Learning Express

Job & Career Accelerator combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application.

Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life.

Rocket Languages

The Scientifically Based, Award Winning Language Learning System that allows anybody... At Any Age Or Skill Level ... To Master a Different Language.

Genealogy Resources

Thanks to the generosity of Proquest during the pandemic, we are able to provide remote access to both of these rich online resources to Holyoke Public Library cardholders. Please click on the name of the database you would like to access and follow the log in instructions. You will need the number on the back of your library card.
Click to access Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry provides access to millions of unique, full-text primary sources and enhanced images, including U.S., U.K. and Canadian Census records; Canadian genealogical records; U.S. military records; and immigration, passport, and naturalization records.

Click to Access Heritage Quest Online
In addition to providing access to tens of thousands of family and local history books, HeritageQuest Online now contains United States Census records through 1940 and City Directories from across the country. The latter contains a wealth of information, including addresses and occupations of adults.

Please contact the History Room at (413) 420-8107 and leave a message if you have difficulty accessing these databases from home.

For Access to Ancestry from a Holyoke Public Library computer, please click here.

Massachusetts Board of Library Comissioners (MBLC)

PowerSearch makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or several of the Gale’s periodical databases in a single search. This is especially good for subjects that may be covered more than one database, such as diets, careers, etc.

Gale Courses

Online learning anytime, anywhere... Just a click away!

Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. As a library card holder in good standing, you are entitled to these courses at no cost. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month.

Online Music Lessons

ArtistWorks for Libraries provides world-class instruction through self-paced video lessons from Grammy Award-winning music and artistic professionals.

Universal Class

Universal Class provides over 500 courses covering 30 subject areas including:

• Computer Training • Personal Finance
• How to / Do It Yourself • General Education
• Business • Pet & Animal Care
• Career Training • Health & Medicine
• Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
• And Much More!

Creative Bug

Creativebug.com has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.