Job Seekers and Career Preparation

LinkedIn Learning is an award-winning online learning site taught by recognized industry experts, offering more than 3,000 courses and 150,000 videos on business, technical and creative skills. Videos, tutorials, and courses are offered in the following languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese.

LinkedIn Learning is free and easy to access with your library card and PIN.

When using the LinkedIn Learning app the Library ID to enter is lapl.

Online interactive practice exams covering adult basic, academic, job related, civil service and more. Now includes ESL Spanish Basic Skills Course

An online business planning tool, offering step-by-step guidance and
templates for creating an entrepreneur profile. Assists you in developing a
business idea, doing a break-even analysis, building a business plan,
and making financial projections for both for-profit businesses and
nonprofits.

Collection of 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals geared to business schools and entrepreneurs, giving insights, tips, strategies, and success stories.

Collection of nearly 400 journals from career guides to specialized industry journals on searching for and maintaining a career.

Interested in getting your novel, memoir, poetry collection, children's book and more in eBook and print-ready formats?

Over 200 volumes of content, from encyclopedias to biographies, and primary documents dating from pre-Colonial civilizations that explore their history and contemporary culture in the United States. Includes a timeline, images, maps, and lesson plans.

Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is an award-winning online resource for lifelong career exploration and planning. Users can assess their career goals and interests, plan their education, learn workplace skills, find apprenticeships and internships, conduct a job search, and much more.