Online Resources

From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 180 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons, 800+ videos, and 55+ interactives and games, completely free. 

GuideStar is the most comprehensive source of nonprofit information.
• Community members can easily find local nonprofits where they can donate, work, or volunteer

Use census records and other historical records to trace your family tree. Available to residents of Wisconsin via BadgerLink.

Look up biographies, articles, images and documents on historical topics. Available to residents of Wisconsin via BadgerLink.

Hoopla lets you borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on any of your devices! Available to City of La Crosse residents with library cards in good standing. 

Stream movies and shows to your devices with Kanopy and your library card. Collection includes narrative and documentary films, TV series, The Great Courses, as well as kids content!

Abstracts of local and regional news stories from the La Crosse Tribune, with indexing of La Crosse stories beginning in 1990.

Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for free! Libby is the newer library reading app by OverDrive. Available to residents of Wisconsin via a consortium of public libraries.

Critical commentary, biography and reviews of literature. Available to residents of Wisconsin via BadgerLink.

Primarily magazines and journals, but includes reference books and primary source documents on subjects of general interest. Available to residents of Wisconsin via BadgerLink.

Access articles and reports from medical journals. Available to residents of Wisconsin via BadgerLink.

Access your voter information, register to vote, and much more with Wisconsin Voter Search.

An archive of historical newspapers from all over the world. Use it to find news stories, obituaries and period advertising. Available to residents of Wisconsin via BadgerLink.

Northstar Digital Literacy defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of individuals to perform tasks based on these skills.

Find your next book here with expert reading recommendations and book lists. NoveList Plus includes audiobook recommendations, nonfiction recommendations, and reviews on 70% more titles than in basic NoveList.

Download e-books and audiobooks to a computer. Available to residents of Wisconsin via a consortium of public libraries. To access the Overdrive collection on a smart device, please download the Libby App.

Resources presenting multiple sides of an issue to help assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

An index to articles in older magazines, coverage dates 1890 - 1982. Accessible to all in-library. Home use is paid for and available to city of La Crosse residents.