Game On! Introducing Mango’s new social media feature. While using Mango, library patrons are now able to earn virtual badges & share their language learning progress on Facebook and Twitter!

As you progress through Mango’s interactive, language learning courses, you can earn social badges to post to Twitter or Facebook.

Let all your Friends and Followers know how you’re doing! Show off your new skills!

Try Mango free today!

Boyd County Public Library allows our patrons to create their own account to submit and manage their Interlibrary Loan Requests online.

To view the new guide, please make sure you have Adobe Reader installed and click here.

The XXX Summer Olympic Games in London, England

• Focus On: Summer Olympics
  [More Research Features ]

• The Summer Olympics: A Visual History [ 2008 Summer Olympics Highlights]

International News and Features

• Moderate Coalition Appears Set to Win Landmark Elections in Libya; Citizens Vote in First Democratic Poll Since 1964 [ More Top Stories]

• Pena Nieto Elected Mexican President [ More News Headlines]

• Barclays Pays $450 Million to Settle Allegations of Manipulating Benchmark Interest Rates; Scandal Leads to Resignations of Top Executives, Parliament Inquiry [ More on Financial Crises]

Key U.S. Coverage

• Editorial Opinion: Supreme Court Upholds Majority of Landmark Health Care Law; Chief Justice Casts Decisive Vote Upholding Individual Mandate
  [ More Newspaper Editorials]

• Health Care Reform [More Research Topics ]

• Editorial Cartoon: Clearing the Way to Work Permits [ More Editorial Cartoons]

• Facts On Janet Napolitano [ More Newsmaker Profiles]

• Key Issue: Immigration [More Key Issues ]

Boyd County Public Library is proud to present a new resource that will help you find out the Who, What and Where of our government – MyGovernment

MyGovernment will show you all your elected politicians, from the President to the local munipialities.  It provides contact information, in-depth biographies and much more.  MyGovernment’s interface is available in both English and Spanish.  With MyGovernment you have access to the same information as professional lobbyists.

Want to know what bills your Senator is voting on? MyGovernment can tell you.

Want to know who to contact about your local concerns? MyGovernment can tell you.

MyGovernment’s “HOME” tab provides a Tips & Resources box that provides quick and easy access to basic government information including:
• Basic Guide to U.S. Government
• How Laws are Made in Congress
• How to Contact your Legislators
• Guide to Becoming a U.S. Citizen
• Useful Links & Websites

WHO. The ‘Who’ tab provides candidate data including basic information from address and phone number to more in-depth material including:
• religion
• number of children
• military service
• past occupations
• committees and caucuses

WHAT. Users can search for legislators and executives that work directly on issues that matter to them.

WHERE. A complete list of elected officials is available based on zip code. From the President down to local county or municipal officials, users get contact information, background and biographical data, photos for many legislators and elected officials, and which bills they sponsor and their stance on key issues.

Try MyGovernment today!

MyGovernment can currently only be used at one of our library branches.  Remote access is not yet available.

Available on LearningExpress Library on Tuesday, July 3:

New Online Practice Exams

New practice exams will be available to users preparing for the WorkKeys® assessments, Praxis II: Principles of Learning Tests (PLT), and the COMPASS® college placement exams. We’ve also added another practice civil service exam.

New eBooks
The inventory of vocational and instructional eBooks has grown to include three new titles for the GED® Test and nursing school entrance exams, and a new addition to the 501 Questions series designed for those wishing to learn or build their calculus skills.

Full list of new eBooks and Practice Exams:

New Online Practice Exams

NCRC WorkKeys® Practice Tests

• WorkKeys® Reading for Information Practice Test 1
• WorkKeys® Reading for Information Practice Test 2
• WorkKeys® Applied Mathematics Practice Test 1
• WorkKeys® Applied Mathematics Practice Test 2

Praxis II®: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Practice Tests

• Praxis II®: PLT Practice Test: Early Childhood (0521)
• Praxis II®: PLT Practice Test: Grades K–6 (0522)
• Praxis II®: PLT Practice Test: Grades 5–9 (0523)
• Praxis II®: PLT Practice Test: Grades 7–12 (0524)

