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14 effective publicity program. We are certain he will be equally successful in carrying out our plans to expand the adult tutoring program and develop a ,Job Information Center in the library. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for recruiting tutors and students for the adult tutoring program; training volunteer tutors; orienting new students to the program, assessing their needs, and placing them with an appropriate tutor. To increase his effectiveness in working with both students and tutors, we plan to have the Project Coordinator take an active role in the tutoring process during the coming year. This will also enable us to expand our walk-in tutoring program from 20 to 25 hours per week, The Project Coordinator will playa major role in developing the library's new Job Information Center. He will select and order materials for the center, develop the job information resource guide, institute the resume writing and evaluation service, and maintain up-to-date job listings in the library. He will conduct free seminars on how to use the library as a resource for finding employment and developing job search skills. In addition, the Coordinator will carry out the library's publicity program in the ESL community through production of bilingual fliers and public service announcements, speaking engagements with Hispanic and other community organizations, and a door-to-door canvass of Hispanic neighborhoods. The Coordinator will keep track of tutoring statistics and other performance meaSUres and prepare semi-annual evaluations of the program for the Texas state Library. A job description for the Pcoject Coordinator can be found in Appendix C of the narrative, ..., Public Services Supervisor ¡;" Our Public Services Supervisor, Susan Smith, is a full time professional librarian who will supervise the Project Coordinator and assist in preparing semi-annual evaluations. She will devote approximately five hours per week to the project. C. Library Director Library Director Stephanie Langenkamp will provide budgetary control for the grant by preparing all financial reports and maintaining appropriate records for the final audit. She wi 11 also supervise the expenditure of grant funds and the payroll process, It is