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Learn new technology skills can be intimidating at the best of times. Trying to learn them online, on your own, can be even more difficult. Here are our favorite ways to learn new skills online.

Lynda.com for Libraries

Access thousands of online video courses and exercise files that will help you learn software, creative, and business skills from the best in the business. Use your library card number and PIN (last four digits) to register, and always access your free Library Edition from this link. You can access this service from anywhere.

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Tech Boomers

Access over 100 free online courses just for older adults with Tech Boomers! Learn about data privacy, online shopping, FaceTime, and so much more. Discover how to save money while streaming videos online. Find out how to choose the right help desk ticket system for your small business. You can even get back to basics with introductory technology courses.

GCFLearnFree

GCFLearnFree is another long-trusted learning website for adults. View Microsoft Office tutorials, learn how to get started with Zoom, and watch how Olympic high jumper Dick Fosbury used critical thinking skills for optimize his performance. This website is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese; you can change the language using the button on the top right corner of the website.

Tech-Talk

Tech-Talk arms students, busy professionals, and community members with the missing technology and communications skills they need to achieve excellence in the workplace. Tech-Talk is a premier collection of articles and videos, written each week by top training experts for busy professionals and aspiring students. It helps people stay up-to-date in using technology and become better communicators in the workplace.

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Enjoy Harry Potter at home! The ebook and audiobook of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is available for unlimited, immediate access through our Overdrive digital collection in the months of April and May (update: extended to May 31).

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If you're worried about internet access while the library is closed, we will be leaving our public WiFi on and accessible throughout our closure. If you get close to the building, you will be able to access the WiFi. Our WiFi is named NLPL Public, and no password is required.

Comcast has also announced free access to all local XFINITY Wifi Hotpots and 60 days of free internet access for low-income households by request.

• Comcast Announces Comprehensive COVID-19 Response to Help Keep Americans Connected to the Internet
• Comcast's map of WiFi access points, searchable by ZIP code

We will continue to update this post with additional information about ways you can continue to access the Internet.

Starting March 2, Overdrive will be offering Hold Redeliveries. If you are not ready to read a book when your hold becomes available, you'll be able to choose “deliver later,” which sends the book to the next person waiting. After that person is done reading, the book will be sent to you again.