Education and Training

Non-fiction reference materials on a variety of subjects can be read in your browser, emailed, and printed.

• Business Plans Handbook sample business plans from entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
• College Blue Book guide to thousands of 2 and 4-year colleges and the programs offered. 
• Financial aid sources such as scholarships, fellowships, and loans.

Hundreds of documentary, educational, and lecture videos covering cooking, photography, language learning, and travel.

For technical support, contact 1-800-322-8755 or visit Access Video's support page with live chat help.

Self-paced tutorials on software and computer skills, web design, computer programming, video editing, project coordinating, business management, job and career paths, marketing, and so much more. This service is limited to about 150 simultaneous users.

If you change your library card number you will lose access to playlists you saved under your previous library card account.

For technical support, contact 1-888-335-9632 or visit Lynda.com's support page. 

Language learning lessons with reading/writing/listening components. For technical support, contact 1-877-626-4611 or visit Mango’s support page.

Language-learning lessons including American Sign Language and English. Build your own personalized courses based on your interests, occupation, learning goals, and available time. Includes courses for children and any of 60 occupations, as well as citizenship preparation courses. To track your progress, create a pronunciator account in addition to logging in with your KCLS library card and PIN.

A quick start tutorial is available.

For technical support, contact support@pronunciator.com 24/7 or 1-800-328-1776 during business hours, or visit pronunciator's help center.

Clases para aprender 100 idiomas incluyendo inglés en 63 idiomas base y el lenguaje de signos americano. Crea tus propios cursos personalizados según tus intereses personales, ocupación, objetivos de aprendizaje y tiempo disponible. Incluye cursos para niños, 60 ocupaciones, así como cursos de preparación para la ciudadanía. Para rastrear tu progreso, crea una cuenta de Pronunciator además de iniciar una sesión con tu tarjeta de la biblioteca KCLS y tu PIN.

Un tutorial de inicio rápido está disponible. Para soporte técnico, contáctese con support@pronunciator.com 24/7 o 1-800-328-1776 durante el horario comercial, o visite el centro de ayuda de pronunciator.

Test preparation (eBooks and interactive practice for civil service, military, and academic admissions exams), school search, career exploration tools, and resume builder. Log in to the service with your library card number and PIN and create a Testing and Education Reference Center account to use all features.

One-on-one, real-time tutoring via chat and audio in a variety of subjects. Tutor.com is available 24/7 but live tutoring is only available from 2 pm-midnight daily. 

Tutor.com does not limit the number of monthly tutoring sessions per library card. There is a general time limit of 20-30 minutes per tutoring session. Each tutoring session is designed to help you with 1-2 questions before you continue working on your own. If you need more time with a tutor you may begin a new tutoring session. Essay review limits are 8,000 characters (5-6 pages) per submission and a learner may have 3 essays under review at a time.  

Services include:

• ACT/SAT practice course
• AP courses
• ASVAB practice quizzes
• bilingual tutors
• citizenship preparation help
• college-bound help
• cover letter review and help
• document proofing, in real-time and drop-off, for written essays, resumes, and math problems
• English language skills help
• GRE, GMAT, MCAT, and LSAT practice courses
• interview preparation
• job searching help
• MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint tutorials
• remedial skill building
• resume review and help
• sample resumes, templates, and guidelines
• videos on basic education foundations
• WA State SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) test preparation (Select the “Other Tools” menu at the top of the Tutor.com site and choosing “Prep for the SBAC." See SBAC video tutorial.)

Teachers may access:

• practice classroom for information staff to show patrons how to use Tutor.com: Practice Classroom. 
• demonstration resources from the Client Resource Center: https://www.tutor.com/clientcarelib/demos
• intro video: Tutor.com Intro Video

For technical support, contact librarysupport@tutor.com or visit Tutor.com’s help center located at the bottom of each page in the Tutor.com FAQ section. Tutor.com cannot help you retrieve your PIN If you forgot your PIN you must contact a KCLS library or Ask KCLS for help. 

Tutorías individualizadas en tiempo real via chat para estudiantes de K-12, de nivel inicial universitario y estudiantes adultos en varias materias. Tutor.com está disponible 24/7 pero las tutorías individualizadas solo están disponibles de 2 pm - medianoche.

Tutor.com no limita el número de sesiones de tutoría mensuales por tarjeta de biblioteca. Hay un límite de tiempo general de 20-30 minutos por sesión de tutoría. Cada sesión de tutoría está diseñada para ayudar a los alumnos con 1-2 preguntas y luego hacer que el alumno continúe estudiando por su cuenta. Si el alumno necesita más tiempo con un tutor, se le invita a comenzar una nueva sesión de tutoría.

Los servicios incluyen:

• Cursos de práctica ACT / SAT

• Cursos AP

• tutores bilingües

• ayuda para la universidad

• corrección de documentos, en tiempo real y sin cita previa

• ayuda con las habilidades del idioma inglés

• Tutorías de MS Word / Excel / PowerPoint

• desarrollo de habilidades de refuerzo

• videos sobre fundamentos de educación básica

• preparación para el test SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) del estado de Washington. (seleccione "Otras herramientas" (“Other Tools”) en la parte superior del menú del sitio Tutor.com y "Preparación para SBAC" (“Prep for the SBAC").

Para obtener asistencia técnica, contacte librarysupport@tutor.com o visite el centro de ayuda de Tutor.com en la parte inferior de cada página de Tutor.com, en la sección Preguntas frecuentes (FAQ). Tenga en cuenta que Tutor.com no puede ayudarle a recuperar su número clave (PIN). Si olvidó su número clave (PIN), debe comunicarse con una biblioteca de KCLS o solicitar ayuda de Ask KCLS.

• ACT/SAT practice course
• AP courses
• ASVAB practice quizzes
• bilingual tutors
• college-bound help
• Compass
• document proofing, in real-time and drop-off, for written essays, resumes, and math problems
• English language skills help
• GRE, GMAT, MCAT, and LSAT practice courses
• MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint tutorials
• remedial skill building
• videos on basic education foundations
• WA State SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) test preparation (Select the “Other Tools” menu at the top of the Tutor.com site and choosing “Prep for the SBAC."  See SBAC video tutorial.)