Effective January 18, 2017, Sonoma County Library cardholders have FREE ACCESS to LinkedinLearning's (formerly Lynda.com) collection of online courses and tutorials to learn business, technology, and creative skills!

LinkedinLearning (formerly Lynda.com) is a leading online learning company that offers a collection of online courses that are available helps anyone learn business, technology and creative skills through award-winning video tutorials that are available online anytime, anywhere.  Thanks to the passage of Measure Y, all you need to use LinkedinLearning (formerly Lynda.com) in Sonoma County is your Sonoma County Library card!

LinkedinLearning (formerly Lynda.com) features an ever-expanding collection of more than 3,000 courses and 150,000 award-winning video tutorials taught by industry experts. The courses and tutorials cover a variety of topic and skill areas including office productivity applications, databases, spreadsheets, Photoshop, multimedia production, business savvy, specialized applications, organizational skills and Adobe Acrobat. Because everyone learns in their own way and at their own pace, Lynda.com offers users the flexibility to get a quick answer or dive deep and undergo an entire training series.

"Connecting our customers in Sonoma County with learning resources to enhance individual skills, acquire new skills to advance at work and build foundational skills for success in school is important to Sonoma County Library. We are excited that the library’s subscription to Lynda.com will let the public and our own staff access the tutorials and classes they need for free and on their own schedules," said Rauno Saarinen, eResources & Discovery Specialist, Sonoma County Library.

With thousands of courses offered, you can choose a course that best fits your interests and passion including in 3D Printing + Animation, Design, Education + ELearning, IT, Marketing, and Photography, to name a few. With unlimited access to LinkedinLearning's (formerly Lynda.com) courses, you can learn anywhere using your computer, tablet or mobile device. Courses are as short as 3 minutes to more extensive series deepening your knowledge on the topic of your choice.

Library cards may be obtained by visiting any of the Sonoma County Library’s 15 branches throughout the county with a current identification or get an eCard online and immediately start using our online resources, like LinkedinLearning (formerly Lynda.com)