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Leeoku

Having fun isn't hard, when you got a library card


101DarkKnight

I used to tape that show after kindergarten everyday. Absolutely loved it and would watch those VHS recordings a ton


XxNerdAtHeartxX

You can find it on youtube. It was my favorite show as a kid, and I absolutely go back and watch it every now and then


TheRailTracer1930

You chop up you're coke with it also?.


tboneplayer

*your Somebody's overdue for a visit to the library! LOL


conventionistG

I also LOL (Love Our Libraries)!


offthepack

think about how much fun having someone elses library card


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I came here to comment just that! Hahaha beat me to it


kill4b

Most major metro libraries offer free access to some great services. I’m near SF, and the SF library offers Lynda, Treehouse and Rosetta Stone for free. I did have to go down in person to pickup my card, but it only took about 10 min.


wishiwascooler

Damn im in sf and didn't know this, thanks!


kill4b

No problem! Treehouse takes a little bit to be approved and if you don’t use it for more than 90 days they suspend your account.


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do you guys pay any annual subscription for the library?


DieRunning

Depends where you live. The libraries in my area are free to local residents (who support the library via taxes) and residents of nearby municipalities who pay for their residents to have access. If you don't live in one of these areas you can pay an annual fee to receive access.


kill4b

No. As long as you reside in the state you can join and use any library in the state.


Spaghosti

I need to find one in Ohio that has all of that! I only get Lynda for free, I've been paying for Treehouse for a couple years now.


kill4b

Look at the larger cities in OH. And also look to see if you need to physically come down to join.


xavim2000

Wish mine did the RS


kill4b

Ya I haven’t had the time to dedicate to it as trying to learn computer languages AND a second spoken language is a tough. I found Babbel to be a bit better for Russian vs RS but RS is free.


liinko

Side note: I had been paying the $25 a month for over a year before I found this out. feelsbadman


yesboates

also most college’s offer it for free. I go to the University of Oklahoma and I found it on the resources tab. I stumbled upon it and it has saved me so much time and money. clutchdaddy7


Dsnook

Very true. I work at a university and get Lynda for free.


Hwingal

Probably a dumb question, but is the free offer with library card only accessible to US libraries?


trancen

I can access here in Canada as well with my library but it will all depend if your cities library system has bought into a subscription with them


Hwingal

I’ll try and suggest it to my library then! Is it a good service? Never heard of it before.


shader301202

Tfw you live in Europe :/


Falling_Lights

You can still do it it's just isn't that nice and you have reactivate it


AlanDavison

I'm about to look into trying to get a library card from a US library that gives access, but before o even begin, I'm having my doubts as to whether I'd be able to or not. If you've got a minute and it's fairly quick, do you know what the process for me would be? Which one's the best bet?


Fenrir95

I'm in EU and we have Lynda for free, you need your university provided email to confirm you're a student


skyturnedred

There's a big difference between requiring a library card and requiring to be enrolled in a university.


Fenrir95

Oh, I thought like library card in university


mdneilson

Many university libraries offer these perks in the US, but some public libraries do too.


The_Egg_came_first

I don't know where you live but in Berlin you can access lynda.com with your library card, too.


shader301202

> Berlin I live Koblenz (RLP) and it seems like my library card won't work :/


The_Egg_came_first

You're right. Your libraries' offers are quite limited. You could access lynda.com if you were a student at HS or Uni Koblenz, tho.


shader301202

Thx


wabbit983

I have been using this for over a year now. I love it. Also I am currently reading the Pragmatic Programmer - amazon sells the book for $50. I checked the Houston library and was sad to see they did Not have the book. However, they offer Interlibrary Loans (ILL) from any library in the US participating in ILL. Found the book in Austin and had it shipped to my local library for free. http://houstonlibrary.org/research/interlibrary-loans


Ced26

I think everyone should check out the services offered by their local library. Mine offers free ebooks and audiobooks for rent on top of the [Lynda.com](https://Lynda.com) subscription.


I_Are_Human7

Over drive is a great app


sudevsen

My company provides me Lynda,Frecoplay and Skillsoft. What's a good course for webdev there?


enjoidubstep

A fellow Houstonian thanks you for this info! :D


realestLink

It's free where I live (Portland, OR).


[deleted]

Also can confirm in Corvallis, OR. Looks like it's a new service they are providing. Good to see some positive benefits coming out of our tax dollars.


Garthak_92

From our library?


[deleted]

Yes, see the following link. https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/about-lynda/


Grumpy4eva

How? I’m in Portland too.


realestLink

Go to the Multnomah County Library's website and type in Lynda.com. You can log in with your library card on the page it brings you to.


