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Hoopla Digital
Hoopla allows you to watch streaming videos or listen to streaming audio on your computer, or you can download to your mobile device to enjoy later. The collection includes videos, audio and e-books, music CDs and comic books. Items are always available for checkout without waitlists. Hoopla is limited to Dakota County Library and South St. Paul card holders. Funded by DCL.*
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Libby​
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LinkedIn Learning
Easy-to-use video tutorials to help you learn software, technical, creative and business skills — anytime, anywhere. Log in with your Dakota County Library card, create your profile and you are ready to start learning.

Research Resources

Book Match
Tell us about what kind of books you like and we'll recommend a few more for you. The more information you provide, the better we can match your reading interests. We'll get back to you with 3-5 new reading suggestions within a week.

Country Watch
E-books that can be read on your computer or mobile device. A variety of popular titles are available. Funded by MELSA/DCL.*

Data Axle
Directory of more than 44 million U.S. businesses and 27.5 million U.S. residents, plus median income and median home values. Funded by MELSA.*

Historic Map W​orks Library Edition
Residential genealogical digital collection of full-color historic maps. Includes more than 100,000 land ownership maps detailing the geographic and development of the United States. Compatible with Firefox browser only.
Funded by DCL*

LearningExpressLibrary 3.0
Online courses in math and English, plus online practice tests for official exams, including civil service, academic achievement, citizenship, real estate, and military. Funded by ELM.*

​ LitFinder
Features a searchable collection of full-text poems, essays, speeches, plays and stories. Includes biographies, explanations, and literary criticism. Funded by DCL.*

Newsbank InfoWeb
Provides full-text content of local and regional news from the St. Cloud Times (1999-present), St. Paul Pioneer Press (1988-present), Star Tribune (1986-present), and Duluth News-Tribune (1995-present, in-library only). Funded by MELSA/DCL.*

Novelist Plus - your guide to reading
Looking for a good read? This readers' advisory tool helps you find new books based on other books you've enjoyed or topics in which you're interested. Now includes nonfiction. Funded by MELSA.*

Oxford Reference Online
Contains over 100 dictionaries and reference titles covering the complete subject spectrum: from general reference and language to science and medicine, and from humanities and social sciences to business and professional. Funded by DCL.*

Language Learning

Mango Languages
Mango is a self-paced online language-learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for many different languages including English. Funded by DCL.*

Transparent Language
Transparent is a powerful and personalized language-learning system. It locks foreign language words and phrases into your memory so that you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever. Funded by MELSA.*

Last updated: 3/10/2025 10:49 AM

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