COMPASS® Practice Tests

• COMPASS® Algebra Placement Practice Test 1
• COMPASS® Algebra Placement Practice Test 2
• COMPASS® Reading Placement Practice Test 1
• COMPASS® Reading Placement Practice Test 2
• COMPASS® Trigonometry Placement Practice Test 1
• COMPASS® Trigonometry Placement Practice Test 2
• COMPASS® Writing Skills Placement Practice Test 1
• COMPASS® Writing Skills Placement Practice Test 2
• COMPASS® College Algebra Placement Practice Test 1
• COMPASS® College Algebra Placement Practice Test 2
• COMPASS® Geometry Placement Practice Test 1
• COMPASS® Geometry Placement Practice Test 2
• COMPASS® Numerical Skills/Pre-Algebra Placement Practice Test 1
• COMPASS® Numerical Skills/Pre-Algebra Placement Practice Test 2

Additional Civil Service Practice Exam

• Civil Service Practice Exam 2

New eBooks

Professional Skills

• Nursing Skills Entrance Exams, Third Edition

Academic Skills

• 501 Calculus Questions

GED®  Test Preparation

• GED® Test Skill Builder: Math
• GED® Test Skill Builder: Language Arts, Reading
  

 U.S. Health Care Reform Law – Supreme Court Decision

Important Update

June 29, 2012

From the beginning the U.S. Health Care Reform Law has been covered in NewsBank’s World Health Special Report.  This Report continues its coverage with the Supreme Court Decision and the aftermath of that ruling.

Because this ruling impacts nearly every individual and business in the United States as well as having a definite affect on the November Presidential election, NewsBank’s Special Report includes articles from a diverse mix of news media from the United States and other countries, as well, to provide a variety of perspectives directly from the places and people affected.

New articles have been added as events have unfolded over the past days and, most importantly, over the past several hours.

Continue to use this Report for further updates as well as other related Special Reports – 2012 Presidential Campaign and World Economics.

Small Business Reference Center by EBSCO is offering some free training sessions.

These count as CE toward your annual certification.

Please take advantage of these courses:

Thursday, June 7 from 11am-12pm, EDT

Friday, July 6 from 4:30-5:30pm, EDT

Tuesday, July 31 from 1:30-2:30pm, EDT

To view other free online courses, visit http://training.ebsco.com.  

Small Business Reference Center is part of our package through KYVL.

Remote Access   In-house Access

We’ve added more titles to our Gale Virtual Reference Library!

What is the Virtual Reference Library?  It’ an online collection of resource books that can be accessed 24 hours/day – 7 days/week!  The books never check out, so everyone can access every title all the time.

These titles are non-fiction and Reference materials — for popular titles check out Overdrive – Kentucky Libraries Unbound.

The new titles are:

