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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2005
Contact: , Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442


Austin Public Library Offers Free and Unlimited Access to
Practice Tests Online Through LearningExpressLibrary.com

Austin, TX (6/1/05)—Taking practice tests that could help you reach your school and career goals used to be expensive and inconvenient. Now it’s free and completely accessible at your local library!

Visit any Austin Public Library location, log onto a computer, and begin preparing for any of a number of official school and career exams. You’ll have unlimited free Internet access to practice tests based on such official exams as the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, Real Estate Agent & Broker Exams. Maybe you just want to improve your reading, writing, math or grammar skills. At the Austin Public Library, there’s a practice test for you too! If you have an Austin Public Library card, you can even log onto the Internet from your home computer and make use of this fantastic new service in the comfort of your own home!

The Austin Public Library has made this possible for all its customers by subscribing to www.LearningExpressLibrary.com, a completely interactive and comprehensive website that features more than 300 online practice tests and courses for students and adults of all ages. Today, LearningExpress is the preeminent online provider of test preparation, basic skills, and career guidance materials, serving 3,000 libraries and 80 million people nationwide.

All LearningExpress tests provide high quality assessment. As a test taker, you get immediate scoring and detailed explanations of answers to all questions. Test results also indicate areas in which you might need additional practice and include recommendations for free online tutorial courses that will help you improve your performance on your next test.

To find out more about this remarkable new service, call APL telephone reference at (512) 974-7400, Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or stop by and ask any of your neighborhood librarians for more information.

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