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College & Career
Center

Schwab-Rosenhouse Center

Central Library
2nd floor
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 

OPEN HOURS:

Monday:
Closed

Tuesday:
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Wednesday:
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Thursday:
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Friday:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sunday:
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

COUNSELORS AVAILABLE: 

Thursday:
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Sunday:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 

College & Careers
Books, websites, practice tests and more available exclusively through Sacramento Public Library:
College and Career Centers

Located at the Central Library. The center offers resources on college, graduate school, financial aid, and college entrance examinations. The Schwab-Rosenhouse Center at the Central Library also provides students and parents free one-on-one sessions with professional college and career counselors who will help with college applications, finding funding, and SAT practice.  For further information call 916-264-2920.

Online College and Education Resources
  • Online Practice Tests and Test Preparation Learning Express Library has SAT, ACT, GED, GRE, and Civil Service Practice Exams and Test Preparation.  Note:  Accessing the Learning Express Library requires you to create a free account, using your library barcode number as your username.  
  • College Source - College catalogs and course descriptions.  Note:  Accessing this database from outside the library requires your library barcode number and PIN.
  • Testing and Education Reference Center - Provides practice tests and other tools for career-changers and those in high school, college, and graduate school. It also includes a family college planning center. Note:  Accessing this database from outside the library requires your library barcode number and PIN.
Online Career Resources
  • Job Now! The Sacramento Public Library offers JobNow!  a free, live, online, employment assistance service that features resume templates, a 24-hour-turnaround resume improvement lab, live-chat interview coaching, and job-hunting tips and resources. The live-chat interview coaching service is available daily, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. (PDT). All other services are available 24/7. If using a non-library computer, enter your Sacramento Public Library card barcode and PIN when prompted.
  • Career Guidance - Online profiles of over 1,800 of today's most popular jobs in more than fifty industries. Note:  Accessing this database from outside the library requires your library barcode number and PIN.  
  • Vocations, Careers & Technical Education - Content includes information from general career guides to specialized industry journals.  Note:  Accessing this database from outside the library requires your library barcode number and PIN.  
Library Catalog 

Search our collection of books using these subject search terms:

College Financial Aid Careers
College applications - United States Scholarships - United States Resumes (Employment)
College choice - United States -- Handbooks Student aid - United States Cover letters
Universities and colleges - United States - Admission - Handbooks College Costs - United States Vocational guidance - United States




 

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