After a 4 year hiatus, Richelle Mead is back and picking up where she left off in the Vampire Academy series.  Bloodlines is written from Sydney’s perspective.  Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, an ancient group sworn to protect humans from Vampires.  Because of her “close” association with a dhamphir (a half-human/half-vampire) in the Vampire Academy books, Sydney’s place among the Alchemists is tenusous.

However, Jill Dragomir – the fifteen-year-old sister to the Moroi queen – has been attacked and needs protection.  Sydney is asked to room with Jill at a prep-school in Palm Springs, California acting as her older sister.

The “easy” assignment turns out to be dangerous – to the point Sydney nearly dies.

Will she be able to protect Jill AND herself at the same time? The only way to find out is to pick up the book!

Bloodlines sequel, The Golden Lily, is due to release June 12, 2012.

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Whatever your goal, Learning Express Library’s resources will help you succeed. Each of the Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life.

Learning Express Library’s resources are organized by topic into different Learning Centers, so whatever your reason for visiting Learning Express Library, everything you need can be found in one place. For example, if you are preparing for the GED, the GED Learning Center has practice tests, essays, and tutorial lessons to help you do your best.

Looking to land a job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you.

Learning Express Library contains practice test tutorials, basic skills courses, and computer software tutorials. Improve your reading, writing , business or math skills. It allows you to answer, save, return to and score questions on practice versions of such standard tests as FCAT, SAT, ACT, GED, ASVAB, U.S. Citizenship and a range of academic and career tests. Start Learning Express Library

• Online practice tests that are true previews of the official exams.
• Instant scoring and individual analysis to help improve your test score.
• Explanations of both right and wrong answers to promote understanding and retention.
• The ability to proceed at your own pace and on your own schedule.
• Unlimited access – repeat exams as many times as you need to.

Computer Skills

The Learning Express Library Computer Skills Module features multimedia tutorials in Microsoft Office and Windows, including Office 2007 and Windows Vista. Courses are available for both Windows and Mac computers. Master computer applications most commonly used in schools, the workplace and at home. The New & Improved Computer Skills tutorials do not require installation of any software or plug-ins, are easier to use with increased functionality and include discussions, demos, quizzes and assessments to track and monitor progress. In addition, interactive practice labs allow users to apply what they have learned. Most courses contain a Basic, Intermediate and Advanced level 2008 versions are for Microsoft Office Macintosh. 

eBooks on Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library has a complete library of hundreds of searchable e-books covering academic test preparation, reading skills, civil service exams, real estate, parent guides, math skills, health occupations, miltary tests, workplace skills, writing skills career tools, science and U.S Citizenship. Learning Express provides study guides and test-preparation books to help people prepare for high-stakes tests—to advance in school, or pass licensing, certification, or competitive entry-level exams. See the list of eBooks available 

Note:  These courses require Adobe Flash Player 8.0 or higher. Click here to download Adobe Flash Player. This version is for Windows operating systems.

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U.S. History in Context delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from the most extensive online collection of historical information available today.

Providing a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information, it combines documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital archives; articles from classic Macmillan Reference USA™ and Charles Scribner’s Sons® references; as well as other Gale proprietary content such as country and era overview information, and full-text periodicals and journals. Unlike other sources that only offer periodical or bibliographic information, this broad collection of full-text periodicals, reference works, primary documents and scholarly analysis includes:

• More than 185,000 reference articles, including the best titles from Macmillan Reference USA™, Charles Scribner’s Sons® and other top publishers
• Select articles from more than 95 new Gale reference titles not previously available
• 613,000+ periodical articles from respected publications like Newsweek, American Heritage and The Historian
• Easy to search galleries containing more than 73,000 images and 1,500+ seals, maps and flags
• More than 9,100 viewpoint essays
• Nearly 5,000 primary documents
• Video and audio from NBC, NPR and other reliable sources
• The ability to cross-search World History in Context

Not only does this online solution provide the interactive content in context required by 21st-century learners, it surpasses all other electronic sources in providing integrated access to such diverse and rare primary source material as:

• Louis Banks
  A Hobo Remembers the Great Depression
• Bill Clinton
  Remarks on the Oklahoma City Bombing, April 23, 1995
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
  Farewell address
• Ulysses S. Grant
  Civilization in the United States: First and Last Impressions of America
• Saddam Hussein
  Hussein’s Speech Upon Withdrawal from Kuwait, February 26, 1991
• Text of NAFTA, 1993
• And millions more

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World History in Context is a comprehensive online collection that uses an intuitive, Web-like interface to provide multicultural, global and research-based dynamic content that supports today’s history research requirements.

