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Get Ready For Your Future Using LearningExpress

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LearningExpress Library can help you improve your academic skills, study for college admissions tests, explore careers, or join the workforce! Get free access to practice tests, quizzes, tutorials, microlessons, e-books, articles, and flashcards to help you achieve your goals.

We’ve also prepared a handy Four-Year Checklist (PDF) for ideas on how and when to use LearningExpress, plus other goals and requirements to complete each year.

Sign up for a LearningExpress account through the LBPL Digital Library (no library card required).


Organized into curated learning centers, LearningExpress has resources for every step of your education and career.


High School Students
Find resources to help you study and improve your skills in math, English language arts, social studies, science and technology.

High School Equivalency Center
Build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math skills; prepare for the GED®, HiSET®, and TASC™ tests.

Prepare for College
Explore colleges, find scholarships, get help with writing college admissions essays, and prepare for important tests such as the AP®, ACT®, SAT® and more.

College Students
Brush up on your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, math and science skills. Prepare for ACCUPLACER® and ASSET® college placement tests, CLEP® exams, and graduate school admissions exams such as the GMAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, MCAT® and PCAT®. You’ll also find tips for developing organizational strategies, strengthening your information literacy skills and more.

Job & Career Accelerator
Find the tools you need to explore careers, find open positions, apply for jobs, and get hired.

Career Preparation
Explore potential careers (including military service), build workplace skills, and prepare for the ACT® WorkKeys® Assessments, the ASVAB test, the TOEIC® test, and career licensure exams.