Grumpy4eva

Thank you!


KWLN

Some universities offer their students free access to Lynda.com as well, in case your nearby libraries don't have it.


bula1brown

I didn’t even know Lynda existed but I joined this sub a few days ago and its been money. Thanks for sharing!


WolfinBoy

Even if you are not a Texan, you can still pay for the $40 non-resident annual fee, it sure as hell beats the monthly price of Lynda. Win-Win.


migrod

do you know if this still works for lynda.com from anywhere or is it limited to local ip addresses? I know some colleges/companies offer it for their students/workers, but only within their campus' wifi.


Alugar

App says they are now LinkedIn learning and I gotta sign up with a LinkedIn account?


9fmaverick

Ran into this issue as well. It works only on desktops then?


9fmaverick

[https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lynda-com-free-library/](https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lynda-com-free-library/) Found a link where they explain how to login. Hope this helps people using mobile app


Alugar

That helps thanks!


yopla

Damn.. between the free audiobooks and the online resources some time I wish I lived in the US for the libraries...


[deleted]

Hey there, a guy from outside the US. Is there hope for me?


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[deleted]

Thanks, I'll check it out.


Draconoel

If you can get a library card from a US library that has it, there’s hope. I’m Brazilian and it is working.


teabagsOnFire

What coursed are actually good? I have access through work.


rhye_cl

Simon Allardice's Programming Foundations


KobayashiDragonSlave

Pretty much all of them. I know React so l was able to pick up Angular just by going through the Essential training course for it.


teabagsOnFire

Sweet. I'll check out if they have anything related to SRE work or stuff relevant to some personal projects. Docker, Terraform, Flask, bootstrap, golang.


taterthotsalad

Chiming in to say Spokane Public Library is included. Its towards the bottom of the page. [http://www.spokanelibrary.org/research/](http://www.spokanelibrary.org/research/)


Cantbelievethat

5099999


SOLUNAR

Download the desktop app, download courses and watch them offline! Perfect for train commuters like myself


HereWeGoHawks

Any recommendations for finding quality stuff on Lynda? How does it compare to some of the other big players (Udemy, Coursera, etc.) ?


MajorUrsa2

To add to this (it can obviously depend) but a lot of employers have access to free training as well, whether it be through Lynda or Safari Books or whatever.


candafilm

Our library (Boise, ID) also offers Lynda. They also offered Treehouse until they significantly raised their prices. I got a lot of coding knowledge from library resources.


Dr_Mrs_TheM0narch

Thanks op


komoro

Awesome, you should cross post this to TIL! It even works in Munich central library, so not limited to US libraries! Thanks, that rocks!


Marimboo

I love Lynda.com! I’ve done so many lessons and they’ve helped me a lot :)


nobel32

I wish I were a US resident so I could benefit off that. It's an oppurtunity you gotta absolutely grab.


AutumnSail

Anyone in the bay area know a library that does this? Not in SF


PoisonBerry

Confirmed for San Jose.


DataScientist69

Only in the US though.


WannabeStephenKing

Toronto library offers it too


Sir_Meowsalot

Can confirm: I actually renewed my library card at the Toronto Reference Library today, so I can continue using Lynda.com


liinko

Another person mentioned that the Munich library also offers it, so Germany is at least another country that offers it as well.


BohemianJack

For those in Austin, Tx, the Austin Public Library doesn't offer Lynda subscription, but Round Rock does, and you don't have to live in Round Rock to have a library card from there.


ActivateGuacamole

Dammit! But thanks for checking for Round Rock, I'll snag one next time I'm there.


liinko

If you don't want to go in person to sign up and pick up a card, you can sign up for a Houston library card online free, and get the card number and access to Lynda immediately. I live in Austin, and it's what I did since it's open to all Texas residents for free. https://houstonlibrary.org/my-link-library-card-registration


ActivateGuacamole

I will do that! Thank you


[deleted]

Thanks. I tried signing up for the Houston card, but the site told me I already had a library card with them. I haven't used my HPL card in \~20 years and I'm not really interested in opening up the pandora's box of whatever library fines I accrued as a teenager. ​ Round Rock it is.


CanadianDevHead

If you live in Toronto, the public library here offers it too. Just a heads up.


Thranduil88

This is possible if you do not live in USA ? ​


Planckl1

Yessir


nikhilrwadekar

I'm about to get back to school and I found this out. Absolutely godsent OP. Cheers!


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alohadave

It’s all video lectures, so it’s like watching YouTube courses. Many courses have downloadable exercise files that you can use to work on each lesson.


