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Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more!

Develop your business, creative, and technology skills through courses taught by industry professionals.

Learn how to use Library equipment, resources, and research tools.

Explore historical documents and images from La Porte County, Indiana. New items are added regularly. The electronic versions of these documents are provided by LPCPL and/or the transcribers for nonprofit or personal use. Commercial use requires express written consent.

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s website for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions and wellness issues in language you can understand.

No need to carry your library card around or stand in line at the circulation desk, simply scan your books with your phone or tablet.

Includes links to teacher workshops, printable lesson plans, virtual learning activities & more! 

Learn more about interesting topics through articles and activities for K-2 students. Additional resources for educators and parents are also available in core subject areas.

Learn more about interesting topics through articles and activities for 3rd-5th grade students. Additional resources for educators and parents are also available in core subject areas.

Promotes and pursues the preservation of La Porte’s historic architecture through education, community service, hands-on restoration, promotion of local historic designation, and financial support of preservation projects. 

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Free access to Rosetta Stone level one via Inspire

ScienceFlix is a student-friendly science database with thousands of articles, interactive units, hands-on projects, multimedia, and more.

Developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.

TeenBookCloud is an online database of YA/Teen eBooks and educator resources perfect for middle school and high school. The collection is available online around the clock. No downloads, no waiting!

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.

Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data.

U.S. Major Dailies provides access to The New York Times and Washington Post, co-exclusive access to The Wall Street Journal, and exclusive access to Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. The content is available by 8am each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1985.

SBA provides an array of financing, offers free counseling and low-cost training to new entrepreneurs, awards contract dollars, and reviews and testifies on behalf of small businesses.