Want to learn a skill like digital music recording or Photoshop? How about improving your job skills with a training certificate in CAD design, network security, or project management? What if you could access all these classes for free, at home, any time you wanted?
The Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library offers an outstanding online learning platform called Lynda.com. Just visit www.communitylibrary.org/learning and select Lynda.com to log in with your library barcode. This service is available at no cost to library cardholders thanks to the library’s licensing agreement.
Normally, this would cost $20–$30 per month, according to Tara D'Amato, Assistant Library Director. And unlike casual YouTube tutorials, these courses are professionally designed and taught by experienced instructors—not by someone filming in their basement.
The Lynda.com online video tutorial library features more than 6,000 instructional and professional development courses that can help you reach your personal or career goals. Workshops cover a wide range of software, creative subjects, and business skills.
There are even structured career tracks that compile all the courses needed to pursue a specific path. For example, you can choose “Become a Cloud Software Developer,” “Become an IT Security Specialist,” or “Become a Music Producer,” and instantly see the recommended training sequence.
You can watch courses on your computer, tablet, or mobile device. Some classes even issue certificates of completion—perfect for strengthening your résumé, preparing for a job interview, or improving your chances of earning a raise, D’Amato notes.
Owned by LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking site, Lynda.com selects top experts in each field to teach its courses, with new content added weekly. Best of all, there is no limit to how many courses you can take with your library card.