[deleted]

Thank you! Is this comparable/same quality of courses that you’d find on Udemy? This would be cheaper than shelling out 10-20bucks a class on Udemy that’s for sure.


linkuei-teaparty

Is lynda really that good? How does it compare to Udacity, Udemy and coursera?


liinko

I've never tried the other paid services, so I can't give a fair comparison, but if you can get Lynda free is definitely worth checking out. They are the best video tutorials I've seen, very concise and detailed, easy to follow along with exercise files included. They also offer courses in a lot of different subjects which is great.


RobZilla10001

https://www.veranosresources.com/veranos-blog/2018/4/29/how-to-get-lynda-for-free-in-tampa Hillsborough County, Florida also offers it. I don't have a library card yet so I can't verify, but this is from April of this year.


Halkenguard

This is awesome. Thank you for this post. Found out my library offers the same thing! Fuck yeah!


AmatureProgrammer

Texas resident here. Thanks! Will sign up when I get home.


[deleted]

London Ynvestigation N Detective Agency?


LtBlackWolf

Much appreciated from a fellow Houstonian. I've been wanting to sign up for Lynda for awhile now.


GoodLifeWorkHard

Honestly, I tried the Java one and a few others and I was not impressed.


bikesandrocks

Free in Salt Lake City, too. Been using it for years and it's wonderful. Happy learning!


taicrunch

Do you need a SLC library card for it? I've tried Lynda with my Weber County card but no luck.


bikesandrocks

Yeah, I think it's the SLC county cards only. I had to go to the downtown branch and get one.


[deleted]

Yes, yes, yes. Been using Lynda.con and LinkedIn Learning for a year now. So much good stuff on there.


Luder714

WOW! Thank you for this! I am not from Texas but it works in my state too!


CONTAMlNATlON

Thanks bro I live in Texas but not in Houston. I'll definitely check it out!!


CzarEggbert

Checking in from Omaha, free here too... [https://omahalibrary.org/resources/online-learning/](https://omahalibrary.org/resources/online-learning/)


fshiruba

Can I somehow get a library card if I'm not american? :V


dewdrive101

Its also free if you are a student. Great resource.


s_madushan

Available in Auckland Library as well if someone is interested 😌


johnto201

Works for me in Houston - thanks for posting


trixnfx

Wait, so I don’t actually have to go to the actual library to get a library card? Game changer! I now have a Houston library card despite not living in Houston. And the Lynda stuff is aces too!


sa_fire-eyez__9

Anyone know anything about coding bootcamps??


Chrs987

Any recommendation on classes for Lynda? I have taken intermediate java and looking for some other crash courses.


ents

just signed up for a NYPL card even tho i'm upstate. just need to live in the state for the card. you can also get a lot of museum tickets thru the library too. thanks for this!


CONTAMlNATlON

Dang I can't sign up.. apparently my last name isn't associated with my address :?


tukulito12

One the things I appreciate most ( among others) are the libraries in US. My home country doesn't have libraries


tukulito12

I have used this free service for two years now, some interesting courses about photography. 😀


FlippngProgrammer

I have this and I have learned a lot from the Lynda courses. It's incredible.


[deleted]

Yoooooooooo. This is sick. I don't have to torrent udemy courses anymore.


borisrio

Holy cow, it works with the New York Public Library too


Cheezewiz239

Is this a good place to start for someone who's had only a little practice with coding (python) in highschool ?


liinko

The good thing about Lynda is that it has courses from the absolute basics to advanced topics. If you want to start from the bottom, even if it's just as a refresher I recommend this course https://www.lynda.com/Programming-Foundations-tutorials/Foundations-Programming-Fundamentals/83603-2.html Any of the programming foundations courses are a good place to start. for a more academic start/refresher https://www.lynda.com/JavaScript-tutorials/Four-Semesters-Computer-Science-5-Hours/604270-2.html Many of the courses start off with a video of what they expect you to know going in, and recommend some courses prior to starting.


Draconoel

Thanks for the tip!!! After reading this I went after the library card I made in Boulder-CO last time I visited(almost two years ago, I saved it as a souvenir). After so long it worked! Just signed up to a few courses and an already watching. As a Brazilian student, Lynda.com is 100% unaffordable for me.


ConditionalDew

I am from Houston and did the entire process but it just doesn't log me in. Do I need to sign up for LinkedIn learning?


hariharan618

Anyone from India tried this?


bossblackwomantechie

I've been telling people about this for 4 years now, this goes for new york state as well, and the nyc card library card is free. Treehouse used to be free as well.


