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ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy

ABCmouse FREE at our library! Now available in the library AND at home!

The award-winning ABCmouse curriculum is designed to help young children ages 2โ€“8+ build a strong foundation for future academic success. Subject areas include reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. ABCmouse is 100% educational, with more than 10,000 interactive learning activities ranging from books and videos to games, puzzles, songs, art activities, printables, and moreโ€”including more than 1,200 learning activities in Spanish.

Best of all, kids love it!

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More to know:

  • You can access ABCmouse at any BCPL branch on any public computer or on a personal laptop connected to our Wi-Fiโ€”no account required! To use ABCmouse on your mobile device while connected to our Wi-Fi, download the ABCmouse app.
  • When ABCmouse is accessed with ABCmouse Bring Learning Home, your account can be shared by up to three children in a household, each with their own avatar, profile, and progress tracking on the ABCmouse Step-by-Step Learning Path.
  • For more information or help navigating the site, check out this curriculum overview from ABCmouse.

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Small Engine Repair Source

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Offers assistance in providing routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly) for small engines such as those for boats, chainsaws, lawnmowers, and tractors. Search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type, and model numbers. A valid library card is required for use outside a BCPL library location.

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Consumer Health Complete

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Reliable health and wellness information for you and your family.

Take charge of your health with Consumer Health Complete, a trusted, easy-to-use research database designed for everyday peopleโ€”not medical professionals. Whether youโ€™re researching a diagnosis, exploring wellness topics, or helping a student with a health assignment, this resource provides clear, evidence-based information you can rely on.

Consumer Health Complete includes full-text articles from thousands of leading health journals and magazines, along with health reference e-books, medical images, diagrams, and evidence-based health reportsโ€”all in one place.

Use the EBSCOhostโ€”Home Access portal to access from home or on the go. A valid library card is required for use outside a BCPL library location.

Explore Consumer Health Complete

With Consumer Health Complete, you can:

  • โœ” Research health topics using trusted, up-to-date sources
  • โœ” Access full articles from reputable journals and magazines
  • โœ” Explore health reference e-books and detailed reports
  • โœ” View medical images, diagrams, and animations
  • โœ” Find information tailored for teens, adults, and families

Topics include:

  • Addiction & recovery
  • Alternative and holistic medicine
  • Cancer and chronic conditions
  • Exercise and fitness
  • Nutrition and healthy living
  • Mental health, stress, and anxiety
  • Public and community health
  • Relationships and family health
  • Menโ€™s and womenโ€™s health
  • Teen health topics

Content comes from respected sources such as the CDC, Harvard Health Publications, the National Institute of Mental Health, and moreโ€”so you can feel confident in the information you find.

Who is it for?

Consumer Health Complete is perfect for:

  • Individuals researching personal health questions
  • Parents and caregivers supporting family health
  • Students working on health assignments
  • Anyone looking for trustworthy, easy-to-understand medical information

Explora

Explora - An EBSCOhost Experience

Let learning take flight in Explora!

Whether you are completing research for a school project or just looking to satisfy your curiosity about a topic of interest, Explora can help you achieve your goals. Explora offers reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.

With Explora, you canโ€ฆ

  • Search for articles, e-books, news, videos and more using a single search box
  • Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas
  • Read Topic Overviews to gain the background information you need to start your research
  • Limit results to articles that match your reading level
  • Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCOโ€™s Text-to-Speech feature
  • Use the citation tool to build your list of references/works cited
  • Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism

Explora is designed to meet the unique needs of its users, supporting both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality. Use the EBSCOhostโ€”Home Access portal for remote access; a valid library card is required for use outside a BCPL library location.

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EBSCOhost

Let your research begin with EBSCO! Access FULL-TEXT magazine and journal articles, or choose from a selection of special-topic databases such as Academic Search Complete, Agricola, ERIC, GreenFILE, MasterFILE Premier, Newspaper Source, PsycINFO, Regional Business News, Teacher Reference Center, and more.

Current databases include:

 

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