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ABCMouse Online Learning Courses Library Card Required.

ABCmouse is the most comprehensive early learning curriculum available online! With your free Home Checkout account, your family gets access to more than 10,000 Learning Activities and 850 lessons, plus a whole lot more. If you receive a "This library is not authorized to check out an account" error message please try clearing your cache. 

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Alt-PressWatch Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Provides news from magazines and journals of the independent press.
  • Content: Unique, independent voices from some of our nation’s most respected and cited grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals.
  • Age Level: 13-Adult
  • Help: General Help Page
  • Access: Library Card Required

Archives Unbound Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Access historical documents to support your research in history, anthropology and more.
  • Content:   
    • Mountain People: Life and Culture in Appalachia
    • County and Regional Histories & Atlases: Ohio
    • Overland Journeys: Travels in the West, 1800-1880
    • County and Regional Histories & Atlases: Indiana
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: General Help Page /
  • Access: Library Card Required
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Beanstack

Open a world of reading inspiration with a library, school, or Beanstack Go account:
- Participate in reading challenges created by your librarians or educators. Beanstack Go users have access to an ever-expanding catalog of challenges created by our reading specialists.
- Track all the books each member of your family is currently reading and has finished reading
- Use the app’s barcode scanner to quickly add titles to your reading log.
- Record reading sessions to log reading times, or log an entire book with a click.
- Achieve streaks for reading multiple days in a row and badges for reaching reading goals.
- View your reading stats, including totals and averages of your time spent reading and titles read.

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Black Newspaper Collection – Historical Newspapers Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
  • Content:  Atlanta Daily World, The Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call and Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, Louisville Defender, Michigan Chronicle, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Tribune, Pittsburgh Courier 
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: General Help Page
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project

  • Purpose: Read first person oral histories and learn about the historical importance of the narrative.
  • Content: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Access: No Library Card Required
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Brainfuse HelpNow Online Learning Courses Library Card Required.

On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. View how easy, intuitive and engaging Brainfuse HelpNow eLearning is for all ages and levels.

HelpNow's features include:

  • 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
  • Need help getting started?  Watch this tutorial
  • Get a Library Card
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Business Source Premier Magazines Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Business Source Premier features full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.
  • Content: Full text articles from business journals and magazines. Disciplines include: accounting, banking, economics, finance, international trade, marketing, management information systems, operations management and more.
  • Help: Niche Academy Tutorial
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Career & Job Services

The Kenton County Public Library offers an array of services and resources for job seekers at all levels of work. Whether it’s entry-level, a second career or you’re in a transition, the library’s goal is to help you find the job that is right for you. Find all the resources you need on this page. Formerly known as Job Search Central it is now called Career and Job Services. 

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Career & Technical Education Magazines Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: ProQuest Career & Technical Education is the definitive source for vocational information. The database includes nearly 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text for quick access to research on virtually any technical topic.
  • Content:Topics include: careers & vocations, trade & industry, technical resources and job search. 
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Chicago Defender Newspapers Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
  • Content:    
    • Historical local, regional and national news
    • Multidisciplinary
    • Coverage: 1909 – 1975
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Access: Library Card Required
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Children’s eBooks – Libby

Check out children's best sellers, non-fiction, picture books and much more for eReaders, tablets and phones.

  • eBooks, graphic novels, audiobooks, and magazines
  • Want help getting started? Watch this tutorial video.
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CINAHL Magazines Library Card Required.

  • Purpose:Use CINAHL to locate journal articles about nursing, allied health, biomedicine and healthcare.
  • Content: CINAHL indexes the top nursing and allied health literature available including nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association.
  • Age Level: 13 – Adult
  • Help: Niche Academy Tutorial
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Cincinnati Post – Proquest Ohio Collection Newspapers Library Card Required.