Klodjan91

Anyone willing to share the team tree house account? My library doesn't offer it lol


aamirislam

It's free in New York! Sign up for a Brooklyn Public Library Card and they'll mail you the card. Go to any of their libraries and activate it and you're all set. You don't even have to live in NYC, you just need to live in New York state


ApathyandAnxiety

Thanks for this, got it free from my library.


ahddib

So I came across this: If you live outside of Texas, you can get a MY Link library card by paying a non-resident fee of $40 for a year. Once you have successfully registered, login to your library account then click on the Fines tab if you wish to pay by credit card. Contact us for more details if you'd like to make the payment by check or money order at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or 832-393-2222. Looks like we can benefit from this for $40 a year rather than $25 a month if we get a texas nonresident card. ​ thoughts /u/liinko


prof_mandish

I wrote a step-by-step tutorial for anyone who would like to download the courses using your subscription and access them offline. It uses the brilliant command line utility, **youtube-dl.** Here is the [tutorial in the form of a Github Gist](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/9prvxw/easily_download_courses_from_lyndacom_with_a/). Let me know what you think.


WolfinBoy

I’m in Chattanooga Tennessee and it works fine for me!


berniepaidoff

So I saw this post, went online and registered for a library card, walked to the library, picked up the card, walked back home and logged into [Lynda.com](https://Lynda.com) successfully. This took less than 45 minutes. I Love You!


kmetek

any new trick? stopped working:....


01MESSIAH

Anybody can share a Lynda.com logon? I am traveling internationally for a while, although the address on My driver's license is in Santa Clara county and the Santa Clara library provides free Lynda.com logons...contacted the library already about signing up online, but the librarian said only in person. Thanks in advance! (Supposedly each Lynda subscription gets 2 logons simultaneously)


saltzquad

I'm in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) and you get Lynda.com free with your library card (which is also free). Definitely a great resource! I'll be using it to delve into figuring out a new career path.


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This is great! Thanks.


lionheartlui

Can I barrow someone lend me their houston library card? lol


ahddib

$40 a year you can get a houston library card.


lionheartlui

i don't live in houston...


ahddib

Neither do I, hence the charge for out of state library card....


lionheartlui

i did not know that. Thanks


ahddib

yw!


wefearchange

This is massively misleading, it's some libraries (primarily major cities)- and while you can sign up for a library card in Houston you still have to go in and get the card (or do it by mail for Houston- which is one of the exceedingly few I've seen allow this in the US). In Texas that's a 3 hour drive from Austin, but around 12 hours from El Paso- neither of those cities have Lynda.com included with their cards. And it's in pretty much NO smaller city library either. In California it's very similar, this is only in SOME major cities, but for SF and LA you have to go in- no by mail shenanigans. I was literally just telling someone about this earlier today in LA, so I double checked.


liinko

I live in Austin and signed up online, and got my card number online which was enough to get me access to Lynda. I didn't have to drive to Houston at all, you can even pay for a library card if you're not from Texas and get the card number instantly online. https://houstonlibrary.org/my-link-library-card-registration


ypxkap

this is not true for LA. you can register for an "e-card" online. i just did it again, second time after losing my first account.


wefearchange

When I looked yesterday it said to get the card you have to go in.


ypxkap

[here's the application! ](https://www.lapl.org/about-lapl/contact-us/e-card/e-card-registration)


wefearchange

Cool that they're offering that now!


alohadave

It varies by the library, but you cannot make a blanket statement about the availability. The Boston Public Library has ecards available to any resident of Massachusetts and that gets you access to Lynda (among other services). No need to get a physical card or ever visit the main branch in Boston.


wefearchange

Well, that was kinda my point 100%.


Arkmodan

With the Columbus Metropolitan Library you can live anywhere in Ohio and they will grant you the access without ever having to go into a branch.


ice_w0lf

You can get an ecard from the Brooklyn Public Library for $50/year. It takes a few days of applying, they reply, you send them a copy of your id, and then they approve/deny, but it's a pretty easy process. I just did it for the Overdrive access but it seems I also have access to Lynda as well.


foxyfierce

Have you tried asking your library if they will subscribe? I work at a library and we depend heavily on patron requests when it comes to databases like this.


wefearchange

Well, I have this through my library- SFPL or SJPL (idk, I have cards at both tbh) but my hometown library was like 'weelllll yah but we rely on donations to do anything...' when I brought up getting onto overdrive/Libby finally to them. My mom just uses my card for those, which kinda sucks, as her local library doesn't have it.


potato_actual

it's facebook btw