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Whether you’re a student, educator, lifelong learner, or simply curious, these resources can help you learn at your own pace. Find online courses, tutoring, research databases, language learning, career resources, and more.
Explore & Grow
For career exploration, lifelong learning, and discovering something new.
Explore streaming audio and video, curated collections, and creative work from Indiana writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, and more.
Best for: Indiana creators · Independent authors · Arts & culture · Streaming media
CAREERS
Explore career information and reports to learn about occupations, industries, and potential career paths.
INDIANA STATE LIBRARY INSPIRE
Explore free educational, career, test preparation, Indiana history, genealogy, and lifelong learning resources.
Best for: Lifelong learning · Test prep · Indiana history · Career preparation
Educators & Librarians
Find tools to help you choose great books, support young readers, and build engaging collections for your classroom, library, or learning community.
Find reviews and recommendations for children’s fiction, nonfiction, magazines, and other resources for young readers.
Best for: Book reviews · Reading recommendations · K–8 · Educators
Browse trusted book recommendations, award-winning titles, and curated lists across fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and books for young readers.
Best for: Book recommendations · Award winners · Book lists · Educators & librarians
Encuentra recomendaciones y recursos para desarrollar colecciones de libros en español, bilingües y para estudiantes de inglés.
Ideal para: Libros en español · Colecciones bilingües · Recomendaciones de lectura · Estudiantes de inglés
Acceso a través de las Colecciones Principales (Core Collections) en la parte inferior de la página.
Find book recommendations and read-alikes based on authors, titles, and series for readers in grades K–8.
Learn & Build Skills
For developing practical, professional, and academic skills.
Take free online courses in technical, vocational, and recreational subjects, with short-term certificate options.
Best for: Online learning · Career skills · Professional development · Certificates
Learn technical, creative, and professional skills through thousands of online video courses. You can even connect earned certificates to your personal LinkedIn profile.
Best for: Professional skills · Technology · Creative skills · Career development
Learn more than 70 languages through interactive lessons focused on practical conversation, culture, and grammar.
Best for: Language learning · Conversation · Travel · Cultural learning
Students
For students, educators, and anyone looking for reliable information.
BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE
Explore primary sources including newspapers, pamphlets, diaries, and correspondence documenting the Black freedom struggle in U.S. history.
Best for: U.S. history · Primary sources · Black history · Student research
Get live tutoring, homework help, writing assistance, test prep, career resources, and more for learners of all ages.
Best for: Homework help · Test prep · Writing help · Adult learning
Live help from academic tutors available 24/7.
Help K–12 students find reliable information through magazines, newspapers, and primary source documents.
Best for: School research · Homework · Articles · Primary sources
Access digital encyclopedias, reference books, and other eBooks for research and learning.
Best for: Research · Reference · Encyclopedias · eBooks
Research the lives of influential people through biographies, reference works, articles, and primary sources.
Best for: Biographies · Student research · Historical figures · Primary sources
Research current events with helpful search tools, special reports, and access to a variety of news sources.
