Boone County Public Library

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Home users may be required to create an account or enter a library card number to access the titles below.

Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL)

We provide access to many research tools and encyclopedia with the help of KYVL. Access the Kentucky Virtual Library directly. Home users: call for a username and password.

If you need help with KYVL check their tutorials on YouTube.

Subject Guides (Staff Selected)

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Books

Business and Employment

Business Source Premier (KYVL)
Consumer Reports (KYVL)
Job and Career Accelerator (Create account)
Morningstar
ReferenceUSA
Regional Business News (KYVL)
Small Business Reference Center (KYVL)
Value Line

Education and Lifelong Learning

Academic Search Complete (KYVL)
Access Video (Library card number or Create account.)
Britannica Reference Center (KYVL)
College Blue Book
EBSCOhost Web (KYVL)
ERIC (KYVL)
FastForwardKY (No log-in)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
LearningExpress Library (Create account)
Literature Resource Center
Mango Languages (Create account)
National Geographic Virtual Library
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (KYVL)
ProQuest Career and Technical Education (KYVL)
Sociological Collection (KYVL)
Teacher Reference Center (KYVL)
Universal Class (Create account)

Government and Law

Agricola (KYVL)
Boone County GIS (Library access only)
Boone County PVA (Library access only)
Kentucky Legal Forms (Gale)

Health and Wellbeing

History and Genealogy

Ancestry (Library access only)
Chronicles of Boone County (No log-in)
Fold3
Genealogy Connect
HeritageQuest Online
Kentucky Digital Library (KYVL)
The Underground Railroad in Boone County

News and Current Topics

Homework Help for Kids

Britannica School Elementary (KYVL)
Britannica School Middle (KYVL)
Explora Primary School (KYVL)
Explora Secondary School (KYVL)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (KYVL)
GreenFILE (KYVL) (No log-in)
Grolier's Scholastic GO! (KYVL)
MAS Ultra - School Edition (KYVL)
Middle Search Plus (KYVL)
Primary Search (Elementary School) (KYVL)
World Almanac for Kids Online (Library access only)

Homework Help for Teens

Access Video (Library card number or Create account.)
Britannica School High (KYVL)
EBSCOhost Web (KYVL)
Explora Secondary School (KYVL)
Khan Academy (Free)
LearningExpress Library (Create account)
Literature Resource Center
Mango Languages (Create account)
National Geographic Magazine Archive
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (KYVL)

Images and Video

Access Video (Library card number or Create account.)
Scholastic GO (KYVL)
National Geographic Virtual Library

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