Lynda.com is a great (free!) resource you can use to improve your professional and personal skills. I’ve had family members use it learn about coding and digital photography. I’ve found it very helpful for brushing up on my tech skills including Microsoft Excel and Zoom…you may have heard of that online meeting platform of late :).
To use Lynda.com for free with your GPL Evergreen Indiana library card, you do have to follow a few steps:
- Start at the library’s homepage: www.greenwoodlibrary.us
- Next click on the yellow and black Lynda.com button below the slide show OR click on Find Stuff on the top left, swing over to the Research column, and then Online Databases. Scroll down the alphabetical list to Lynda.com and click the image or the link.
- Type in your Library Card barcode and PIN. If you don’t know your PIN…which is the same as the password you use to log into Evergreen to place holds and do renewals, contact us.
- On the welcome page: click I’ve had an account if you’ve used Lynda in the past and want to transfer previous course history and certificates of completion OR click No, I’ve never had an account and then enter your name and email address. Click Save.
- Now you’re ready to look for courses! Near the top, you can browse the Lynda library to find a skill you’d like to learn or improve or do keyword searching in the search box.
- If you find a course you’re interested in, be sure to add it to your Playlist so you can find it easily in the future.
Happy learning!
A new online learning option is now offered at GPL. Lynda.com 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 (including business, design, web development, and multimedia skills) and software (Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and open source applications) that can help you pursue personal and professional goals. These courses are delivered by expert instructors and feature searchable transcripts that make it easy to find quick answers to questions.