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Create stories, games and animations.
Download hit music for free!
Practice your math skills while having fun.
Instantly borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone through hoopla!
Learning + School Work
Live tutoring, homework help, and writing assistance.
Encyclopedia to help with homework, research, presentations, and more.
Learn about cultures and countries from around the world.
Get the official scoop on famous people.
Learn up to 80 languages with lessons, tutors, music, and videos.
The HistoryMakers is the nation’s largest African American video oral history collection.
Books + Magazines
Over 100 popular magazines that can be read on a tablet or mobile phone. Formerly called Zinio and RBdigital.
Reading recommendations based on what you like.
Thousands of eBooks, Audiobooks, and videos for free.
Instantly borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone through hoopla!
Educators
The Milwaukee Public Library is your partner in education.
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Virtual Teacher Card
Want to use the resources on LibraryNOW with students in your classroom, but can’t get to the library to register for a Teacher Card? Get started by creating a virtual teacher card with access to all of MPL’s online resources.
After submitting the form below, you will receive an email with instructions for activating your Virtual Teacher Card. If you already have a Teacher Card you do not need to create a Virtual Teacher Card account.
Please Note: This form is for *new registrations only*. If you already have an CountyCat teacher card, you do not need to use this form. If you have any questions about the status of your current account, please contact the Milwaukee Public Library. Thank you!
Upgrade to a Full Access Teacher Card
All teachers currently employed at a school located within the City of Milwaukee are eligible for a teacher library card. Teacher cards may be used to check out school-related materials from any Milwaukee Public Library. Proof of employment by a school located within the City of Milwaukee is required. Teachers who reside within Milwaukee County are eligible to apply for both a teacher and a personal library card. The teacher card is valid for one school year. Visit any Milwaukee Public to apply for a Teacher Card.
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Career
Free test prep for ACT, SAT, AP, Praxis, TOEFL, and more!
6 week courses on subjects from photography to business and more. Plus, free test prep for ACT, SAT, and more.
A collection of high quality research tools and resources including Wisconsin Media Lab.
Provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. Formerly called Automate.
Entertainment
+ Games
Download hit music for free!
Over 100 popular magazines that can be read on a tablet or mobile phone. Formerly called Zinio and RBdigital.
Instantly borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone through hoopla!
Books
Thousands of eBooks, Audiobooks, and videos for free.
Mostly nonfiction eBooks, including the “… for Dummies” books.
Reading recommendations based on what you like.
Nonfiction resource books on any subject you can think of.
Instantly borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone through hoopla!
Learning
Live tutoring, homework help, and writing assistance.
6 week courses on subjects from photography to business and more.
Learn up to 80 languages with lessons, tutors, music, and videos.
Prep for the civics test you need to graduate! Designed to help people prepare for the US Naturalization Test.
Encyclopedia to help with research, presentations, and more.
Information on conditions, medications, and more.
Research articles on a variety of subjects. Includes a “cite” button so you can just paste citation information into your paper or report.
Convert popular newspapers into 8 different languages
U.S. and international newspaper articles and TV/radio transcripts
Wish you knew a foreign language? Mango Languages' conversational approach teaches practical, relevant content focused on four key areas of language learning: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and culture. 72 languages are available to English spea
The HistoryMakers is the nation’s largest African American video oral history collection.
Full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents
Full-text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of image
Engaging and inspiring resources for students and teachers. Formerly called Wisconsin Public Television Education.
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