We want to make sure you know the amazing online resources available to you with your AAPLD library card. You have free access to local and national magazines and newspapers; you can learn everything from animation to automobile design with Lynda.com, you can practice testing for GRE, LSAT, CDL, and more. Today we’re sharing some of our best-kept online secrets.
America’s News Magazines
Search for timely topics in business, education, the environment, science and technology. Featuring Newsweek, Popular Science, Foreign Affairs, Science News, Smithsonian and more.
Auto Finance Resource
Compare auto loan information from local banks and credit unions, with resources to make the complexities of auto financing easy to understand and manage.
CAMIO
Search works of are from museum collections around the world.
Chicagoland News
Research topics in business, education, politics and more from over 200 Illinois news sources, including Chicago Sun-Times, Crain’s Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Northwest Herald, Algonquin Countryside.
Digital Magazines
View dozens of full-color popular magazines on almost any Internet-enabled device! More titles coming soon.
LearningExpress Library
A set of online learning centers including practice for the ACT/SAT, GRE, LSAT, CDL, NCLEX, ASVAB, US Citizenship, and a wide variety of other career and academic tests and courses.
Lynda.com
Improve your technology, creative, and business skills so you can achieve personal and professional goals. With constantly growing content, updated weekly and sometimes daily, Lynda offers the training necessary to stay ahead of the curve.