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Did you know all New Jersey Public Libraries offer free online homework help? All you need is your library card. Whether you are learning in-person or from a distance, free live online tutors are available to help you succeed. It’s easy to get free help with your homework in math, reading, writing, science, social studies, and more.

• To access free help:
  • 1. Log on to HelpNow.
  • 2. Click “live Tutoring”.
  • 3. Select your subject and level.
  • 4. Click “Get Live Help”.

• Writing a paper?

HelpNow has a Writing Lab! Send your paper to a tutor and receive constructive feedback to help you become a better writer. Or connect with a live tutor to get help with any stage of the writing process.

• Preparing for a test?

Visit SkillSurfer to learn with lessons, videos, and practice tests. Take practice tests on the SAT, ACT, GED, and many more. You can also create your own flashcards and study games with Flashbulb.

• Click here to view and/or download the informational flyer for Free Live Homework Help.

Brainfuse HelpNow

Brainfuse HelpNow is an all-in-one suite of tutoring services designed for a wide range of academic needs – whether it’s tackling a tough homework problem, mastering a particular topic, or writing a paper. Their Adult Learning Center contains a library of rich adult learning content (GED) and live, professional assistance in resume/cover letter writing, U.S. citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills Series, and more! They also offer a Foreign Language Lab with Spanish Speaking Support. Click here to access Brainfuse HelpNow

Got Resume Builder

Got Resume Builder is a resume building app that provides assisted resume writing, customizable templates, and sample resumes to help you in your job search. The program allows you to create, manage, and share multiple resumes completely free through our library link. Click here to access Got Resume Builder.

Learning Express

Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library’s resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want – at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Click here to access Learning Express.

Northstar Digital Literacy

Linden Public Library now offers the Northstar Digital Literacy. This program can be assessed remotely with no library card required for registration. Northstar teaches and assesses essential computer skills through self-guided modules in three areas: Essential Computer Skills, Essential Software Skills, and Using Technology in Daily Life. Certificates are awarded for passing assessments, which serve as valuable credentials for employment and education. If assessments are not passed, personalized feedback and resources are provided, with opportunities to retake the tests after improvement. Click here to access Northstar Digital Literacy

The Linden Library Board is an autonomous governing body. It has ten members and holds regular monthly meetings to review monthly activities and anticipated needs. Upcoming meeting information is posted on the Linden Public Library website and social media as well as at City Hall.

• Click here to view the Library Board Members (formerly Board of Trustees).
• Schedule for the Board of Trustees Meetings:
  • Click here to view upcoming 2024 meetings.
• Click here to view and/or download meeting documents.

JerseyCat

JerseyCat is New Jersey’s statewide virtual catalog and interlibrary loan system. It is provided to all libraries within the State of New Jersey by the New Jersey State Library and the Regional Library Cooperatives. There is no charge to the local library for the service. It provides all New Jersey residents and library staff with real-time searching capabilities for New Jersey’s Z39.50 compliant library catalogs. It also includes a union catalog of holdings from the small to medium libraries that are under 100,00 volumes. Periodical titles can be searched for in the NJ Union List of Serials. It also provides New Jersey residents and library staff with an interlibrary loan system that they can use from their home, school, or office via the World Wide Web. Click here to access JerseyCat.

New Jersey State Library – Biblioboard

Connecting people with information through libraries. Click here to access the New Jersey State Library. .

Referencia Latina

Esta base de datos de texto completo en español cubre una amplia gama de temas dentro y fuera de la academia. Ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluidos libros de referencia, revistas de interés general e informes de salud.

Referencia Latina is a full-text Spanish-language database that covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines and health reports. Click here to access Referencia Latina.

ABC-CLIO Health and Wellness Issues

Health and Wellness Issues by ABC-CLIO enables students to better understand the health and wellness issues affecting them, their peers, and our greater society through a multitude of authoritative reference entries and expert perspective essays. Click here to access Health and Wellness Issues.

AHFS Consumer Medication Information

AHFS Consumer Medication Information is a trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information. It is published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and is updated monthly. Click here to access AHFS Consumer Medication Information.

Alt HealthWatch

Alt HealthWatch is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies. Click here to access Alt HealthWatch.

Consumer Health Complete

The most comprehensive database for consumer-oriented health content, Consumer Health Complete is designed to help users gain an overall understanding of key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Click here to access Consumer Health Complete.

Health Source – Consumer Edition

Health Source – Consumer Edition is a rich collection of consumer health information provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets. Click here to access Health Source – Consumer Edition.

Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. Click here to access Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition.

Salud en Espanol

The Salud en Espanol database provides topic-specific reports covering all aspects of health and wellness, including overviews of diseases, conditions, procedures and treatments. Salud en Español is the one-stop resource for evidence-based reports and fact sheets in the Spanish language./  Esta base de datos proporciona informes sobre temas específicos que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar, incluidos resúmenes de enfermedades, afecciones, procedimientos y tratamientos. Salud en Español es el recurso integral para informes basados en evidencia y hojas informativas en español. Click here to access Salud en Espanol.