Articles written specifically with middle schoolers in mind. To learn about different careers, enter a specific career into the search box or use the keyword "careers."
Designed specifically for middle school and high school students according to their needs and search abilities. Includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and top videos from the Associated Press. To learn about different careers, enter a specific career into the search box or use the keyword "careers."
Only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 8 titles per month. A web and mobile library media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV. Explore tons of ebooks on different careers.
Provides access to practice tests and online mini-courses to help students, recent immigrants, and job seekers. Available practice tests include the S.A.T., A.C.T., Advanced Placement, G.R.E., Civil Service, Citizenship Exam, TOEFL, and many more. Use LearningExpress Library to explore different occupations, learn about the training and salaries, see career outlook information, search for registered apprenticeships, and more.
Previously known as Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning provides access to thousands of online courses and tutorials in seven different languages to help you learn about leadership, career searching, software, marketing, and many other skills essential to the job market. These self-paced courses include videos that vary from a few minutes long to multi-hour courses with downloadable exercise files. With the new upgrade, you also have access to the LinkedIn Learning app! LinkedIn Learning has offers a wide assortment of courses that explain what different careers entail. Most careers covered fall within business and technology categories.
Please use your library barcode and pin to log into the upgraded LinkedIn Learning. If using the app, the library code is slcl.
Use Peterson’s Test and Career Prep to search thousands of college and graduate school entries, identify scholarships, and access online practice tests and eBooks for exam preparation. This resource also provides career tools, resume builders, and study guides for exams like SAT, ACT, GRE, NCLEX, and more. Explore career possibilities through quizzes, career explanations, and career outlook information.
SkillMill by Interplay Learning offers skilled trades training courses online on HVAC, solar, plumbing, electrical and more. Develop skills at your own pace through expert-led video lessons and digital training simulations. Registration is required.
Treehouse is an online learning platform that teaches coding and web development skills, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
Complete the registration form to access Treehouse. Once your request is processed, Treehouse will send you an email confirming your account. Please be patient as account creation may take a few days. Library account holders may only have ONE account with Treehouse.
Offers thousands of on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors across 75 categories for upskilling in the areas of business, technology, and design, as well as courses on health and well-being, the arts and language learning. Courses are replaced monthly with new material addressing emerging topics. On-demand videos in eight different languages taught by native-speaking instructors are also included. Udemy's offers an assortment of courses that explain various careers in business, technology, design, health and wellness, law, and art, among others.
You must be 13 years or older and have your parent or guardian create your account if you are below 18.
