Reaching Your New Year's Goals
As you hit the reset button and start thinking about the year to come, remember the library is here to support you in reaching your 2025 goals. Whether your hopes are related to your career, academics, wellness, finances, personal hobbies, or reading, HCPL has a number of resources that can help you. Read on for a list of databases, programs, and titles available to you, for free, with a library card. Moreover, don’t forget our staff are also here to support you! Call, visit, or text us (571- 536-7695), and we will work to point you in the right direction.
ACADEMIC & JOB SUPPORT
Students and job seekers alike will find several helpful tools on the platforms below. Connect with a live tutor or career specialist, take practice tests and job entrance exams, receive feedback on homework and resumes, and more:
LIFELONG LEARNING
In addition to the dozens of programs offered at the library every month, including computer classes and book discussions, you can also discover and pursue new interests through our online resources. Learn a new language, explore your family’s history, take an online course, and more:
- Rosetta Stone
- Transparent Language Online
- Heritage Quest
- Universal Class
- Hoopla Bingepasses, including the Great Courses Video Library Collection
MENTAL & PHYSICAL WELLNESS
If improving your physical and mental wellness are top priorities for the year ahead, browse workouts, medical research, and hundreds of cookbooks in our collection:
If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis or are in need of treatment and support, please reach out to the experts at Henrico Mental Health and Developmental Services.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Thinking about your financial future? Check out our upcoming Money Management for Teens and Young Adults program plus the resources below which offer information on mutual funds, stocks, and investment basics and guidance:
We also have several titles about personal finance in our collection including:
- Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Become Financially Whole by Tiffany Aliche
- Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine
- Personal Finance 101: From Saving and Investing to Taxes and Loans, and Essential Primer on Personal Finance by Alfred Mill
- Solve Your Money Troubles: Strategies to Get Out of Debt and Stay That Way by Amy Loftsgordon
STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
If your goals for 2025 include starting or improving your own business, we’re kicking off the year with some entrepreneurial programs:
- Tips for Setting Goals for Your Small Business
- Wednesday, January 15, 6:30-8PM at Fairfield
- Digital Marketing Tools for Your Small Business
- Thursday, February 6, 6-8PM at Fairfield
We are also excited to continue partnering with Henrico EDA, which is offering its pop-up business mentoring program at the library. The award-winning PUMP series can connect you to a rotating list of Richmond mentors who offer in-person coaching, personalized insights, and advice catered to you unique needs. No registration is required. Just drop in!
In addition to these, you can access professional development videos, research different industries, find legal forms, and learn how to create a marketing plan with the databases below:
READING
Looking to set new reading goals for 2025? Be sure to check out our Staff Picks lists for kids, teens, and adults to find a diverse selection of titles to get you started. Challenges such as those found on Goodreads, Pop Sugar, and Book Riot can be great motivators throughout the year.
The library also offers reading challenges for the little ones and teens in your life to help encourage their lifelong love of reading:
And as always, you can find more book recommendations through our LibraryAware newsletters, My Next Read service, Novelist Plus, and book lists from our blog!
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