Keep your mind active and learn something new. We offer book clubs, craft meetups, exercise and mobility classes, and more.
Summer Reading is an all ages reading and learning program that supports family bonding time, community engagement, and shared learning experiences. Click here to get started.
Learn a New Skill with LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda) is an online learning site that hosts a constantly growing library of over 3,000 courses that include over 130,000 videos. Courses cover a variety of topics and software that can help you pursue personal and professional goals. Get started here.
If you are using the app, use the library code cobblibrary to gain access.
Education and Employment
The Gale Courses program offers you access to hundreds of instructor-led online courses covering everything from health and wellness to creative writing, computer programming, GED test preparation, and much more. Gale Courses courses are developed by expert instructors, many currently working at universities around the country, and have continuous enrollment dates. Each individual course is offered online for six weeks and features 12 lessons with online discussions, homework, quizzes, and a final exam.
LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator provides personalized, step-by-step job search assistance – from exploring and matching suitable occupations from over 1,000 detailed occupation profiles to finding available jobs from a database of over 5 million up-to-date job postings. With Job & Career Accelerator, you can easily create professional and effective resumes and cover letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, improve your work skills, and prepare for occupation-related exams. It also helps you plan, tailor, and track your progress for multiple job searches while providing expert advice and tips at every step of the way.
LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages. You’ll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
We need your help! We accept volunteers on a continual basis. There are lots of different ways to volunteer at the library. Click here to see available opportunities or contact your local library to find out how we can best utilize your unique skills. Make a real difference in your community - volunteer at the library!