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Adults receive live online help from trained adult education specialists in areas such as resume and cover letter writing assistance, MS Office skill-building, core subject education in math, science, social studies, and English/language arts, in both English or Spanish. The Adult Learning Center also provides US Citizenship testing, and high school equivalency testing.
HelpNow is a unique tutoring, homework help, skills building, and studying suite designed to assist patrons of all ages succeed. Live online help from tutors. Tutoría en español.
JobNow provides live online assistance and powerful tools for job seekers such as live interview coaching, resume lab, and other career resources. VetNow supports veterans and their families with navigating the VA bureaucracy, providing academic tutoring, and employment transition assistance.
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Unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes for people at all skill levels.
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Interactive online learning platform featuring practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, high school equivalency exam preparation (HiSET in Iowa), and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages.. The Learning Express Library also includes Popular Software Tutorials and Basic Computer Instruction.
Over 16,000 skill-building video tutorials in seven languages across business, creative, and technical categories. Use it in a browser or get the free app with this Library ID: iowacitypubliclibrary.
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Lessons in 70-plus languages, including English. Includes specialty courses, such as medical Spanish, and full-length theatrical movies with subtitles and enhanced instruction. Download the Mango Languages app to use on mobile devices.