Learning Support
Explora – Secondary Schools – EBSCO – Access popular magazine articles for entertainment or research.
Opposing Viewpoints – focus on current events and topics with different viewpoints.
CultureGrams – Reports, statistics and information about all the world’s countries
Business Source Premier, and Morningstar (Business and Finance)
Faces and Places, Cincinnati Enquirer, Kentucky Post, geNKY, NKY Newspaper Index (Local History)
Full List of Resources – Learning & Research
Live Homework Help
Live Homework Help with HelpNow 2:00-11:00.
- Homework Help Interact with live tutors in math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP and state standardized tests.
- Skills-Building Choose your topic to receive real-time help.
- Personalized eLearning Tools My File Sharing, My Session Replay, My Tutoring Archive, My Tests Archive, and more!
- 24-Hour Writing Lab Submit essays and other forms of writing for constructive feedback.
- Homework Send Question Submit homework questions for expert guidance.
- Adult Learning Center Access a library of rich adult learning content (GED) and live, professional assistance in resume/cover letter writing, U.S. citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills Series, and more!
- Foreign Language Lab /Spanish-Speaking Support
App: Mac Android
Description: Live tutoring help. Students (K-12) can get live online homework help, skills building, writing assistance, test prep help, and more from expert tutors. Hours: 11am – 9pm
Help: Contact Brainfuse at 1-866-BRAINFUSE (1-866-272-4638) or send an email to info@brainfuse.com When contacting Brainfuse, please provide an email address and let them know you are using the service through Kenton County Public Library.
Ask a Librarian
Available during regular Library hours.
Reading Resources
Overdrive
App: Libby
Formats: eBooks, Audiobooks & Magazines
Description: Overdrive includes recent bestsellers, popular fiction & nonfiction. eBooks & Audiobooks are available to checkout for 21 days. If not available, books can be placed on hold or requested for purchase.
Help: https://help.overdrive.com/
Checkout: Up to 30 items at a time.
Renewals: Yes, if no one else is waiting
Purchase Requests: Yes, use the website to request purchases. You will only be notified if the item is ordered.
Hoopla!
App: Hoopla
Formats: eBooks, Audiobooks, Comics, Music, Video
Description: Titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded to phones or tablets to watch offline. There are hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from with more being added daily.
Checkout: Up to 20 items per month.
Renewals: Yes, and you can also check out again.
Purchase Requests: Unfortunately we cannot add titles to this collection.
Library Catalog
Request any item and you can pick it up in our drive-thru. We will contact you when it is available.
App: Kenton County Public Library iOs – Android – Kindle
Checkout: Varies by item type.
Renewals: Yes, provided no one is waiting for the item.
Purchase Requests: Item Request Form