SUNDAY, APRIL 20th | All locations will be closed for the Easter holiday. Regular Sunday hours at the Central and Mt. Washington locations will resume on April 27th.
With thousands of items in our collection, BCPL offers something for everyone to enjoy. We can’t wait to help you discover great books, movies, and more!
Whether you want to build computer skills, master a language, or just learn something new for the fun of it, we offer resources and services to help you become the person you want to be.
Use the menu to the right to learn about all available resources for a particular format (like e-books!), or click on a specific resource icon (like Hoopla!) to begin exploring available titles. With just a few simple clicks, you can access thousands of free e-books, audiobooks, music albums, videos, and more.
ArtistWorks offers instrumental and voice lessons from world-class professionals. From beginner instruction to advanced classes, aspiring musicians of all skills levels are provided a guided path of video lessons containing everything they need to reach their musical goals.
Learn at your own speed and enjoy the instructional videos on desktop or mobile devices. ArtistWorks is available as a Kentucky Libraries Unbound/Libby Extra. You will need to log in to KLU/Libby with your library card number and PIN to access Extras. Once your ArtistWorks account is created, it will need to be renewed through Libby every 30 days.
Features include:
Bluegrass, Blues, Classical, Country, Jazz, Rock, and more
Hundreds of hours of high-quality video instruction
Studio quality play-along tracks
Downloadable written materials, tablature, and sheet music
Universal Class offers more than 600 lifelong-learning courses in 35 subject areas—many of which offer continuing education units (CEUs) accredited by International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Courses are designed and led by professional instructors through a variety of mediums including videos, assignments, quizzes, tests, and interactive opportunities with other learners. Real, human instructors grade assignments and provide feedback to build deeper understanding and mastery of the subject matter.
With subject areas like Arts & Music, Cooking, Computers & Technology, Exercise & Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Health & Medicine, Home & Garden, Homeschooling, Job Assistance, Law & Legal, Parenting & Family, Pet & Animal Care, and more, Universal Class is a great choice for both serious students and casual learners. You can take multiple classes and learn at your own pace. Simply register once with your BCPL library card, then continue to access Universal Class over and over with the e-mail and password you use to set up your account.
A wide variety of courses span everything from homeschool courses for the kids (and parents) to business and accounting to dozens of cooking, baking, arts & crafts, and gardening courses. Examples include:
Hoopla Flex access begins October 15, 2024! Instant borrows are now available and will remain available.
Hoopla is your gateway to streaming movies, TV shows, music, e-books, audiobooks, comics, and more—free with your library card! Enjoy instant access to millions of titles, including The Great Courses, 50+ digital magazines, and other specialty content through the BingePass feature.
Families will love browsing in Kids Mode to discover kid-friendly titles designed to entertain and educate younger readers and viewers. You can also download content through the Hoopla Digital app for offline access anytime, anywhere.
And starting October 15th, our collection gets even bigger with the launch of Hoopla Flex!
Hoopla Instant
Hoopla Instant titles—marked by a lightning bolt icon⚡—are available anytime with no holds or waitlists. You’ll continue to have access to over 1.9 million instantly available titles and enjoy 12 Instant borrowsper month.
What’s included with Instant?
Movies, TV shows, comics, music, e-books, audiobooks, and BingePasses
Always available to stream or download instantly
Hoopla Flex
Hoopla Flex offers a curated selection of popular and high-demand audiobooks, handpicked by library staff based on patron requests and anticipated demand. Flex titles—identified by a revolving arrow icon🔄—allow you to borrow up to 5 Flex titles at a time, with the option to place holds if an item is checked out. If you run out of Flex borrows, simply return one title and select a new one. This way, you will never run out of content options!
How does Hoopla Flex work?
One person at a time can borrow a Flex title, similar to traditional library lending.
If an item is unavailable, simply place ahold and Hoopla will notify you when it’s ready.
Unlike Instant borrows, Flex borrowsdo not reset monthly. Each borrow lasts 21 days with up to two renewals (as long as no one else is waiting).
Our initial Flex collection focuses on audiobooks—the most in-demand format among our patrons already using Hoopla. Additional formats may be added in the future.
Why use both Hoopla Instant & Flex?
With Hoopla Instant, you have the freedom to stream a wide range of content anytime, anywhere. Hoopla Flex gives you access to sought-after audiobooks, perfect for when you’ve used up your Instant borrows or want to reserve high-demand titles.
Both collections are available through the same Hoopla app you already love, keeping it simple to browse, borrow, and explore!
Get ready to hold less and discover more with Hoopla Flex—available October 15th!
