Sunnyvale’s NOVA Workforce Services gets $50k LinkedIn grant
Funding will launch an outreach campaign about services for job-seekers.
NOVA gets LinkedIn grant
LinkedIn awarded NOVA Workforce Services a $50,000 grant. NOVA will use the funding to launch an outreach and advertising campaign about its services for job-seekers, particularly those whose who need help navigating the changing job market or need retraining for new occupations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This grant will improve NOVA’s reach into the community to increase our impact,” reads a statement from the Sunnyvale-based organization.
To learn more about NOVA Workforce Services and to register for services, visit https://www.novaworks.org, email info@novaworks.org or call 408-730-7232.
Friends book sale
The Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library are hosting a two-day book sale March 18-19 in the program room of the library, 665 Olive Ave.
Sale hours are Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (Friends members only at 9 a.m.) and Sunday, March 19, noon-3 p.m.
Sale items include books for children and adults, movies on DVD and music CDs in English as well as other languages. At Sunday’s sale, patrons can buy a bag for $5 and fill it with what fits. All sales help sponsor library programs and promote literacy.
Tax-deductible Friends membership are available at the book sale for $10 a year or $200 for a lifetime membership.
For more information, visit https://fotsvl.org.
Gardening for native bees
California Native Plant Society member John Kehoe is set to give a March 21 talk at the Sunnyvale Public Library on how planting native plants helps the native bees found in California.
Registration is not required for this free talk, set for 7 p.m. in the program room of the library, 665 Olive Ave.