  • Purpose:  Find information on your neighborhood, relatives or just learn about the history the Cincinnati area from the Cincinnati Post.
  • Content:
    The Cincinnati Post (1890-1958)
    The Cincinnati Post (1974-2007)
    The Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Times - Star (1958)
    The Cincinnati Post and Times Star (1958-1973)
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: General Help Page
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Consumer Reports Magazines Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Consumer Reports is a nonprofit organization providing unbiased product ratings and reviews on cars, appliances, electronics and more. 
  • Content: Consumer Reports (CR) is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed.
  • Age Level: 13 – Adult
  • Help: Niche Academy Tutorial
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Creativebug Online Learning Courses Library Card Required.

Creativebug has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by design experts and artists.  Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print and more.

  • Purpose: Learn arts and crafts skills with project diy videos.
  • Content: Full video tutorials created by experts.
  • Age Level: 12-adult
  • Access: Use your Library card to create an account.
  • Help: Want help getting started? Watch this tutorial video.
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CultureGrams Kids Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Writing reports on countries and cultures, visiting a foreign country – learn about the culture first.
  • Content: Concise and reliable reports on 200 cultures of the world.
  • Age Level: K-5
  • Help: Want help getting started? Watch this tutorial video.
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CultureGrams World Edition Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Writing reports on countries and cultures, visiting a foreign country – learn about the culture first.
  • Content: Concise and reliable reports on 200 cultures of the world.
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Want help getting started? Watch this tutorial video.
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Dayton Daily News Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Read the daily edition of the Dayton Daily News
  • Content: Full-text articles from Dayton Daily News. View the full page images of the day's news. 1990-Current
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Digital Public Library of America

  • Purpose:  Search library and museum collections from across the country.
  • Content:  Millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States.
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Access: No Library Card Required
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DMV Driving Practice Tests

The first step to get your KY driver’s license is testing, and we have put together resources that make the whole process a snap. Whether you are preparing for a motorcycle, car, or CDL license, we have questions that match almost identically to what you’ll see at the KY KSP.

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Encyclopedia Britannica Early Elementary Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

  • Purpose: Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
  • Content: Hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos and more.
  • Age Level: Five to adult
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library

Espacenet

  • Purpose: Espacenet is a free online database provided by the European Patent Office (EPO) that allows users to search for patents and patent-related documents from around the world.
  • Content: Access to patent documents, including published patent applications, granted patents, and legal status information.
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Free Access
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Explora High School Library Card Required.

  • Purpose:  Access popular magazine articles for entertainment or research.
  • Content: Full-text magazines articles including Time, People etc.
  • Age Level: 12-18
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Family Search

  • Purpose: Discover your family history
  • Content: Access the records of billions of names including birth, marriage and death records.
  • Age Level: 12 – adult
  • Help: FAQs
  • Access: No Library Card Required
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FindMyPast

  • Purpose: Genealogy information from Great Britain & Ireland.
  • Content: Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Records
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: Learning Center
  • Access: Only available inside the Library. 
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Fold3 Library Card Required.

  • Purpose:  Research family members who have served in the military or find out historical information about people in the military.
  • Content: US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
  • Age Level: 12 – adult
  • Help: General Help Page
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Foundation Directory Online Professional Library Card Required.

FDO delivers quality funding prospects. By combining exhaustive data with intuitive search functionality and informative data visualizations, FDO delivers the information you need to reach your fundraising goals quickly and efficiently.

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Foundation Grants to Individuals Online Library Card Required.

FDO delivers quality funding prospects. By combining exhaustive data with intuitive search functionality and informative data visualizations, FDO delivers the information you need to reach your fundraising goals quickly and efficiently.

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Gale Courses Online Learning Courses Library Card Required.

Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online for free.   As a library card holder in good standing, you are entitled to these courses at no cost. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month.

German Catholic Church Records – Matricula

  • Purpose: Find German ancestors in German records.
  • Content: Church registers (mostly books of birth, marriage and death) from various European countries (currently Austria, Germany, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia). These records are not indexed and you need to know the village. 
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Access: No library card required.
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Greater Cincinnati Memory Project

  • Purpose: Find interesting photos from around the area.
  • Content: A collection of photos from around the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.
  • Age Level: 7-adult
  • Access: No Library Card Required
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GreenFile Library Card Required.

Use GreenFILE to find scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. 

