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Helpful tools and services for learning, going back to school, or changing jobs.

• Live Tutoring: Get one-on-one help
• Skill Building: Connect with a tutor to get help with an academic skill
• Writing Lab: Get help with your writing for reports, essays, resumes, cover letters, and more
• Test Center: Offers practice tests for math, reading, writing, the High School Equivalency test, and the U.S. Citizenship test
• Microsoft Office Help: How-to guides and tutoring for Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point

LearningExpress helps adults reach personal, education, and career goals. It offers tools to help improve reading, writing, and math skills, and to prepare for the U.S. citizenship test. This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Find study materials and practice tests for career and civil service exams in this section. In addition, there are study and test prep sections for the Nursing & Allied Health Admissions and the Healthcare Licensing & Certification Exam. This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

A teacher's companion to the various Explora databases. Find professional development resources, lesson plans, research guides, and curriculum standards.

LearningExpress provides tools for job seekers, including: job and internship search engines, professional skills and interest assessments, occupation explorers, resume and cover letter builders, interviewing tips, career advice library, and college and scholarship finders. This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Use this service to help you find a job. Live online tutors are available Monday through Sunday from 1-10 PM. The tutors offer one-on-one help with finding and applying to a job, writing a good resume, and getting ready for interviews. Watch JobNow tutorial., opens a new window

LearningExpress is an online learning platform that offers self-paced courses, tutorials, practice tests, and related ebooks. Available in English and Spanish. New users will be asked to create a user name and password to access all the content. Watch LearningExpress tutorial. 

Topics include:

• Skill-building courses and eBooks to help with reading, writing, and math.
• Academic tests for elementary school, middle school, high school, and college.
• Practice tests and civil service exam prep for a variety of career choices. 
• Job search, resume, and interview tools.
• High school equivalency and U.S. citizenship test prep.

Online self-paced learning courses for ages 16 and up. Topics include business, marketing, management, software, technology, creative skills and more. Discover teacher tips as well as courses teaching software and coding for educators. Courses are offered in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese. Certificates of Completion are available; they are provided in the form of a plain document without any personal identifiable information such as your name. FAQ: Accessing the LinkedIn Learning App. Watch the LinkedIn Learning tutorial.

Please Note: LinkedIn Learning requires users to be 16 or older. LinkedIn Learning also asks users under the age of 16 to obtain parental or legal guardian consent to LinkedIn Learning’s Terms of Use and LinkedIn Learning’s Privacy Policy. By following the link above to access LinkedIn Learning, you certify that you are 16 or older, and that if you are under the age of 16, that you have obtained the consent of your parent or legal guardian to LinkedIn Learning’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 

Look up information about hundreds of occupations including working conditions, wage scales, training and education needed, and career outlook.

Get instant access to videos and full-color reference eBooks geared toward the Information Technology sector. Enjoy access to early releases for titles published by O’Reilly Media. Also included are titles for personal & professional development and for project management. Publishers include O'Reilly Media, Cisco Press, Adobe Press, Microsoft Press, John Wiley & Sons, Apress, Pearson Certification, Peach Pit, Career Press, and much more. Read the O'Reilly FAQs.

Herramientas de aprendizaje, carrera y ciudadanía en español. Este centro ofrece a los adultos que están muy ocupados los recursos para mejorar sus habilidades básicas, ganar sus credenciales de GED o ser ciudadano estadounidense. Este recurso está respaldado en su totalidad o en parte por fondos proporcionados por el Estado de California, administrado por la Biblioteca del Estado de California.

Full-text online access to Salem Press print titles owned by Santa Clara County Library District. History titles include Great Lives in History: The Eighteenth Century and Defining Documents in American History: Immigration & Immigrant Communities (1650-2016). Literary titles include Recommended Reading: 600 Classics Reviewed and Critical Surveys of Mythology and Folklore: World Mythology. Also includes career titles like Careers Outdoors, and health titles like Magill's Medical Guide. Please Note: The information provided in that database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. 

Unlimited access to hundreds of free, non-credit, continuing education online courses. Class subjects include business, history, mathematics, office skills and training, science, and test prep. Enroll in up to 5 courses at a time. You have up to 6 months to finish each course. Each course has an instructor whom you may communicate with using email. First time users will need to sign in with their library card number. Then follow the prompts to create a user account. For more information, read the FAQs or watch the Universal Class tutorial.

Live online help for veterans and their families. Tutors are available Monday – Sunday from 1:00-10:00 PM PDT. Watch the VetNow tutorial, opens a new window. This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

• Connect with a live tutor for help understanding your eligible VA Benefits, including housing and health care.
• Choose skill building lessons in math, science, reading and writing, social studies, and many practice tests to prepare for high school equivalency tests, college entrance exams, career prep, Praxis, ASVAB, GRE, ESL and more.
• Get help with job searching, resume building, identifying your skills, and changing military experiences into civilian job skills.