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Homework help in every K-12 subject and skill-building resources for adult learners. On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning.

Features include:

• Homework Help Interact with live tutors in math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP and state standardized tests.
• Skills-Building: Choose your topic to receive real-time help.
• Personalized eLearning Tools: My File Sharing, My Session Replay, My Tutoring Archive, My Tests Archive, and more!
• 24-Hour Writing Lab: Submit essays and other forms of writing for constructive feedback.
• Homework Send Question: Submit homework questions for expert guidance.
• Adult Learning Center: Access a library of rich adult learning content (GED) and live, professional assistance in resume/cover letter writing, U.S. citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills Series, and more!
• World Languages Lab /Spanish-Speaking Support​​​​​​​

Estudiantes! Busca biografícas e información sobre lugares y cosas. Mira los videos y animaciones para aprender más. Encuentra respuestas rápdias y ayuda con la tarea. Descubre mapas, fotos e ilustraciones para proyectos escolares. Y mucho más! 

El Periódico Universal disponible en línea gratis

Hoopla Digital offers eBooks, audiobooks, comics, magazines, movies and television shows--all available on your computer, tablet, eReader, or mobile device. You can download up to 5 items per month.   

Download the Hoopla Digital app from your device's app store or visit the Hoopla Digital page to create your account. Register using your library card and e-mail address.

Questions? Check out the Hoopla FAQ page to help you get started or their video support channel to find answers! 

Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app. You can even send and read your borrowed eBooks to your Kindle eReader! It’s free and easy to get started. (Formerly known as OverDrive)

Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.

The New York Times en español, disponible gratis en línea.

Get unlimited access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves.

Titles include: 

- The Guardian
- Bloomberg Businessweek
- Chicago Tribune
- Newsweek
- Daily Mail
- China Daily
- La Razon

Download the PressReader app or view online.  

To get started:

• Click sign in
• Search for and select the Alhambra Library
• Enter your library card number and PIN

ProQuest Schools and Educators Complete eBook Central offers a foundational base of more than 12,900 downloadable ebooks for K-12 students and teachers that are available anytime and anywhere.  Books can be downloaded or read online and are available in multiple languages such as Spanish and both simplified and traditional Chinese. 

Key topics for students include history, art, science, music, math, computers, literature, writing, religion, and fiction.

Teachers benefit from such subjects as common core, classroom management, curriculum planning, educational technology, tests and measurements; child development, psychology and disabilities, and more.

Log in using your Library card to access to this database from anywhere. 

TeachingBooks provides a suite of instructional resources for K-12 students, educators, and parents. Resources include audiobook readings, author videos, book discussion guides and lesson plans for over 40,000 books in English and Spanish.