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Health Source Consumer Edition Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: A collection of consumer health information including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
  • Content: Full-text magazines and journal articles.
  • Age Level: 12-adult
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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Hoopla eBooks and eAudiobooks Library Card Required.

  • Borrow streaming video, ebooks,  music, and audiobooks each month with your library card.  Titles are always available.
  • You will need to create an account using your library card to check out items. 
  • Need help getting started?  Watch this tutorial. 
  • Up to 20 titles per month
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Hoopla Movies

  • Borrow videos.  Titles are always available.
  • You will need to create an account using your library card to check out items. 
  • Need help getting started?  Watch this tutorial. 
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Kanopy Streaming Library Card Required.

Kanopy is a video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, and more. 

Enjoy 15 free tickets per month with your library card.  Download the Kanopy app on your mobile device or watch Kanopy on your TV. Each movie or series requires a ticket/tickets. 

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Kanopy Kids App Movies Streaming Library Card Required.

Kanopy Kids is Kanopy's curated collection of content for children, with a focus on ages 2-8. While in the Kanopy Kids section, you'll only see content that's age-appropriate and allows unlimited viewing.

Kanopy Kids doesn't use tickets. You can access an unlimited number of Kanopy Kids titles each month. Kanopy Kids also offers parental controls. 

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Kentucky Post 1895-1959 Newspapers Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Explore the Kentucky and Cincinnati Post to find historical information about the area.
  • Content: Full-text articles from the Cincinnati and KY Post.  There is also access to The Lexington Herald-Leader and the Dayton Daily News (1990-Current).  Kentucky Post Historical Access: 1895 - 1959 and 1962.
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
  • Newsbank
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Legal Forms Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Gale LegalForms offers a wide selection of essential state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms that may be customized for the most common legal procedures. These forms are used by attorneys and law firms. Includes real estate contracts, wills, premarital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant, and many others.
  • Content: Customizable legal forms
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: FAQ
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Library App App

Download the Library's app to check out your books, look at holds or see if a book is available.

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Morningstar Investment Research Center Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Make more informed investment decisions with Morningstar Investor's tools, expert analysis, and ratings. 
  • Content: Morningstar Investment Research Center database includes research on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Investing Classroom
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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MyHeritage Library Edition Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: MyHeritage Library Edition (Formerly WorldVitalRecords) is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. Access billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.
  • Content: Access key collections: U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1940; military records; birth, marriage and death records; enhanced Social Security Death Index (SSDI) records; one billion newspaper articles, including full text of modern U.S. newspaper obituaries.
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: Tutorial
  • Access: Library Card Required
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Newspapers.com World Edition Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Search or browse the collection to find news, notices of births, marriages and deaths, sports, comics and much more. 
  • Content:  Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 178 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 19,900+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond. Newspapers provide a unique view of the past and can help us understand and connect with the people, events and attitudes of an earlier time.
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Access: Library Card Required
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Northern Kentucky Atlas (Community Data Dashboard)

Purpose: NKY Atlas is a data dashboard for Kenton, Boone, and Campbell counties in Kentucky that provides easily accessible information.
Content: The website contains regional data for demographic, housing, workforce, infrastructure, economic, quality of life, health, and education statistics.
Age Level: 12-Adult
Help: https://be-nky.com/nky-data/
Access: Free Access

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Novelist Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Use Novelist to find read-a-likes, book club resources, literary criticisms and more. 
  • Content: NoveList is the premier database of reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world.
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: Help Page
  • Access: Library Card Required
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Overdrive eBooks eBooks and eAudiobooks Library Card Required.

Check out best sellers, non-fiction, picture books and much more for eReaders, tablets and phones.

  • eBooks, graphic novels, audiobooks, and magazines
  • Want help getting started? Watch this tutorial video.
  • The Overdrive app is no longer available for download from Google & Apple.  Please download the Libby app. 
  • On May 1, 2023, the OverDrive app will be discontinued - Upgrade to the Libby app today.
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Patent Public Search

  • Purpose: Patent Public Search is a free online database provided by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that allows users to search for patents and patent-related documents in the United States.
  • Content: It provides access to a vast collection of patent documents, including granted patents, published patent applications, and legal status information. 
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Free Access
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PebbleGo Animals & Science Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: PebbleGo helps students in Grades 3-5 learn about a variety of different animals and science topics
  • Content:  The Animal module features information on animal behaviors, classification, mammals and more. The Science module features information on a variety of science topics including: physical sciences, technology, life sciences and more. 
  • Age Level: Grades 3-5
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PebbleGoNext – American Indian History Library Card Required.