• 9781438131511: 101 Tips for Graduates, Revised Edition
• 9781412979290: 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook
• 9781598844207: 9/11 and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Chronology and Reference Guide
• 9781420501896: Abortion
• 9781438131351: Adventure
• 9781438132044: Advertising and Public Relations
• 9781438131337: African  Mythology A to Z, Second Edition
• 9781587658969: African American Poets
• 9781420502473: Aids
• 9780780811362: Alcohol Information for Teens, 2nd edition
• 9781615302697: America at War Bundle
• 9781935114956: American Buyers: Demographics of Shopping
• 9780313376993: American Food by the Decades
• 9781615302703: An Explorer’s Guide to the Universe Bundle
• 9780737750744: An Opposing Viewpoints Guide -Gangs
• 9781615308170: Ancient Civilizations Bundle
• 9781420502459: Animal Rights(Lucent)
• 9781438131818: Animals (FOF)
• 9780737751277: Anxiety Disorders
• 9781587659188: Asian Poets
• 9780780811577: Asthma Information for Teens, 2nd ed.
• 9781587658976: Avant-Garde Poets
• 9780313365591: Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography
• 9781587658983: Beat Poets
• 9780313376870: Beatles, The: A Musical Biography
• 9781420503562: Bias in the Media
• 9781615304684: Biochemistry, Cells, and Life Bundle
• 9789814384582: Biographies & Notes: Chinese Music 20th Century and Beyond
• 9781420502558: Biological Warfare
• 9780737748154: Body Image
• 9781416612766: Breaking Free from Myths About Teaching and Learning: Innovation as an Engine for Student Success
• 9781587659089: British Renaissance Poets
• 9780737758603: Bullying
• 9780780811584: Cancer Information for Teens, 2nd edition
• 9781438134833: Career Opportunities in Agriculture, Food, and  Natural Resources
• 9781438131153: Career Opportunities in the Food and Beverage Industry
• 9781438129754: Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry, Fourth Edition
• 9781438129761: Career Opportunities in Travel and Hospitality
• 9780749458539: Career, Aptitude and Selection Tests
• 9780313378522: Carrie Underwood: A Biography
• 9780780811379: Cash & Credit Information for Teens, 2nd edition
• 9780737745917: Censorship
• 9780313359170: Che Guevara: A Biography
• 9780313379215: Chief Joseph: A Biography
• 9781420501919: Child Abuse (Lucent)
• 9780737761191: Child Labor
• 9781414462172: Cities of the United States, 7th ed.
• 9780737745924: Climate Change
• 9780737759259: Climate Change (Greenhaven Press)
• 9781420505573: Cliques
• 9781420502527: Cloning
• 9780313391866: Collaborative Grantseeking: A Guide to Designing Projects, Leading Partners, and Persuading Sponsors
• 9780780812161: College Financing Information for Teens, 2nd Edition
• 9781438131139: Computers and Programming
• 9781438131825: Construction
• 9780737759235: Consumer Culture
• 9780737748239: Date Rape
• 9780313383786: David Petraeus: A Biography
• 9781420502039: Death Penalty
• 9780780812178: Debt Information for Teens, 2nd Edition
• 9780780812192: Diabetes Information for Teens, 2nd Edition
• 9780313354076: Diego Rivera: A Biography
• 9780737745931: Discrimination
• 9780737748291: Discrimination
• 9781420502466: Drug Abuse
• 9780780811591: Drug Information For Teens, 3rd edition
• 9781587659195: Eastern European Poets
• 9781420503647: Eating Disorders
• 9781438136028: Education (FOF)
• 9780737764659: Education (Greenhaven)
• 9780765623805: E-Government: Information, Technology, and Transformation
• 9781420508642: Elena Kagan
• 9780313380815: Emiliano Zapata: A Biography
• 9780749460495: Employer’s Handbook 2010-2011, 7th ed.
• 9781420503579: Energy
• 9781420502480: Energy Alternatives
• 9780737745986: English Language Learners
• 9780737750546: Euthanasia
• 9781587658990: Experimental Poets
• 9781438136035: Fashion
• 9781587659003: Feminist Poets
• 9781438136042: Film
• 9789814272803: Fine Arts in the Era of Mao Zedong
• 9781438132051: Food Services
• 9780313084133: Frank Lloyd Wright: A Bio-Bibliography
• 9780313350375: Frederick Douglass: A Biography
• 9780737764642: Free Press
• 9780737764727: Free Speech and Expression
• 9781420503654: Freedom of Expression and the Internet
• 9781587659096: French Poets
• 9781414490151: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health 3
• 9781414490113: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2nd ed.
• 9780737748222: Gangs
• 9781587659010: Gay & Lesbian Themes (Poets)
• 9781420502565: Gay Rights
• 9780737764710: Gays in the Military
