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Gale Peterson's Test and Career Prep

Prepare for standardized tests with eBooks, online courses, and full-length practice tests.

Prepare for standardized tests with eBooks, online courses, and full-length practice tests in Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep. This resource features helpful tools whether you're a student preparing to enter the workforce for the first time or someone who is searching for new opportunities:

Researching the Story of Your House

Madison Public Library partnered with the City of Madison Planning Department and Madison Trust for Historic Preservation to create a community presentation titled “Researching the Story of Your House.”

photo of house from 1940s MadisonHave you ever wondered about the stories your home has to tell? Are you fascinated by the history of historical homes in your neighborhood? 

Recovery.com

Find trustworthy treatment options for mental health and addiction.

Recovery.com (formerly RehabPath) is a local Madison business. Their website was founded in 2017 to help those struggling with addiction and mental health issues find trustworthy treatment options. They strive to provide the most relevant and unbiased educational content to help people make informed decisions.

DigitalLearn

Free short computer lessons for beginners.

If you are new to computers, haven't used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, DigitalLearn has the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.

There are video lessons about:

Urban Triage

Urban Triage, Inc. is on a mission to empower Black families while mobilizing community resources and distributing them to those most in need.

Urban Triage, Inc. is on a mission to empower Black families while mobilizing community resources and distributing them to those most in need.

Neighborhood House Community Center

Neighborhood House offers a plethora of programs and services including: food pantry, laundry, youth & teen summer camps, after-school programs, mentoring, meeting spaces, wellness and enrichment classes for adults, social programming for adults with disabilities, technology lab, transportation assistance, community meals, neighborhood events, and much more!

In 1916, a UW-Madison student wrote an undergraduate thesis proposing the creation of Neighborhood House to meet the needs of the growing Greenbush community. Today Neighborhood House offers a plethora of programs and services including:

Profiles of Wisconsin, 2022/23

Profiles of Wisconsin provides data and insight into the makeup of the state of Wisconsin, including population statistics, geography, political maps, and more.

Profiles of Wisconsin provides data and insight into the makeup of the state of Wisconsin. It provides the detail and demographic information that researchers or grant writers need and can also act as curriculum support for high school and college research papers. This data provides the critical information that can mean success in projects whether in community or government grants and funding or political science, sociology, history, civics and current events.

This volume includes:

Wisconsin Digital Archives

Contains state documents from 2001-present, including statistics, reports, and studies published by government agencies.

The Wisconsin Digital Archives is a growing collection of documents about the activities, functions, and policies of Wisconsin State Government. The collection contains state documents from 2001 to current published by the Executive and Judicial branches of Wisconsin State Government along with select legislative service agencies, government task forces, initiatives, boards, commissions, councils and special study groups.

Journey Mental Health Center

Journey provides care for those experiencing addictions, mental illness, and mental health crises.

Journey Mental Health provides trauma-informed therapy and counseling, substance use treatment, and crisis intervention, including Dane County's 24/7/365 suicide prevention hotline. Services are trauma-informed, culturally specific, and delivered by specially trained professional and Peer Support Specialists.

Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County

The Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County provides education, counseling and support that guide you through the steps and put you on a pathway to home ownership.

The Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County Inc. (HBRT) provides education and counseling to low- to moderate-income potential home buyers and offers free workshops to walk you through how much you can afford, applying for a mortgage, improving credit, barriers to getting a loan, and financial assistance.