Courses

Creativebug is a comprehensive collection of arts and crafts video tutorials, offering on-demand and unlimited access to expert instruction in various creative disciplines:

• Drawing & Painting
• Fiber Arts (Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting, and Quilting)
• Jewelry Making
• Paper crafts
• Holiday gifts

Access to Creativebug also includes scheduled live events, interviews with artists, exclusive documentaries, and art studio tours!

Need help accessing? Watch our video tutorials or contact eHelp for support.

Stream great movies to your PC or device, including:

• Great cinema from the Criterion Collection.
• A broad collection of foreign films.
• Engaging lectures from The Great Courses.
• Documentaries from PBS.

Viewing Limits

Customers get 9 tickets per card per month which can be used to watch videos via Kanopy. For more information on tickets, please see this explainer on tickets.

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Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts.

• software development
• business and project management
• creative skills and software training (Adobe, 3D animation, film making, etc.)

Access

• Desktop users: Enter your library account number and PIN with our special link.
• Mobile users: Use library code "paloaltocitylibrary" and then enter your library account and PIN on the following screen.

eBooks, audiobooks and video trainings on computer, technology, and business.

• Over 35,000 technology, digital media, and business eBooks, including Safari Tech Books content, in multiple languages.
• 30,000 hours of video trainings
• curated learning paths and case studies.
• Programming, SQL databases, network administration, and project management
• Titles from Microsoft Press, Adobe Press, Peachpit, and Jossey-Bass.

This service has a 500 daily user limit, so in rare circumstances, users may experience delays in access.

Develop your research skills with these research tutorial videos:

• How to find information
• How to evaluate information
• How to use information