Miami-Dade libraries take Easter off from handing out unemployment forms
After four days of handing out tens of thousands of state unemployment forms, Miami-Dade libraries will hit pause on Easter Sunday and then resume the distribution on Monday.
The seven-day operation at 26 Miami-Dade library branches will be closed Sunday, April 12, then start again at 8 a.m. on Monday. Distribution ends at 7 p.m. daily.
According to the county, the first days of the workaround for Florida’s overwhelmed and unprepared unemployment website showed more than 46,413 forms were picked up in Miami-Dade by Friday afternoon. Nearly 8,000 — or 7,918 — were returned through the libraries’ book drop-off slots.
The Little Havana library branch was the busiest in terms of handing out unemployment forms, with more than 5,000 distributed. The West Dade library was a close second, handing out more than 4,900 of the forms.
How to get, send forms
If you have a printer and can access the Department of Economic Opportunity’s website at http://floridajobs.org/Reemployment-Assistance-Service-Center/reemployment-assistance/claimants/rapaperapplication you can do so, fill it out at home, and return to the library’s book drop-off slot, mail it in yourself, or drop it off at a Career South location.
Miami-Dade residents can call 305-375-2665 to find the nearest library location that has printed applications. CareerSource South Florida is available to provide assistance with completing the application by calling 305-929-1547.
For assistance at the library or for more information visit: www.mdpls.org/reemployment-assistance/
