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Explore a unique business library, featuring videos, book summaries, and articles on professional development, leadership theory, and business best practices. Create an individual account to keep track of your reading materials and progress. Or, login as a guest with these credentials:

• Username: libraryva@accel5.com
• Password: V1rgin1a! (note the numeral 1 in place of both "i"s)

Job & Career Accelerator provides you with tools and expert guidance to explore careers, find open positions, apply for jobs and get hired. Includes test prep tools, a resume builder, scholarship finder, skills assessment, and more. 

Blackwater Regional Library is proud to partner with Opportunity Inc., a service of the Federal Department of Labor, and their project the Career Access Network (CAN). CAN is available from any library computer and connects individuals to workforce development within their communities and throughout South and Western Hampton Roads. Visit any of our branches to use the CAN today and inquire with staff about any job information they may have. Many libraries have job boards and local information about hiring fairs and employment opportunities.

Connect with a certified career coach, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm. Get help with résumé writing, applications, searches, and skill development needs. Also find unemployment assistance, résumé templates, career assessments, and more. Includes test prep resources and practice tests and career credentialing information for over 140 specific careers.

Universal Class offers self-paced online courses, with instructor support, in many different topics, in fields like Accounting, Career Training, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Office Skills, and more.

Connect LIVE with a military benefits navigator, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm, for help with eligibility questions, connecting with veteran's benefits and community resources, transitioning from a military to civilian career, and more.

LearningExpress Workforce Solutions contains hundreds of resources – such as tutorials, practice tests, e-Books, articles, and flash cards – to help users achieve high school equivalency, explore jobs and careers, prepare for occupational certification exams, and develop the core knowledge and skills that are essential to workplace success.

• Computer Skills Center
• Occupational Test Preparation
• Workplace Success Skills