St. Paul (MN) library on forefront of digital learning and entertainment

St. Paul (MN) Public Library cardholders can now be active and engaged without stepping inside a library branch for years, or ever -- and library officials are fine with that.

The St. Paul Library rolled out its latest digital offering: Complimentary access to Lynda.com, a self-learning site with hundreds of courses and thousands of videos that focus on software training, business-skill building among other things. This helps move the library from its old role as a quick-reference source, which Google is rendering obsolete, to a fountain of meatier, more-sophisticated knowledge that gives patrons long-range learning and training options. The library also offers a growing portfolio of digital-entertainment options, including text and audio content, though video entertainment is not yet one of the options.