Resources

Resources

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  • Kentucky Libraries Unbound/Libby

    Kentucky Libraries Unbound powered by OverDrive allows you to download or stream audiobooks, e-books, and video to your PC, Mac®, or one of many mobile devices. You can check out up to 10 items at a time with your library card and PIN. You can also take books, audiobooks, and more on the go with the Libby app!

  • Kentucky Virtual Library

    In addition to EBSCO and LearningExpress resources that can be accessed directly from our website, KYVL also provides access to Britannica Digital Learning, Scholastic GO!, and Proquest. A special username and password are required for access; ask any BCPL librarian for the login credentials.

  • LearningExpress Library

    Offers practice tests, e-books, and skill-building courses for students and adult learners. Includes specialized learning centers for different interests and age groups cover learning topics like skills improvement in reading, writing, and mathematics; occupational exams and workplace skills; test preparation and study courses for elementary, middle, and high school students; and instructional videos for computer skills ranging from security to Photoshop. Many courses are available in Spanish.

  • LearningExpress Library: Adult Core Skills

    LearningExpress Library’s Adult Core Skills offers resources for busy adults who need to brush up on their math skills; improve their writing, speaking, or grammar; and even offers assistance to become a US citizen.

  • LearningExpress Library: Career Preparation

    Build job search and workplace skills, prepare for occupational exams, and more. Includes military and officer exam training and aptitude tests, plus e-books and practice exams in several other fields ranging from nursing and allied health to culinary arts and cosmetology.

  • LearningExpress Library: College Admissions Test Preparation

    Be ready for college entrance exams! Discover e-books, video tutorials, and practice tests to help you prepare for the ACT, SAT, and PSAT/NMSQT. The College Preparation Center also covers AP exams and the TOEFL iBT.

  • LearningExpress Library: College Students

    In addition to useful skills reviews in math, reading, grammar, and writing, the College Students portal offers practice tests for college placement exams and graduate school admission exams. Includes GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MAT, MCAT, and PCAT.

  • LearningExpress Library: Computer Skills Center

    Enjoy video courses on topics ranging from computer maintenance and internet safety to popular software programs like Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Photoshop.

  • LearningExpress Library: GED Test Prep Center

    Build basic skills and enjoy GED tutorial and practice tests, in English or Spanish. Also includes tools to prepare for the HiSET and TASC.

  • LearningExpress Library: Job & Career Accelerator

    The Job & Career Accelerator offered by LearningExpress Library can help you accelerate your career by offering expert guidance on interviewing skills, resume writing, and searching for the right job for you.

  • LearningExpress Library: Recursos para Hispanohablantes

    From LearningExpress Library: Recursos para Hispanohablantes: Este centro ofrece práctica para mejorar las habilidades básicas, práctica para el examen de GED® o ser ciudadano estadounidense.

  • Legal Information Source

    Find the necessary tools and detailed how-to instructions to understand and navigate a wide range of legal issues. Covered topics include adoption, bankruptcy, business, child custody, criminal law, divorce, estate planning, immigration, patents and copyright, property and real estate, rights and disputes, small claims court, and more. Plus, with the Legal Forms by U.S. State feature, you can search state-specific legal forms by top subject areas!

  • LinkedIn Learning

    LinkedIn Learning is a premier online learning resource featuring tutorials from recognized experts in their fields covering technical skills, creative techniques, business strategies, career development, and more. Learning is self-paced and courses and tutorials are broken up into short videos, so it’s easy to squeeze in just a few minutes of learning a day if that’s all the time you have. Please note: The Library ID is bcplibky if you need it to sign in to your existing account.

  • Literary Reference Center Plus

    This comprehensive database provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames. Includes full texts of classic works alongside synopses, critical essays, author biographies, study guides, lesson plans, and more. Plus access a variety of literary journals, reference books, and even video lessons and drama productions.

  • Mango Languages

    Learn practical conversation skills for over 70 world languages on your computer or mobile device! Includes Arabic, Cherokee, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and more. Mango also offers fully interactive feature films to help users master new languages and more than 20 ESL courses.

  • New York Times Digital

    Free access to all current New York Times articles online. Read the New York Times on any library computer or Wi-Fi network, or get an access code good for 24 hours to read outside the Library or through the New York Times app. You will need to set up a New York Times account with your e-mail address to read unlimited articles.

  • Newspapers.com– World Collections

    Powered by Ancestry and distributed by ProQuest, Newspapers.com– World Collections provides online access to 4,000+ historical newspapers dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s. It includes well-known regional and state titles as well as small local newspapers from the United States and other countries. 

  • NoveList Plus

    Look up authors or specific books. Discover readalikes, recommendations, book discussion guides, book reviews, and more for fiction, narrative nonfiction, and audiobooks.

  • OCLC FirstSearch Databases

    FirstSearch is a collection of databases that includes access to magazine articles. World Cat lists books and materials kept in other libraries around the world. If you are looking for material that is not available in Bullitt County and have a Bullitt County Library card, you may request that an item be “Interlibrary Loaned” using the online request form from World Cat.

  • ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Louisville Courier-Journal

    For researchers seeking an authoritative, regional perspective on national and international events, as well as local perspectives on community news, the full-text, digitized pages of this newspaper (1830–2000) are a valuable resource in a variety of fields including history, political science, African-American studies, and genealogy.