On the library's Online Learning page, ahml.info/onlinelearning, you'll find a wide variety of resources including:
More Newspapers!
We’ve added the following newspaper resources:
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New York Times + Food + Games/Crosswords: Full access to websites and apps NY Times news, Food and Games. Includes stories, infographics and multimedia. At-home users redeem an access code via our site each day for 24 hours access. Historical articles still available through the “New York Times (via Proquest)” link.
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Daily Herald—full-image: From Newsbank. View daily full-page/full-image issues of the Daily Herald. Historical articles still available through both Newsbank’s and Proquest’s text-only products, as well as Access NewspaperArchive.
The library has hundreds of additional full-image newspapers (including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times) through PressReader, as well as thousands of text-only news sources. Find them under Research > Databases > All Databases > Newspapers & Magazines or at ahml.info/downloads.
Tutor.com Adds More Topical Coverage
The library subscribes to the Tutor.com for a broad range of services, including K-12 school subjects, essay & resume-writing assistance, test prep (AP/College, vocational, citizenship) and more. They have expanded their coverage to include:
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Parent coaching
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Study skills
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Computer literacy (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)
Find Tutor.com on the Kids’ Learning Resources page, the Tweens’ & Teens’ Study pages, and at ahml.info/onlinelearning.
Additional Online Resources
Gale Courses
Hundreds of six-week, instructor-led courses on topics ranging from tech skills to creative writing, gardening and starting a business.
Gale Presents: Udemy offers over 3500 on-demand video tutorials covering technology (Office, Windows, and Mac OS, coding, etc.), business & management, job & career skills, and personal growth.
Mango, Pronunciator & Little Pim
Kids will want to start learning a new language with the fun Little Pim. You can also learn a language with the ever-popular Mango or the more in-depth Pronunciator (which includes personalized learning tracks, an online pronunciation tool and a new course that teaches vocabulary and phrases relevant to the COVID-19 crisis for 101 languages).
Creativebug
Unleash your inner crafter! Whether it's knitting, quilting, scrapbooking, cooking, decorating, or beyond you'll never run out of ideas with these easy-to-follow tutorials.
Miss Humblebee's Academy & Scholastic Teachables
Miss Humblebee's helps your early learner get ready for preschool with special online and offline activities that are simple and fun. Scholastic Teachables provides thousands of printable pages with activities and games to help kids pre-K through 8th grade with math, social studies, reading, science and more. Great for homeschoolers.
Scholastic Learn at Home
Scholastic has launched a website with daily courses for students pre-K to grades 6 and higher in many different subjects.
Questions? Chat with us, email us or schedule a virtual appointment with us.