online learning

woman in an orange tank top looking at her laptop on the couch
Eileen Ybarra, January 24, 2022

One of the most enjoyable aspects of having a Los Angeles Public Library card is the wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities available. Discovering new hobbies and learning for pleasure is easier than ever with on-demand and streaming video.


hispanic mom and dad use digital tablet to help with homeschool assignment for their pre-teen female student.
Madeline Peña, April 27, 2020

We are here to support students and families with their distance learning efforts. Remember, all LAUSD students are automatically assigned a Student Success Card and all Los Angeles residents can sign up for an e-card.


dog sleeping next to woman using library card and tablet computer
Madeline Peña, March 20, 2020

Aunque nuestras puertas están cerradas, la biblioteca digital siempre está abierta para ti. Con tu tarjeta de biblioteca puedes leer libros, ver películas o series de televisión, tomar una clase o aprender un idioma desde casa.


dog sleeping next to woman using library card and tablet computer
Neale Stokes, March 20, 2020

Although our buildings are closed, we’re still open online. You can read books, watch movies and TV shows, take a class, or learn a language from home with your library card.


man looking at statistics on a computer
Greg Reynolds, February 12, 2019

Are you a student, journalist, researcher, or policy maker looking for statistics or data to support your position or argument? Are you unsure of where to find your data?


Career Online High School logo, photo of Brenda Trani
Randall Hinson, April 18, 2018

Brenda Trani is a recent graduate from Los Angeles Public Library’s Career Online High School. We talked to Brenda just before our March graduation to ask her about her experience.


Willie Howard and woman at Career Online High School graduation ceremony
Randall Hinson, April 13, 2018

On March 14, 2018 Willie Howard graduated from the Los Angeles Public Library’s Career Online High School program. Born and raised in Los Angeles and the oldest of 6 children, Willie has been a patron of the Central Library for many years.


group photo of cohs graduates and dignitaries
Public Relations Office, March 15, 2018

The Los Angeles Public Library celebrated the 100th graduate of its Career Online High School (COHS) in a ceremony at Central Library, which featured Mayor Eric Garcetti; City Librarian John F. Szabo; and Bich Ngoc Cao, President of the Board of Library Commissioners.


Tania Velasquez,  Los Angeles Public Library Career Online High School graduate
Kelly Tyler, November 22, 2017

On September 1, 2017 the Los Angeles Public Library hit a big milestone with the Career Online High School (COHS) diploma and career certificate program when Tania Velasquez completed her coursework to become the 100th graduate!


a screen shot collage of various business related Kanopy videos in one graphic with the words in text, kanopy business

If you can’t find a business, finance or economics DVD at the Los Angeles Public Library to your liking, try the library’s newest e-media offering, Kanopy.


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