Did you know that January is International Creativity Month? If you're searching for ways to expand your creativity, then it's time you met Lynda! The New York Public Library provides free access to learning site Lynda.com, from any location, with a valid NYPL card and PIN number. 

Lynda.com is an online educational website with thousands of how-to courses covering everything from building trust to developing your own Android app. Here's a sample of Lynda.com courses, to help spark and develop your creative interests!

Remember, to access Lynda for free with your library card, you must connect through the NYPL webpage. 

Drawing and Animation

Are you a constant doodler? Turn those sketches into something great! Create your own comic book with Penciling a Comic Book Page. Improve your skills with Drawing 2-Point Perspective, or bring your drawings to life with the Animation Foundations series!
 

Audio and Music

Don't limit your musical talents to just singing in the shower. Lynda.com has lots of courses to help you improve those natural skills, with a number of singing lessons and vocal exercises. If your instrument of choice is not your voice, you can learn jazz piano or rock guitar. When you're finally ready to hit the studio, make sure that you check out the Audio Mixing course and the Audio Recording Techniques course.
 

Photography

If you consider yourself a shutterbug, then make sure to take advantage of the hundreds of diverse photography courses Lynda.com offers. Take a look at the Photography Foundations series if you're just getting started, or make all those old family photographs look new again with the Photo Restoration course. Also, make sure to share your photographs with the rest of the world with the Learning to Sell Photography at Art Shows course!
 

Filmmaking

Perhaps your creative interests are more suited to the big screen. If so, Lynda.com courses range from filmmaking and cinematography to directing. Try your hand at a screenwriting course, check out the Creating a Short Film series, or prepare for your directorial debut with Working with Actors and Non-Actors.
 

Design

Are you into the graphic arts? On Lynda.com, you can learn to create your very own magazine with the Magazine Design course, or start a new hobby by taking the new Poster Design offering. If you really love the design of a sleek new car, you can try one of the many automotive design courses.

These are just a sampling of the courses you can take to nurture your creative interests on Lynda.com. If you're still having trouble finding that special muse, Lynda.com has a course for that as well! Take a look at the Creative Inspiration series and see what motivates you to make the most of National Creativity Month.