LinkedIn Learning: Free Trainings, Professional Development, and Certification Preparation

LinkedIn Learning is an online educational site that provides access to more than 16,000 courses ranging across technology, business, and creative topics and that offer up-to-date expertise from subject matter experts in their respective fields.

You can find the full list of courses at https://www.linkedin.com/learning.

The New York Public Library (NYPL) & LinkedIn are currently partnered on an initiative which allows all NYPL members to access these resources for free!

Here’s How:

All residents of the State of New York have the ability to sign up for a digital version of a NYC Public Library card. Here’s what to do:

1. sign up for a New York City Public Library account, it's 100% free and easy to setup an account username & password: https://www.nypl.org/library-card
2. scroll down the page to the section titled “Digital Library Card” and follow the instructions to fill out the online application.
   1. Within a few minutes, you will receive your digital NYPL card with your card number and password/PIN.
3. Once you have your NYPL card information, then go to: LinkedIn Learning Access Portal
4. When prompted enter your NYPL card number (located under the barcode) and your password

After filling out a short survey about your interests and role, you will see a dashboard similar to the one below, where you can begin accessing training series, practice coding, work toward certifications, etc.