Tech Tips: Getting started with LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform with video tutorials to learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Check out LinkedIn Learning FAQs »

Meet LinkedIn Learning

With LinkedIn Learning you can:

  • Access 16,000+ expert-led courses to help you improve your business, creative, and technology skills available
  • Earn a certificate when you complete a course
  • Receive course recommendations tailored to you
  • Use project files and quizzes to practice while you learn
LinkedIn Learning Login Screen

How to log in & get started

Watch the LinkedIn Learning video tutorial on this page or follow these steps to get started:

  1. Visit the library’s LinkedIn Learning page, and click on the LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) » link.
  2. You’ll be taken to the login page for the Oak Park Public Library. Click the Get started button.
  3. You’ll need your Oak Park library card and PIN to sign in (no LinkedIn account needed). Enter your card number and PIN and click Continue.
  4. If this is your first time logging into LinkedIn Learning, you may be asked some questions about your learning interests and goals. Select from the options offered and continue through the prompts.
  5. Once you have completed the initial questions, you will be taken to the main page. If you have used Lynda.com previously, you should see any in-progress and saved courses. From here, you can continue on your previous learning path, browse available courses by topic, or use the search bar at the top of the page to search for skills, subjects, or software, as seen in the screenshot below.
LinkedIn Learning Home Screen

Don’t know where you’d like to get started? Sign in to LinkedIn Learning and try one of these courses that your neighbors are loving:

  1. Graphic Design Tips & Tricks
  2. Help Yourself: Tech Tips
  3. C++ Essential Training (2018)
  4. Excel Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365)
  5. Drum Set Lessons: On the Beaten Path
  6. Learning Data Analytics
  7. HTML Essential Training
  8. Online Marketing Foundations
  9. Learning Arduino: Foundations
  10. Audio Mixing Bootcamp

To find these courses, type the name of the course into the search bar at the top of the LinkedIn Learning page.

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