Learning
Need a Change?
Career
Learning Express
Interactive practice tests and tutorial courses to help you succeed on academic and licensing tests. (more…)
Need a Change?
Career
Learning Express
Interactive practice tests and tutorial courses to help you succeed on academic and licensing tests. (more…)
Genealogy Research & Family Resources
Family
Bright by Text
Bright by Text is a free texting program for parents and caregivers of ages 0-8 that delivers 3-5 developmentally appropriate, high quality early learning tips every week. (more…)
Find Help Idaho
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.
Heritage Quest
Search the complete set of U.S. federal census records from 1790 – 1930. Access information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories.
Memory Connections Resource Center
The Memory Connections Resource Center, located inside the Victory Branch, is a specially curated collection of materials to support those living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, as well as their caregivers and families. (more…)
Love those family ties
Family
Bright by Text
Bright by Text is a free texting program for parents and caregivers of ages 0-8 that delivers 3-5 developmentally appropriate, high quality early learning tips every week. (more…)
Find Help Idaho
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.
Heritage Quest
Search the complete set of U.S. federal census records from 1790 – 1930. Access information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories.
Memory Connections Resource Center
The Memory Connections Resource Center, located inside the Victory Branch, is a specially curated collection of materials to support those living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, as well as their caregivers and families. (more…)
Educational resources for all ages
Homework Help
Chemistry Coach
Study guides, exercises, and mock exams covering subjects usually taught in high school and college chemistry classes.
EBSCOhost
EBSCO provides several full-text and secondary databases. Content for these databases include full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports and various other publication types. Funded by LiLI. (more…)
Gale Ebooks
Offers reference sources from multiple publishers to provide respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas including medicine, history, science and business. Funded by LiLI.
Science and Health Virtual Library
Offers reference sources from multiple publishers to provide respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas including medicine and science.
World Book Online
World Book Online is a suite of research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites. (more…)
We all need a little help sometimes
Homework Help
Chemistry Coach
Study guides, exercises, and mock exams covering subjects usually taught in high school and college chemistry classes.
EBSCOhost
EBSCO provides several full-text and secondary databases. Content for these databases include full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports and various other publication types. Funded by LiLI. (more…)
Gale Ebooks
Offers reference sources from multiple publishers to provide respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas including medicine, history, science and business. Funded by LiLI.
Science and Health Virtual Library
Offers reference sources from multiple publishers to provide respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas including medicine and science.
World Book Online
World Book Online is a suite of research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites. (more…)
Tools for life-long learning
General Knowledge
Chilton Library
Get the detailed information you need to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs. Funded by LiLI.
Driving-Tests.org
Free permit practice tests for learner drivers. Includes the full text of the Idaho Driver’s Manual as well as practice tests for cars and motorcycles.
Evaluating Information
Find useful tips for evaluating news sources, spotting and stopping the spread of fake news, and evaluating health and medical information that you encounter in books, magazines, TV, or online. (more…)
ProCitizen
ProCitizen is an online course that prepares you for the Naturalization Test.
(more…)
Pronunciator
Pronunciator is a fun and easy way to learn to actually speak any of 75 languages. Also features ESL for 50 non-English languages. (more…)
Tumble Math
Tumble Math is a collection of animated books to spark a love of numbers for grades K – 6.
Weiss Financial Ratings
This website gives you tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances. Sign in using your Ada Community Library Card to access the full database from home.
Be a life-long learner
General Knowledge
Chilton Library
Get the detailed information you need to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs. Funded by LiLI.
Driving-Tests.org
Free permit practice tests for learner drivers. Includes the full text of the Idaho Driver’s Manual as well as practice tests for cars and motorcycles.
Evaluating Information
Find useful tips for evaluating news sources, spotting and stopping the spread of fake news, and evaluating health and medical information that you encounter in books, magazines, TV, or online. (more…)
ProCitizen
ProCitizen is an online course that prepares you for the Naturalization Test.
(more…)
Pronunciator
Pronunciator is a fun and easy way to learn to actually speak any of 75 languages. Also features ESL for 50 non-English languages. (more…)
Tumble Math
Tumble Math is a collection of animated books to spark a love of numbers for grades K – 6.
Weiss Financial Ratings
This website gives you tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances. Sign in using your Ada Community Library Card to access the full database from home.
Resources for your reading needs
Reading
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Did you know reading to your baby or young child can give them the building blocks for lifelong success? Accept the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge, a simple and fun approach to building strong literacy skills in your child. By reading just one book a day, your child can earn rewards throughout the program at various levels and finish the program in under three years. This program is open to all children between the ages of zero to five years. Visit your library branch to register and pick up a paper log. (more…)
DayByDayID
Storytimes Online! Featuring a book of the day, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, videos and more for each day of the year. Funded by LiLI.
Idaho Talking Book Service (TBS)
The Idaho Talking Book Service (TBS) is an audiobook library service that is convenient and available at no cost to any Idaho resident who is blind, has a perceptual or reading disability, or is unable to read standard print due to a visual impairment or physical disability. (more…)
Novelist Plus
Find books that match your reading interests, get a list of everything written by your favorite author, find all titles in order of publication in a series and much more. Funded by LiLI.
Public Domain eBooks and eAudio
Free eBooks and eAudio books in the Public Domain. (more…)
TumbleBook Library
TumbleBook Library is a collection of animated talking picture books, read-alongs, ebooks, quizzes, lesson plans, and educational games for grades K – 6.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials held by libraries locally, regionally and worldwide. You may also request items via our online form, by phone or in person. Funded by LiLI.
Resources for your reading needs.
Reading
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Did you know reading to your baby or young child can give them the building blocks for lifelong success? Accept the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge, a simple and fun approach to building strong literacy skills in your child. By reading just one book a day, your child can earn rewards throughout the program at various levels and finish the program in under three years. This program is open to all children between the ages of zero to five years. Visit your library branch to register and pick up a paper log. (more…)
DayByDayID
Storytimes Online! Featuring a book of the day, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, videos and more for each day of the year. Funded by LiLI.
Idaho Talking Book Service (TBS)
The Idaho Talking Book Service (TBS) is an audiobook library service that is convenient and available at no cost to any Idaho resident who is blind, has a perceptual or reading disability, or is unable to read standard print due to a visual impairment or physical disability. (more…)
Novelist Plus
Find books that match your reading interests, get a list of everything written by your favorite author, find all titles in order of publication in a series and much more. Funded by LiLI.
Public Domain eBooks and eAudio
Free eBooks and eAudio books in the Public Domain. (more…)
TumbleBook Library
TumbleBook Library is a collection of animated talking picture books, read-alongs, ebooks, quizzes, lesson plans, and educational games for grades K – 6.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials held by libraries locally, regionally and worldwide. You may also request items via our online form, by phone or in person. Funded by LiLI.