Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or an experienced business owner, gain a competitive edge with tools from your library.
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Innovation Lab
From podcasts to posters, bring your ideas to life with hands-on learning and digital creation.
Print, Copy, Scan, Fax & More
Extend your home office with library equipment and services. Ask us about free printing for homework, resumes, & government documents.
LinkedIn Learning
Develop in-demand skills with access to thousands of expert-led courses on business, tech & creative topics for any skill level.
Supporting Workers with Disabilities (Online Course)
Liz Johnson, Paralympic gold-medalist & Ability People founder, teaches how to think inclusively and enable success for your employees.
Design a Replacement Part Using 3D Printing (Online Course)
Creating replacement parts for household appliances & furniture (like a broken oven knob or draw pull) is a great use of desktop 3D printer.
3D Printing (Online Courses)
Explore the possibilities of additive manufacturing with 3D printing technology. Learn to design objects for printing using CAD software. Re
Creating a New Market: Podcasting in the Middle East (Audio)
Adapted from the podcast Al Empire, Hebah Fisher talks about the founding of Kerning Cultures Network, a media company run by Arab women.
Equity First: Path to Inclusion & Belonging (Online Course)
Mary-Frances discusses gender equality, racial and ethnic equity, sexual orientation equity, and equity for people with disabilities.
Negotiate Like a Lawyer (Online Course)
Dana Robinson shows you what it takes to negotiate like a lawyer to start achieving optimal business results.
Master Microsoft Excel (Online Course)
Master Excel, the world's most popular spreadsheet program. Follow along with experts as they demonstrate how to efficiently analyze data.
Inclusion & Equity for Workers with Disabilities (Course)
Advocate and Paralympic gold medalist Liz Johnson details the actions your organization can take to ensure equity for disabled employees.
Build Your Generative AI Productivity Skills (Online Course)
Join Ronnie Sheer and others to learn how to apply generative AI skills to your work to boost your productivity.
Customer Service Foundations (Online Course)
Jeff Toister shows how to build winning relationships, provide the right help at the right times, and effectively handle angry customers.
Skills for Inclusive Conversations (Online Course)
Mary-Frances Winters offers a multistep process for building the skills necessary to engage in inclusive conversations.
Building AI Literacy (Online Course)
This 6-part learning path will help you gain a basic understanding of trending AI topics and prepare you for this new industrial revolution.
National Write a Business Plan Month
December is a wonderful month to work on a Business Plan.
So You Want to Be a Professional Artist? (Online Class)
Create your portfolio, make connections, exhibit, apply for shows, attend residencies, copyright your work, market yourself, etc.
Start and Manage a Small Business (Online Course)
Learn how to successfully launch your own small business with this 10-part course. To get started, sign in with your library card.
Email Marketing: Drip Campaigns
Expert Sam Dey shares tips for running successful email drip campaigns including how to draft effective emails and measure your results.
Business Magazines
Research & Databases
America's News
Dig into current content and deep archives from over 3,000 U.S. news sources.
PressReader
Get instant access to current news from around the world with this digital newsstand.
Data Axle Reference Solutions
It's like the yellow pages and white pages, but better. Find a business, doctor or friend. Formerly ReferenceUSA.
Proquest Newspapers
From 1980 to yesterday, read through all of the news that was fit to print.
Newspaper Source
From 1969 to yesterday, read through all of the news that was fit to print.
NuWav Legal Documents
Get the everyday legal forms you need, for free. No special skills or extensive knowledge of the law is required.
EBSCOhost Research
EBSCOwhat? Just think of it as the Swiss Army knife of research tools. One search will bring back magazine, journal and newspaper articles.
EBSCOhost Business
Do your research. Be on the cutting edge with business analysis and trend spotting from the pros.
LinkedIn Learning
Develop in-demand skills with access to thousands of expert-led courses on business, tech & creative topics for any skill level.
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Aaron F
When he's not helping someone with their Android device, he's likely playing board games or listening to death metal.
Jessica C.
A veritable walking encyclopedia of stranger-than-fiction facts, Jessica gobbles up information like it's candy.
Adrien B.
Adrien looks forward to exploring your interests and passions using the tools in the Innovation Lab.
Catie W.
Catie enjoys sharing her favorite audiobooks, cookbooks, and graphic novels with library visitors.
Aaron F
When he's not helping someone with their Android device, he's likely playing board games or listening to death metal.
Jessica C.
A veritable walking encyclopedia of stranger-than-fiction facts, Jessica gobbles up information like it's candy.
Adrien B.
Adrien looks forward to exploring your interests and passions using the tools in the Innovation Lab.