• 9781420502909: Genetic Engineering
• 9780313385018: George W. Bush: A Biography
• 9780313347979: George Washington Carver: A Biography
• 9781587659102: German Poets
• 9781420502442: Global Warming
• 9780737755190: Going Green
• 9781438120720: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Armed Forces
• 9781438120737: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Communications, the Arts, and Computers
• 9781438120744: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Construction and Trades
• 9781438120751: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
• 9781438120768: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Health Care, Medicine, and Science
• 9781438120775: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Hospitality, Human Services, and Tourism
• 9781438120782: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Manufacturing and Transportation
• 9781438120799: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Personal Care Services, Fitness, and Education
• 9781438120805: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Public Safety, Law, and Security
• 9781438120812: Great Careers with a High School Diploma: Sales, Marketing, Business, and Finance
• 9781587657542: Great Lives from History: African Americans
• 9781587655296: Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions
• 9781587657467: Great Lives from History: Jewish Americans
• 9781587656699: Great Lives from History: The Incredibly Wealthy
• 9781587659119: Greek Poets
• 9781587659027: Green Movement Poets
• 9780737748314: Gun Violence
• 9780313348822: Harriet Tubman: A Biography
• 9781420502510: Hate Crimes
• 9780737761030: Health Care (Greenhaven)
• 9781420506631: Health Care (Lucent)
• 9781438134130: Health Care Management
• 9781438134802: Health Care Providers
• 9780737764109: Homosexuality (Greenhaven)
• 9781438136059: Hospitality
• 9781438130569: Hospitality and Personal Care
• 9781420501872: Hot Topics -Civil Liberties
• 9781420501902: Hot Topics: Bioethics
• 9781420503555: Hot Topics: Body Image
• 9781420506006: Hot Topics: Gangs
• 9781420502886: Hot Topics: Garbage and Recycling
• 9781420501926: Hot Topics: Going Green
• 9780313378386: How to Write Persuasively Today
• 9780313380334: Howard Stern: A Biography
• 9781438129778: Human Services
• 9781615308200: Inside Sports Bundle
• 9781416611011: Inspiring the Best in Students
• 9781615308217: Introduction to Biology Bundle
• 9781615308224: Introduction to Earth Science Bundle
• 9781587659126: Irish Poets
• 9780737765250: Issues that Concern You:  Homelessness
• 9780737750430: Issues That Concern You: Activism
• 9780737750447: Issues That Concern You: Disaster Relief
• 9780737758733: Issues that Concern You: Drugs
• 9780737754278: Issues that Concern you: Endangered Species
• 9780737752670: Issues that Concern You: Pollution
• 9780737745955: Issues that Concern You: Recycling
• 9780737750454: Issues That Concern You: Teen Pregnancy
• 9781587659133: Italian Poets
• 9781420508567: Jet Li
• 9780313354175: John F. Kennedy: A Biography
• 9780313379390: John Lennon: A Biography
• 9781420508352: Jon Stewart
• 9780313383212: Justin Timberlake: A Biography
• 9781587659157: Latin American Poets
• 9781438131146: Law
• 9781438132945: Law and Justice
• 9780737761047: Learning Disabilities
• 9781416611226: Learning to Love Math: Teaching Strategies That Change
• Student Attitudes and Get Results
• 9781420508659: Lindsey Vonn
• 9781414404950: Literary Newsmakers for Students, Volume 1
• 9781414429304: Literary Newsmakers for Students, Volume 2
• 9781414435275: Literary Newsmakers for Students, Volume 3
• 9781414404967: Literary Themes for Students
• 9781414418872: Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice
• 9781414429311: Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream
• 9781438130743: Living with Peer Pressure and Bullying
• 9781438130750: Living with Skin Conditions
• 9781438130767: Living with Sports Injuries
• 9781438131405: Living with Stress
• 9781438129716: Living with the Internet and Online Dangers
• 9781438132068: Manufacturing
• 9780313072321: Mary Shelley Encyclopedia, A
• 9781615302796: Math Explained Bundle
• 9780313378546: Maya Lin: A Biography
• 9780780811607: Mental Health Information for Teens, 3rd edition
• 9781567507737: Modern Irish Writers: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
• 9781438131368: Nature
• 9781587659072: Nature Poets