    • Purpose: Helps students in Grades 3-5 learn about key concepts related to the United States and American Indians.
    • Content:  The State Studies and American Indian History module features articles for all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and articles for each American Indian Tribal Nation.
    • Age Level: Grades 3-5
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PebbleGoNext – States Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Helps students in Grades 3-5 learn about key concepts related to the United States and American Indians.
  • Content:  The State Studies and American Indian History module features articles for all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and articles for each American Indian Tribal Nation.
  • Age Level: Grades 3-5
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Small Business Source Magazines Library Card Required.

Small Business Source offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

  • Content: Small Business Source offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Access: No Library Card Required
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Something About the Author Library Card Required.

Browse through information on the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people. Something About the Author includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 290 volumes, 20,000 entries, and nearly 30,000 images - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.  This resource is no longer being updated at KCPL.

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Stats America

  • StatsAmerica (US Economic Development Administration and Indiana Business Research Center)
  • Purpose: StatsAmerica serves as a data resource platform designed to provide economic developers with actionable demographic and economic statistics for site selection, grant writing, development metrics, and strategic planning.
  • Content: The website contains comprehensive demographic, workforce, and economic value-added statistics for states, counties, regions, and metropolitan areas across all 50 U.S. states, including comparison tools for up to four geographic regions.
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Resource Tools
  • Access: Free Access
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Teachables Library Card Required.

Scholastic Teachables offers worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more! We offer printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade.

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TeachingBooks for Libraries

  • Purpose: Identify exceptional books that reflect diverse cultural experiences, interests, and ability levels. Obtain resources paired with your book titles that further reading enjoyment, contextual knowledge, and educational relevance
  • Content: A collection of instructional materials about children's and young adult books and authors.
  • Age Level: 13 – Adult
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TeachingBooks for Schools

  • Purpose: Identify exceptional books that reflect diverse cultural experiences, interests, and ability levels. Obtain resources paired with your book titles that further reading enjoyment, contextual knowledge, and educational relevance designed for educators. 
  • Content: A collection of instructional materials about children's and young adult books and authors.
  • Age Level: 13 – Adult
  • Tutorial - Niche Academy
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Teen / YA eBooks – Libby

Check out teen best sellers, non-fiction, picture books and much more for eReaders, tablets and phones.

  • eBooks, graphic novels, audiobooks, and magazines
  • Want help getting started? Watch this tutorial video.
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Trademark Search System

  • Purpose:Trademark Search System is provided by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that allows users to search for registered federal trademarks and pending trademark applications in the United States.
  • Content:Topics include:trademark information, including trademark registrations, pending applications, and other relevant data.
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Free Access
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TrueFlix – People, Places & History Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Helps students in Grades 3-7 learn about science and social studies content with dynamic videos, interactive ebooks and engaging activities.
  • Content: Trueflix includes social studies topics like American Indians, biographies, U.S. government and more. 
  • Age Level: Grades 3-7
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TrueFlix Science & Nature eBooks and eAudiobooks Library Card Required.

  • Purpose: Helps students in Grades 3-7 learn about science and social studies content with dynamic videos, interactive ebooks and engaging activities.
  • Content: Trueflix includes science related topics like nature, experiments, animals, alternative energy and more. It also includes social studies topics like American Indians, biographies, U.S. government and more. 
  • Age Level: Grades 3-7
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U.S. Copyright Office

  • Purpose: U.S. Copyright Office is the official online portal of the U.S. Copyright Office, a division of the Library of Congress, responsible for registering and safeguarding copyrights in the United States.
  • Content:Topics include: comprehensive information about U.S. copyright law, regulations, procedures, and searching records.
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Free Access
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