANDEMIC.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THECAREER SERVICES BEING OFFEREDAT THELIBRARY FOR FREE OR AT A LOWCOST...WE HAVE A LINK TO OUR WEBSITE..K-T-N-V DOT COM SLASH OPEN.IN HONOR OF THE -1- HUNDRED-THANNIVERSARY.....OF THE -19-TH