{"id":12981,"date":"2025-06-01T09:05:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T16:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/?p=12981"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:24:33","slug":"beyond-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/beyond-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re graduating this June, we&#8217;re looking forward to celebrating with you! In addition to all the good feels, you may also be thinking about things like finding a job, continuing education, workplace skills, financial planning, or new hobbies to fill all that extra time you&#8217;ll have \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>First, know that you can still use Clark Libraries as a community member. Come to the Check Out Desk with your photo ID and we&#8217;ll get you set up with a library card that lets you continuing borrowing items from our library. While you can&#8217;t use our databases from off campus anymore, you can still come in to use computers and access research databases that way.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget about your access at the public library as well! Clark and Multnomah County residents not only have access to their own libraries, but borrowing (including audiobooks and ebooks) and databases from other local systems too. Here is more information about getting a library card from Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries and Multnomah County Library.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few books you can check out now or later&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative. 50 Ways to Get a Job cover\" width=\"110\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job-1126x1536.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job-1502x2048.jpg 1502w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50-Ways-to-Get-a-Job.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900163657601861\">50 Ways to Get a Job: An Unconventional Guide to Finding Work on Your Terms<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900711562401861\">Resume &amp; LinkedIn Strategies for New College Graduates: What Works to Launch a Gen-Z Career<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900723962201861\">Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900729058101861\">Chasing Chickens: When Life After Higher Education Doesn&#8217;t Go the Way You Planned<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900660461601861\">Undecided: Navigating Life and Learning After High School<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re graduating with your AA <em>and<\/em> from high school (or even if you&#8217;re not), this ebook has helpful sections to help you think about what you love to do, other options in higher education, military, civil, or foreign service, starting a business or getting a job, and taking time off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/13b2to7\/alma99900166561001861\">How to be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope and Friendships<\/a><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/How-to-Be-Happy-at-Work.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/How-to-Be-Happy-at-Work-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative. How to be Happy at Work cover\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/How-to-Be-Happy-at-Work-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/How-to-Be-Happy-at-Work-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/How-to-Be-Happy-at-Work-768x1161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/How-to-Be-Happy-at-Work-1016x1536.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/How-to-Be-Happy-at-Work.jpg 1694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/13b2to7\/alma99900146463501861\">We Can&#8217;t Talk About That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/13b2to7\/alma99900121262801861\">The Etiquette Edge: Modern Manners for Business Success<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900720911601861\">Financial Adulting: Everything You Need to be a Financially Confident and Conscious Adult<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900087861801861\">The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn&#8217;t Have to be Complicated<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>I ended up buying this book after reading it, having found the strategies straightforward and helpful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900570359201861\">The Financial Diet: A Total Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Getting Good With Money<\/a><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Show-Me-How.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Show-Me-How-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative. Show Me How cover\" width=\"152\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Show-Me-How-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Show-Me-How-768x759.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Show-Me-How.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma996301201861\">You Can Do It!: The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Anyone looking for some encouragement and a new hobby will get ideas from this life-skills guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900742363501861\">Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900452663701861\">Show Me How: Instructions for Surviving Everyday Life in Style<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900160859101861\">The Maker&#8217;s Manual<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image CC BY-NC-ND Clark College<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re graduating this June, we&#8217;re looking forward to celebrating with you! 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