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Author: Scott Wright
Ancestry.com
Ancestry Library edition is the largest family history site online. with over 4 billion names in historical records. Anyone inside the library building or on our Wi-Fi may access Ancestry here.
Please note that remote home access to our Ancestry.com service ended on 12/31/2021.
Board Minutes 2020-04-06
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Board Minutes 2020-02-03
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Board Minutes 2020-03-13
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Board Minutes 2020-03-02
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Apply For A Library Card
We are now offering online library card registration.
Please fill out the form below to apply for a temporary Dexter District Library borrower’s card.
We will provide your card information via e-mail and send your physical card to your home address via standard postal mail. If you need a Library card immediately, please visit the Library to register. The Library is open to the public for registration and browsing materials. Processing time for online registrations may vary and physical card delivery is dependent on postal mail.
A valid card number is required to access the Library’s electronic content. This content is always available and can be accessed from home.
We require all new applicants to visit the Library building to complete the registration process and extend the expiration date of new cards beyond the temporary registration period.
Our borrower’s cards are only available to residents of the Dexter School District, including students. If you reside outside our service area, please check with your home library about getting a card.
Parents: When registering a child for a Library card, please use a parental e-mail address. Dexter Community School student e-mail addresses prevent receipt of all external e-mails, including those from the Library.
Unemployment, Financial, and Business Resources
For COVID-19 Pandemic specific unemployment documents recently released by the State of Michigan, please click here.
Computer Skills
LinkedInLearning – Technology training videos for both beginners and experts – requires a Dexter District Library card beginning with 29221
https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/go/account/74409124
LearningExpressLibrary – A wealth of information on computer skills, job skills, and practice tests.
http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=lex
Goodwill Community Foundation
Innovative online learning opportunities for anyone who wants to improve technology, literacy and math skills necessary for success.
Microsoft Office 365 Training Center — Learn important skills using Microsoft Office products through online tutorials and examples
https://support.office.com/office-training-center?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252fOffice-Training-Center-b8f02f81-ec85-4493-a39b-4c48e6bc4bfb
Computer Tutorials – a web guide with links to listings of computer tutorials including Microsoft applications, Internet searching, email, typing and using a mouse. Compiled by Newark Public Library.
http://nplwebguides.pbworks.com/w/page/5673363/Computer%20Tutorials
Visual Tutorials – assistance learning Microsoft programs and other computer technology using pictures.
http://inpics.net/
DigitalLearn – Tutorials on computers basics, Windows 10, email, job skills, and more.
https://DigitalLearn.org
Job Seekers
Michigan Talent Bank – search for job openings or post your resume
http://www.mitalent.org/
Michigan Works Agency Locator Map
http://michiganworks.org/agencies/map/
Career Zone Write Your Resume – from New York a one-stop way to create a resume and export it in pdf, or MS Word.
https://www.careerzone.ny.gov/views/careerzone/index.jsf
Cover Letter Generator
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/cover_letter/
My Skills, My Future from the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/
O*Net Resource Center – Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics.
http://www.onetcenter.org/
USA Jobs – Official Jobsite of the U.S. Government
http://www.usajobs.gov/
Financial Literacy
MyMoney.gov – U.S. government’s website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education.
http://www.mymoney.gov/
Greenpath – debt counseling and consolidation information
http://www.greenpath.com/home.htm
Money Smart a Financial Education Program – an easy to use learning tool that teaches the 10 modules of the Money Smart curriculum through a computer. http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/mscbi/mscbi.html
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Doing business in Dexter
https://www.dextermi.gov/businesses/doing_business_in_the_city.php
Michigan Small Business Relief Program
https://annarborusa.org/news/michigan-small-business-relief-program
Small Business Administration – The United State Small Business Administration provides programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed in small business.
http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/counseling-training
Small Business Administration Michigan District Office
http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/2/3121
Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs – help from the Harvard Business School
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3348.html
Entrepreneurs and Innovators Web Portal from Michigan Economic Development Corporation – find small business start up resources.
http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Entrepreneurs-and-Innovators/
General Assistance and Social Services
Michigan Helping Hand – site helps Michigan citizens facing economic hardship find the services they need.
http://michigan.gov/helpinghand
United Way 211 – free and confidential information and referral help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more.
http://www.211.org/
Michigan Department of Human Services: Food assistance information.
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5453_5527—,00.html
Michigan Department of Community Health: How Can I Get Free or Low Cost Health Care for Me & My Family?
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2943_52115—,00.html
Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs – veteran’s assistance programs
http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,1607,7-126-2362—,00.html
Michigan Unemployment Services and Benefits
http://www.michigan.gov/uia/
Webcasts for Unemployed Workers: The webcasts are designed to inform residents about Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency programs and services, and in some cases serve as guides or tutorials.
http://www.michigan.gov/uia/0,1607,7-118-53900-219607–,00.html
Michigan Attorney General Brochure on Avoiding Foreclosure
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ag/Avoiding_Foreclosure_Brochure_215948_7.pdf
Forclosure Resources: Links from the Dearborn Heights Public Library on avoiding foreclosure.
http://www.dhcl.michlibrary.org/news-events/dearborn-heights-foreclosure-help-resources.html
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
http://www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,1607,7-141–235359–,00.html
Unemployment Insurance videos to help file a claim
The Unemployment Insurance Agency has a series of how-to videos to help navigate the unemployment system and assist you with filing a claim.
View the full playlist of videos for employees here.
Keep in mind, it’s best to apply online during non-peak hours, between 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The 24-hour website operates faster when fewer people are on the site. Visit Michigan.gov/UIA to get started.
UIA Director Steve Gray answers FAQs about unemployment benefits
How to file a claim?
Watch the how to file a claim video here.
How to file for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)?
Watch the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance video here.
How to set up a MiWAM account?
Watch the MiWAM account set up video here.
How to claim your weeks of unemployment benefits?
Watch how to claim your weeks of unemployment benefits video here.
Additional UIA resources
Remembering Al Kaline
Detroit legend Al Kaline, known to many as ‘Mr. Tiger’ in honor of his 22-year playing career and 67-year affiliation with the Detroit Tigers, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at the age of 85.
Check out these books to learn more about Al Kaline’s life and legacy:
An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals World Series as Told by the Men Who Played in It by Brendan Donley
Joy In Tigertown: A Determined Team, a Resilient City, and our Magical Run to the 1968 World Series by Mickey Lolich with Tom Gage
Told with the vibrant first-hand perspective of Lolich himself and the expertise of award-winning Detroit journalist Tom Gage, this is the remarkable saga of that 1968 season which culminated in Tigers glory. Incorporating new reflections from players and personnel, Joy in Tigertown traces such achievements as Denny McClain’s 31-win season as well as the remarkable slugging performances of Al Kaline, Norm Cash, Willie Horton, and Bill Freehan.
Available on hoopla
Presents the alphabet with each letter represented by an element of the history of the Detroit Tigers and their most notable players. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous—and infamous—characters in the baseball team’s history, including Ty Cobb, “Hammerin’ Hank” Greenberg, Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline, and Mickey Lolich.
Board Minutes 2020-01-06
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