Featured Resources

• Archives Unbound: historical documents

Adult Literacy

• California Library Literacy Services
• ESL Gold: Free English teaching and learning resources
• Goodwill Community Foundation: Online tutorials in reading, math, technology, and everyday life skills
• Monterey County Free Libraries: Adult literacy program
• USA Learns: Learn English free and prepare to become a U.S. citizen

College Search and Rankings

• College Search: A college matchmaking service from College Board
• College Insight:  build your choices with any combination of variables to compare colleges
• Peterson’s: College and graduate school search
• US News & World Report: Their annual “Best Colleges in America” survey

Digital Literacy

• Digital Learn: Tools to help you feel comfortable and confident with technology
• GCF Learn Free: Computer and technology basics
• Northstar: Online digital literacy assessment
• TechBoomers: Learn how to use popular websites, such as Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, etc.

Financial Aid

• California Student Aid Commission
• Fastweb: Free scholarship search
• Federal Student Aid: college and scholarship searches, career and self-assessment tools

Ongoing Education

• Code Academy: Learn to code interactively, for free
• Coursera: One of the best MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) for all subjects
• Khan Academy: Free online lessons in math, science, computer programming and more
• MOOCs: Learn just about anything with free online courses offered by universities
• W3Schools.com: Learn web development tools

School Directories

• America’s Best High Schools: From the U.S. News and World Report
• California School Directory: From the California Dept of Education
• Private School Locator: From the National Center for Education Statistics

Test Preparation

• College Board and Khan Academy test prep: Free, just sign up