eResources

Access World News

NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.

America’s Historical Newspapers

Explore the nation’s past in unprecedented ways. Search and browse American newspapers published across three centuries.

Ancestry

The world’s largest collection of online family history records. Ancestry must be used in the library.

Comics Plus Children’s Library

Access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels for children. Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Comics Plus Teens

Access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for teens. Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Consumer Reports

Unbiased ratings and reviews for 9000+ products and services, plus trusted advice and in-depth reporting on what matters most.

Creativebug

Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Gale Virtual Reference Library provides access to reference titles on American Indians, the environment, history, law, and natural science.

Herald-Leader

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports on the local topics, including local weather, traffic, crime, sports and national news.

Heritage Hub

Discover the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for genealogical research.

Heritage Quest

HeritageQuest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.

Hoopla

Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, and even your TV.

Job & Career Accelerator

Job & Career Accelerator from LearningExpress Library combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application.

Kentucky Virtual Library

KYVL provides information resources for elementary through college age students, adult learners, business and health professionals, and social work professionals.

LearningExpress Library

LearningExpress Library is designed to help students and professionals at all levels of learning achieve their educational and career-related goals.

Libby

Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for free! Libby is the newer library reading app by OverDrive.

Linkedin Learning

Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts.

Mango Languages

Mango Languages offers 71 language courses. Additionally, the service offers English lessons in 17 languages and specialty courses to teach cultural differences.

MyHeritage

Access 19.5 billion historical records for genealogy research. Uncover your ethnic origins & find relatives around the world!

NovelList

NoveList is the premier database of reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world. We match the right book with the right person.

ProQuest

The ProQuest platform hosts multidisciplinary content containing scholarly journals, books, video & audio, dissertations & theses, newspapers and more.

TumbleBook

66 different databases are offered through KYVL.  At the homepage, click on the letter “T” to access Tumblebooks.

Weiss Financial Ratings

Powerful tools to assist you in investments and finances.