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Chilton Library Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

Find repair info by make and model combinations, covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of older, specialty models.

Creativebug Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

Watch a wide variety of arts & crafts classes taught by design experts. Find a project for every occasion.

  • Creativebug and your privacy
    Creativebug requires you to create an account that is a public profile. Here's how to avoid sharing your personal information. Creativebug user profiles display First Name, Last Name, and Bio, and they will only display initials for first and last name. If you want to use Creativebug while avoiding sharing personal information, you can completely customize all of those fields. For example, you could enter First Name as simply S, Last Name as S, and leave the Bio field blank. Personal profile settings are managed via Access My Account in the menu in the upper right-hand corner of the Creativebug website once you've signed in to your account. These settings are not accessible via the Creativebug mobile app.
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Fiero Code Interactive Tools & Apps Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

Learn to code. Build websites, apps, video games, animations and more through this self-guided software program full of coding tutorials and real-world projects. Programming languages include HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, Scratch, and SQL.

Hobbies & Crafts Source Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

Search magazines, books, videos and reports for projects and information. Find detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas. Subject areas include arts & crafts, collecting, games & electronics, model building, home & leisure, needlework, outdoors & nature, and scrapbooking & paper crafts.

Learning Express Library Recursos en Español Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

Find resources including practice tests and tutorials for school success; college, career, and citizenship preparation.

You'll be able to:

  • Improve your skills in elementary, middle, and high school subjects, or study for your high school equivalency credential.
  • Prepare for the ACT, SAT, and AP tests and more, and search for scholarships.
  • Explore careers and prepare for entrance and occupational exams and military tests.
  • Take advantage of employee skill training and credential exam prep.
  • Find a college, review your college skills, or prepare for college placement exams and grad school admission exams.
  • Learn computer and internet basics, and master popular software such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, and Windows operating systems.

Some features require free registration in order to save your work, revisit your tests, or store scores. You'll need a valid email address and PIN to register.

LinkedIn Learning Library Streaming Media Library Card Required.

Learn the skills you need through on-demand instructional video courses in education, technology, business, and creative fields. To get started, log in with your library card number and PIN; you are not required to have an existing LinkedIn profile.

This is separate from a personal LinkedIn Learning account. Please visit their FAQ for library patrons for details about data privacy, continued education units, and more.

New York Times Cooking Digital Magazines & Newspapers Interactive Tools & Apps Library Card Required.

Discover, save, and organize the world’s best recipes with this innovative and interactive kitchen tool.  Read more to learn how to access this resource.

From inside the library or on library Wi-Fi:
    • Go to New York Times Cooking.
    • Log in or create an account with your personal email address. (Note: if you don't want to receive email marketing communications from the New York Times, uncheck that box when you sign up, or follow the unsubscribe instructions if you start getting marketing emails.)
    • You may now view as many New York Times Cooking articles as you want during your time on the library computer or library Wi-Fi.
    • Log out when you're done.
Offsite/remote access:
    • Click this remote access link.
    • Click "Redeem" to get 24 hours of continuous New York Times Cooking access.
    • Log in or create an account with your personal email address.
    • After 24 hours, you will need to go back to step 1 and click the remote access link again for another 24 hours of remote access.
Using the New York Times Cooking App:
    • Select the correct icon below to download the free New York Times Cooking app, or visit your device's app store.
    • Open your device's browser to navigate to this page, tap this remote access link, and tap "Redeem" to get 24 hours of continuous New York Times Cooking access.
    • Create an account, or log in if you've already created one.
    • Then, leave the browser and launch the app.
    • Sign in with your email address. The code already will have been applied, and you have access for 24 hours.
    • Once your 24 hours is over, you can repeat step 2 to get another 24 hours of access.
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Northstar en Español Interactive Tools & Apps Recursos en Español Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

Financiado por la Biblioteca del Estado de Washington. Cree una cuenta de aprendiz para poner a prueba sus habilidades informáticas y obtener más conocimientos a través del aprendizaje en línea a su propio ritmo. Incluye tutoriales de tecnología y evaluaciones de habilidades.

Aprenda como acceder los recursos de Northstar en español.

Para ver los tutoriales en español y hacer un seguimiento de su progreso, primero debe configurar una cuenta de aprendiz en línea:

    • Ingrese su nombre y dirección de correo electrónico.
    • Marque la opción “I’m not a robot”.
    • Seleccione el botón “Sign up”.
    • Aparecerá un mensaje que le indicará que revise su correo electrónico, por lo tanto, proceda con eso.
    • Recibirá un correo electrónico de bienvenida con un cuadro azul grande donde podrá hacer clic para unirse y crear una contraseña. Proceda con esto.
    • Cree una contraseña de al menos ocho caracteres, que incluya una letra en mayúscula, una letra en minúscula y un número o carácter especial, según las instrucciones.
    • Luego verá un aviso que dirá “Password Reset Complete”. Seleccione el botón “Log in”.
    • Ingrese su dirección de correo electrónico y contraseña para iniciar sesión.

Ahora puede cambiar el idioma a español. Puede hacerlo de la siguiente manera:

    • En la parte superior de la página, seleccione el ícono “Profile” que parece una persona en un círculo.
    • Seleccione el círculo que figura antes de “Latin American Spanish”.
    • Cuando se muestre la opción, seleccione el botón gris oscuro “Update”.
    • La página se recargará en español. Seleccione el ícono “Panel” que parece un monitor amplio de computadora para ver las lecciones y evaluaciones disponibles.

Algunos temas disponibles en español son los siguientes:

    • Habilidades esenciales de computación (por ejemplo: Windows, correo electrónico y habilidades informáticas básicas)
    • Habilidades esenciales para usar un software (por ejemplo: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint y Docs)
    • Use de la tecnología en la vida diaria (por ejemplo: telemedicina y educación inicial y primaria a distancia)

Northstar Online Learning Interactive Tools & Apps Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

Funded by the Washington State Library. Create a learner account to test your computer skills and build your understanding through self-paced, online learning. Includes technology tutorials and skills assessments.  

Getting started

To sign up as a Northstar learner and keep track of your progress, use your name and email address to set up a learner account online.

To sample Northstar before creating a learner account, you can take the tests without recording your progress through the Northstar Digital Literacy page. At this time, you can also sample the following Northstar online learning topics without a learner account: Basic Computer Skills, Email, Microsoft Word, and Career Search Skills. 

Want help getting started? Library staff can help you get a learner account (and an email address if you need one). Fill out this form or call: 360-906-5000, 1-888-546-2707 (area code 509), or 1-800-921-6211 (Yale Valley) during phone service hours.

Wherever you are on your journey with computers, we are here to help! See all the FVRLibraries computers and technology learning options. 

Tests and certificates

Northstar has tests to help you see how much you already know about:

    • Basic Computer Skills*
    • Internet Basics*
    • Using Email*
    • Windows*
    • macOS
    • Microsoft Word*
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft PowerPoint
    • Google Docs
    • Social Media
    • Information Literacy
    • Career Search Skills*
    • Your Digital Footprint
    • Supporting K-12 Distance Learning

*You can learn more about these topics through Northstar's self-paced learning modules.

If you would like to earn a certificate for a test that you've passed in your learner account, you can request to retake the test with an online proctor. Fill out this form, and library staff will contact you.

SAMS Photofact Tutorials & Guides Library Card Required.

View over 4,800 manuals for after-market schematic service data on all kinds of consumer electronics such as radio, TV, car-radio, etc.

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