Brainfuse VetNow now available!

We are pleased to announce the launch of Brainfuse VetNow™ - support for your community's veterans and their families with navigating the VA bureaucracy, providing academic tutoring, and employment transition assistance. VetNow™ will be available to all patrons from any computer or mobile device beginning July 14, 2022. To access VetNow™, please visit the "Community Resources" page of the library's website.

VetNow includes the following features:

LIVE ONLINE NAVIGATORS: VetNow™ Navigators are trained to help veterans and families connect with valuable benefits and resources:

· Answer questions related to benefits eligibility

· Refer patrons to applicable community resources for housing, healthcare and education benefits

· Assist patrons with locating accredited claims agents

JOB TOOLS: Designed to help with all stages of the job hunting process, the VetNow™ Job Tools feature career coaching, expert resume assistance, live interview preparation, and more. With the Job Tools patrons are able to:

· Use the career resources to discover their best career fit based on education, experience, and personality

· Search for a job with nationwide and local resources

· Download template for the most common resume types

· Receive resume and cover letter assistance from trained experts

· Brush up on interview techniques or get live online interview practice from trained job coaches

COLLEGE SKILLS: Users build academic skills and prepare for college with VetNow™'s array of tools, including:

· Interaction with live tutors in a wide range of college level subjects

· Live skills tutoring and an extensive library of lessons, video tutorials, and practice tests including SAT, ACT, TEAS, HESI, GRE, GMAT and more

· Live or asynchronous expert analysis of writing, complete with constructive comments

· Asynchronous 24/7 help with academic questions

· Live help for language learners

· Create and share flashcards, tests, and educational games

About Brainfuse™

Brainfuse is one of the nation's leading online tutoring providers, serving a diversified client base of libraries, school districts and colleges/universities for over 18 years. With Brainfuse, users receive real-time tutoring from instructors via our proprietary online classroom. We serve hundreds of library systems throughout the country, including the New Mexico State Library, the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, the San Francisco Public Library, the Sacramento Public Library, The Free Library of Philadelphia, and North America's largest homework help program through the Chicago Public Library. For more information about Brainfuse services, please contact us at info@brainfuse.com.

New DVDs! - July 2022

Here's a list of the newest DVDs the library has added to their collection. Visit the catalog to see if items that interest you are available for checkout or you can place them on hold and we will contact you when they are available. You can also place holds by calling the library at 918-266-1684.

Movies

• The Bad Guys

• The Contractor

• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

• Father Stu

• Fatherhood

• Firestarter (2022)

• Licorice Pizza

• Morbius

• Paw Patrol: Rescue Knights

• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Series

• The Boys: Season 1 and 2

• Umbrella Academy: Season 2

Brainfuse JobNow now available!

We are pleased to announce the launch of Brainfuse JobNow™ – a versatile online service designed to support every step of the job search process. JobNow features live online coaches who, among other things, assist in resume/cover letter preparation, and help patrons prepare for job interviews.

JobNow™ will be available to all library patrons from any home or library computer beginning July 15, 2022. To access JobNow™, please visit the "Employment Resources" page of the library’s website.

Background information

JobNow™ provides live online assistance, powerful tools, and other resources for job-seekers. It features the following services:

Live Interview Coaching: Patrons can brush up on interview techniques or get live online interview practice from trained job coaches. Job coaches and patrons communicate via live chat in our online classroom. In addition to live interview coaching, patrons enjoy 24/7 access to interview tips and career resources.

Resume Lab: Patrons can submit their resumes any time through the JobNow Resume Lab and a job coach will send it back within 24 hours with detailed feedback and suggestions for improvement. Users are also able to download resume templates, or browse resources for producing better resumes.

Career Resources: Patrons enjoy 24/7 access to a carefully-selected library of job resources. In addition, Brainfuse job coaches help users strategically target jobs best suited to their interests and qualifications.

Adult Learning Center: The Adult Learning Center provides foundational, career-enhancing skills to job seekers. In addition, the Adult Learning Center offers test preparation (including the GED and the USCIS citizenship test) and a unique academic skills center featuring live, online tutors.

See a video introduction/overview of JobNow services

About Brainfuse™

Brainfuse is one of the nation’s leading online tutoring providers, serving a diversified client base of libraries, school districts and colleges/universities for over 18 years. With Brainfuse, users receive real-time tutoring from instructors via our proprietary online classroom. We serve hundreds of library systems throughout the country, including the New Mexico State Library, the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, the San Francisco Public Library, the Sacramento Public Library, The Free Library of Philadelphia, and North America’s largest homework help program through the Chicago Public Library. For more information about Brainfuse services, please contact us at info@brainfuse.com.