• 9781438136066: Nonprofit Organizations
• 9780737748338: Obesity
• 9780313358333: Oprah Winfrey: A Biography, Second Edition
• 9780313379413: Paris Hilton: A Biography
• 9780313383113: Paul Newman: A Biography
• 9780737745962: Peer Pressure
• 9781420508789: People in the News:  Neil Patrick Harris
• 9781438134147: Performing Arts
• 9781587659140: Poets of Jewish Culture
• 9780737746006: Prejudice
• 9780749458546: Preparing the Perfect Job Application
• 9780313392863: Prince William: A Biography
• 9780737761184: Privacy
• 9781438134161: Real Estate
• 9781438134154: Recording Industry
• 9780737753455: Recycling
• 9780737764987: Risky Teen Behavior
• 9781420508482: Roger Federer
• 9781587659065: Romantic Poets
• 9781587659164: Russian Poets
• 9780313377396: Sarah Palin: A Biography
• 9780737750690: School Shootings
• 9780737745948: School Violence
• 9781420508383: Seth Rogen
• 9780737761177: Sexually Transmitted Infections
• 9780780811614: Skin Information for Teens, 2nd edition
• 9780737748260: Smoking
• 9780737764734: Social Networking (Greenhaven)
• 9780313357299: Sojourner Truth: A Biography
• 9781587659171: Spanish Poets
• 9781438131375: Sports
• 9781438134826: Sports Industry
• 9780749453718: Starting a Business from Home
• 9780737758849: Stem Cell Research
• 9780749460518: Sticky Marketing
• 9780313385841: Stonewall Jackson: A Biography
• 9780737748345: Student Drug Testing
• 9780749458409: Successful Interview Skills
• 9780780811621: Suicide Information for Teens, 2nd edition
• 9781587659058: Surrealist Poets
• 9781586833732: Tantalizing Tidbits for Teens 2: More Quick Booktalks for the Busy High School Library Media Specialist
• 9781416607946: Teaching the Brain to Read: Strategies for Improving Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension
• 9780737748185: Teen Driving
• 9780737764611: Teen Parenting
• 9780737753448: Teen Pregnancy
• 9780737765144: Teen Rights and Freedoms (Yearmaker):  Religion
• 9781601522214: Teen Smoking
• 9780737750287: Teen Suicide
• 9781438132075: Television
• 9780313348112: Term Paper Resource Guide to Nineteenth-Century U.S. History
• 9780749454906: The Accountable Leader
• 9781615302710: The Britannica Guide the World’s Most Influential People Bundle
• 9781615308231: The Britannica Guide to Literary Elements Bundle
• 9781615308255: The Environment: Ours to Save Bundle
• 9781615302833: The Human Body Bundle
• 9780765630667: The Middle East: A Guide to Politics, Economics, Society, and Culture
• 9781615308262: The Solar System Bundle
• 9781615308279: The World of Sports Bundle
• 9781615302734: Turning Points in History Bundle
• 9780737748208: Underage Drinking
• 9780737748178: Vegetarianism
• 9781438134819: Video Games (FOF)
• 9781587659034: Visionary Poets
• 9780313358319: Walt Disney: A Biography
• 9781587659041: War Poets
• 9780737761160: Water
• 9781438131870: What Can I Do Now: Animal Careers
• 9781438132495: What Can I Do Now: Animation
• 9781438132501: What Can I Do Now: Business and Finance
• 9781438132518: What Can I Do Now: Education
• 9781438132525: What Can I Do Now: Environment, Second Edition
• 9781438132532: What Can I Do Now: Film
• 9781438133195: What Can I Do Now: Journalism, Second Edition
• 9781438131887: What Can I Do Now: Law
• 9781438133201: What Can I Do Now: Science
• 9781438132549: What Can I Do Now: Travel and Tourism, Second Edition
• 9780737753431: Writing the Critical Essay: An Opposing Viewpoints Guide: AIDS
• 9780737748161: Zero Tolerance Policies in Schools
• 9780737748246: Zoos and Animal Welfare

For a complete list of our titles, click here (Excel Document)

Remote Access   In-house Access

The AtoZ Business Database of 30 million U.S. businesses is multi-sourced to ensure maximum coverage. Our business database is compiled from data sources’ including new telephone connects, Secretary of State Filings, national directory assistance data, annual reports, SEC filings, corporate registers, public records, thousands of yellow and white page directories and specialty business directories.

The AtoZ Residential Database of 215 million U.S. residents is multi-sourced to ensure maximum coverage. Our residential database is compiled from data sources including thousands of white pages, national directory assistance data, real estate deed and tax information, voter registration data, mail order data, warranty cards, and many other sources.

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