Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library Career Center provides job seekers with access to job sites, resume writing resources, and interviewing tips. 

Brainfuse VetNow is an all-in-one suite of services designed for a wide range of career or veteran needs: whether it’s tackling a resume, writing a cover letter, navigating the VA system, or adjusting to a civilian career. 

Coursera is a California-based Public Benefit Corporation whose mission is to help individuals build the skills they need for in-demand jobs. It provides learners with access to more than 5,000 courses and certifications.

GetSetUP Learning center is a social learning platform for individuals 50+, taught by peers. The classes are live and consist of digital learning, physical health, mental health, social health, and vocational health. Patrons will receive a pass or code to be able to access all the classes they would like to participate in for a month at a time.

LearningExpress Library Complete and Job & Career Accelerator assists job seekers with exam preparation, including the California Basic Educational Skills Test(CBEST), California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET), California Real Estate, Salesperson exam prep, and the California Police Officer Exam. Learning Express Library Complete & Job Accelerator provides tools for resume building, interviewing, and job seeking. This resource also supplies tools for earning a high school equivalency diploma in California. Offers video courses to help Californians build computer literacy skills.

Para recursos en español, visite este sitio de web. 

LinkedIn Learning Focuses on the skills needed to land jobs that are currently in demand (based on workforce and labor market data, the future of work predictions, and current trends.) It provides professional certificates as well as continuing education units (CEUs) that can be added to a LinkedIn profile. To access this resource, enter your library card number and PIN (Last Name). 

Northstar Digital Literacy  Focuses on people with low or limited technology skills. Provides assessments of 14 different digital skills. Provides assessments of 14 different digital skills. Used by CA literacy programs.

Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people. Skillshare classes include a combination of video lessons and a class project. Classes range from 30-90 minutes with bite-sized lessons and hands-on learning to fit any schedule. Access is courtesy of the California State Library. The last day to redeem a Skillshare seat for 3 months of access is September 20th, 2022.

This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library Online Consumer Health Resource Center provides users with a variety of vetted health resources to assist individuals in their health care journey.

Important Filing Dates

Final date to submit taxes: April 15

For Individuals

Federal Income Tax Forms & Instruction Booklets

Internal Revenue Service

• Download and print tax forms and instruction booklets here

California Income Tax Forms & Instruction Booklets

California Franchise Tax Board 

• Download and print tax forms and instruction booklets here

For Businesses

State Board of Equalization

• Download and print forms here

Need assistance filing your taxes? 

Until May 4, 2023

Now Accepting Walk-Ins pending Volunteer Availability

Note: All walk-ins must bring tax documents such as W2's, 1099-MISC, bank statements, etc. 

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic

Individuals or families whose income is less than $60,000 are invited to participate in Chinatown Service Center’s free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic from February 2 to April 6. This program helps U.S. residents or legal Green Card holders prepare their 2022 federal and state income tax returns. For more registration information, call Adult Services or visit the Library website. For other locations, visit here. 

Archives of Sexuality & Gender presents important aspects of LGBTQ life in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond.

Britannica School Edition offers thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos audio clips, primary sources, maps, and research tools for K-12 students.

Brainfuse HelpNow offers live tutor access for homework help, skills building and test preparation where after taking a quiz, users can connect directly to a live tutor from the test center. To learn how to use Brainfuse HelpNow, view the following document or the tutorial below. 

Britannica Escolar is a Spanish-language resource for native speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish that provides access to thousands of articles, images, videos, maps, and tables.

Britannica Escolar Video en Espanol

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Gale Interactive: Science Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science. 

National Geographic Kids Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6-14.

ProQuest CultureGrams Online - Concise cultural information on countries around the world. (Grades 3-12) 

ProQuest Ebook Central (School & Educators Complete) – eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology). (Grades 9+, possibly some content for Middle School, also includes professional development content for faculty)

ProQuest eLibrary – General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. Two unique interfaces available. (Grades 6+)

ProQuest Research Companion – Information literacy tools and tutorials to help develop critical thinking. (Grades 8+)

ProQuest SIRS Discoverer – Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators. (Grades 3-9)

ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher – Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators. (Grades 6+)

Teaching Books provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, and a wealth of multimedia resources on K through 12 books to support reading and library activities for all grades and content areas.

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