Online Resources

brainfuse HelpNow

HelpNow is a FREE online tutoring service through Pioneerland Library System.

All you need is an internet connection, computer or mobile device, and your library card.

Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project (MLPP)

Provides online publishing tools and training information to support independent authors and small publishers.

Indie Author Project

Local authors can submit their eBook to the library. Online submission is quick and easy. Distribution of the eBook is royalty-free and the license is non-exclusive.

BiblioBoard

Discover new authors by exploring self-published eBooks in the “Indie Minnesota” collection. The best submitted books, as determined by Library Journal, appear in Indie Author Project Select Collections. Create a BiblioBoard account to browse and instantly read eBooks.

Free Permit Practice Tests

Free, ad-free and registration free DMV practice tests for car, motorcycle and CDL. Good for the permit test, driver’s license test and the senior citizens’ refresher test.

Learning Express Library

Nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books. Covers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, and more.

ELM – Electronic Library for Minnesota

To search the Electronic Library for Minnesota from your library, click on either the Elm logo, or InfoTrac, Ebsco, ProQuest or OCLC logo below:

Infotrac

Search Business & Company Resource Center, Chilton,
Computer Database, Contemporary Authors, Discovering Collection, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Business File, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center, Health & Wellness Resource Center, InfoTrac, Junior Reference Center, KidsInfoBits, ¡Informe! or Consulta. Many resources are full-text.