Online Resources A-Z

The AARP Job Board was designed with you in mind. Match your years of valuable experience with employers that are committed to an age-diverse workforce. You can narrow your search with easy-to-use filters to focus on what matters most –whether it’s where you work or how you work – like full-time or part-time.

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Readers of all ages can register in seconds as individuals, a family, or classroom. Beanstack makes it easy for them to earn virtual badges, tickets for drawings, and real-world prizes by keeping track of their reading. Readers can also post book reviews and keep track of activities they complete along the way.

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Braille & Talking Book Catalog  |  Library Services for People with Reading Disabilities  |  User Information

California’s Library Services for People with Print Disabilities provides free audio and Braille books, magazines, and playback equipment to all eligible. Follow the link to find your local library and sign up for their free library service.

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Interact with live tutors for math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT/ACT, AP, GED, and state standardized tests. Professional assistance is also available for resume/cover letter writing, US Citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills, and more!

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VetNow navigators help veterans and their families apply for the benefits they are eligible for from local, state, and federal programs. Benefit programs include housing, health care, mental health, education, transitioning to civilian life, and more.

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Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.

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Britannica Escolar es el principal recurso de creación de conocimiento que es universalmente confiable para el contenido preciso y apropiado para la edad en español.

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The California Courts Self-Help Center provides resources for going to court; information regarding how to file, what are your steps, what do you need, how the process will work. Topics include, but are not limited to: Adoption, Criminal Law, Debt Collection, Divorce, Free & Low-Cost Legal Help, Eviction & Housing, etc.

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Center for Online Education is a an independent organization, providing students the information they need to succeed in an online college.

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One of the top FREE coding programs available on the internet for the last 10 years, Codecademy is next level training for advancing 21st century skills. Learn advanced web development, programming, and data sciences included in their relevant catalog. Top tier paid memberships are offered but not necessary for learning languages such as SQL, Python, JavaScript, Ruby and more. Interactive forums, placement quizzes and cheat sheets makes the programs accessible for all learning types.

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Coursera partners with more than 200 leading universities and companies to bring flexible job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. Coursera offers a range of learning opportunities—from hands-on projects and courses to job-ready certificates and degree programs.

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With on-demand access to more than 1,000 art and craft classes for artists and makers of all levels, Creativebug is the go-to resource for high-quality, on-trend arts and crafts instructional videos.

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DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA — photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more — are free and immediately available in digital format.

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Discover & Go is a nationally recognized museum pass program developed by Contra Costa County Library that provides California library cardholders with free and discounted tickets to local museums and cultural institutions.

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Practice for the DMV permit test. Available for all U.S. States.
Driver’s license practice tests | California Driver Handbook | Other Practice Tests

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Produced for statewide elections in California since 1994, the Easy Voter Guide is a collaboration of the League of Women Voters® of California Education Fund and the California State Library.

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The Enki Library contains over 70,000 E-Book titles in all areas of fiction and non-fiction, for children, teens, and adults.

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EBSCO eBooks provides access to ebooks in a variety of subjects, including fiction and nonfiction titles for children, young adults, and adults.

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Explora Public Libraries provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. A far better alternative to websites and search engines, Explora provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.

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Fiero Code is a self-paced learn-to-code software for kids ages 8-18. Through hundreds of coding tutorials and dozens of real-world projects, this high-impact educational e-resource prepares the youth in your library community for jobs and provides meaningful life skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.

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Read your favorite magazines on your computer or mobile device! Flipster includes magazines for children, teens, and adults.

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For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics.

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GetSetUp is an online community of people who want to learn new skills, connect with others and unlock new life experiences. Our safe, social and interactive learning environment has been specifically designed for older adults. Classes are taught by older adults and kept small to ensure everyone can actively participate.

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Includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information. Thirty-five Topic Centers—including a Teen Health Topic Center with relatable, reliable material for teens—highlight specially selected content to help users find a starting point for their studies, and numerous videos and collections of illustrations make it easy to find relevant visual media on the most frequently researched topics.

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Stream popular movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comic books, and more from your computer, television, or mobile device. Sign up with an email address, password, and library card information; download the Hoopla app; and borrow up to 10 titles per month.

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More than 5,000 educational videos songs, games, and other interactives just for kids, including Sesame Street, The Electric Company, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin, and thousands more.

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Kanopy is an award-winning video streaming service, providing access to more than 30,000 films ─ titles are of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers.

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Kanopy Kids streaming video service provides thoughtful entertainment for children aged preschool and up. Parents, teachers, and caregivers can stream videos from a curated selection of educational and enriching videos on Kanopy Kids with developmentally appropriate, age-based ratings from Common Sense Media, as well as additional parental controls to help keep kids safe.

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LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use e-learning platform featuring online tutorials, practice tests and e-books to help you achieve your educational and professional goals. In addition to helping you improve your skills in reading, writing, math and basic science, LearningExpress Library offers tools and resources to help you search for jobs, build workplace skills and prepare for career certification exams. You’ll also find college and grad school admissions test prep, GED® test prep and much more.

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LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos. With more than 5,000 courses and personalized recommendations, you can discover, complete, and track courses related to your field and interests. You can also choose to add these courses and related skills to your LinkedIn profile once you’ve completed them.

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Learn a language with these online language-learning courses. Essential for ESL learners, or for anyone wishing to learn any of the 71 other languages from around the world. Mango Languages is available for free through your library!

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MasterFILE Premier contains full text for general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. It also includes an extensive image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps and flags.

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MasterFILE Premier contiene el texto completo de revistas y publicaciones de referencia general que cubren una amplia gama de áreas temáticas que incluyen negocios, salud, educación, ciencia general y temas multiculturales. También incluye una extensa colección de imágenes de más de 2 millones de fotos, mapas y banderas.

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MedlinePlus  |  User Guide

The National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, created and maintains MedlinePlus to assist you in locating authoritative health information.

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Designed for middle school libraries, Middle Search Plus is a full-text database, providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps, and flags.

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Enjoy complimentary access to unlimited New York Times online articles. Follow the link below, click the REDEEM button, create an account, and begin enjoying your free unlimited access.

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Northstar Digital Literacy tests your computer skills. You can build skills in key areas, and demonstrate your knowledge by earning certificates and badges.

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Enjoy reading Overdrive eBooks and audiobooks by the Northern California Digital Library. Overdrive offers thousands of ebooks and audiobooks anytime, anywhere!

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Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free ePub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education.

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PubMed Central (PMC) is a full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).

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Universal Class offers a growing catalog of over 500 courses to over 300,000 students around the world. Real instructors guide learning through engaging video-based lessons – this is a collaborative learning environment with graded tests, certificates of achievement, and Continuing Education Units available for selected courses!

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The Veterans Health Library (VHL) offers Veterans, family members, and caregivers 24/7 access to comprehensive, consistent, Veteran-focused health information, no matter where the Veteran receives care.

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World Book, Inc. is a leading publishing company that leverages cutting-edge technology to produce authoritative, trustworthy, and understandable educational and instructional content.

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Explore how to meet with friends or for business in online in chat room with ZOOM.

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