Unlike other sources that only offer periodical or bibliographic information, World History in Context offers students and researchers unparalleled access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis and award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents, including:

• More than 2,000 reference articles from acclaimed history titles from Macmillan Reference USA™, Charles Scribner’s Sons® and other highly regarded encyclopedias and compendiums
• Select articles from more than 125 new Gale reference titles not previously available
• 315+ periodical articles from the Journal of World History, History Review and The Historian
• More than 600 historical maps, atlases and other edtorially selected images delivered through east-to-search image galleries
• 1,760 primary documents from Primary Source Microfilm™
• Video and audio selections from archival newsreels to NPR
• The ability to cross-search U.S. History in Context with a subscription to both products

World History in Context moves chronologically over 5,000 years from antiquity to the present and geographically around the globe, to ensure that the events, movements and individuals that defined, informed and shaped world history are covered with a sense of balance. For example:

• European history recounts the events that shaped the continent and defined international relations and global history — including two world wars, the Cold War, genocide and the rise and fall of Communism
• Asian history recounts the events from Bronze Age China to modern India, including the events of the 20th century that revolved around Communism in China and revolution in South East Asia
• African, Indian and Latin American history coverage includes the end of colonization in Africa and India, as well as the political and social movements in Latin America

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Open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) is dedicated to supplying all Kentuckians with a comprehensive and dynamic collection of information resources. The databases supplied through KYVL are paid for by collaborative efforts of state, public, academic and school libraries.  To access KYVL, visit one of the Library’s branches – OR *contact the Reference librarians for a password (cardholder status must be verified to receive current username and password).

The mission of KYVL is to provide all Kentuckians with equitable access to library resources and to a common foundation of quality online information for lifelong learning, working and living.

KYVL databases include:

EBSCOhost Databases (follow link for full details)

Elementary School Portal:
The Kentuckiana Digital Library is your gateway to rare and unique digitized collections housed in Kentucky archives. These digital collections are built to enhance scholarship, research and lifelong learning.	Kid’s Search
Amazing Animals of the WorldAmazing Animals of the World is published by Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. It is based on the print series of the same title. Amazing Animals was engineered by Grolier Interactive. It supports Netscape 4.5 and above and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and above.	Searchasaurus
New Book of KnowledgeThe New Book of Knowledge is published by Scholastic Inc. from The New Book of Knowledge database, a 7-million-word repository of text and images maintained by the encyclopedia’s editorial staff. NBK was engineered by Grolier Interactive. It supports Netscape 4.5 and above and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and above.

Middle School Portal:
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (Middle – High School)The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is published by Grolier Online, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is derived from the Academic American Encyclopedia database, an 11-million-word repository of text and images maintained by the encyclopedia’s editorial and technical staff.	Student Research Center
Proquest - 2 Databases Alt-PressWatch - This database provides full-text articles for over 210 publications of the alternative and independent presses, from 1970 to current. Proquest Career and Technical Eduation - ProQuest Career & Technical Education is the definitive source for vocational information. The database includes nearly 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text for quick access to research on virtually any technical topic.	Kid’s Search
Worldcat - Search for books and other media from libraries around the world.  Find something you’d like that the Library doesn’t have? Try requesting it through Interlibrary Loan.

High School Portal:
Encyclopedia Americana is one of the largest general encyclopedias in the English language. Following the acquisition of Grolier in 2000, the encyclopedia has been produced by Scholastic.	EBSCOhost Databases
Student Research Center	NoveList
Proquest	Worldcat

College/University Students/Adult Learners Portal:
Encyclopedia Americana	EBSCOhost Databases
Business Source Premier	Proquest
Worldcat

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 Supporting high school curricula and university coursework, Science in Context features authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects. From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography, this revolutionary, this curriculum-oriented online experience is designed to boost achievement for students and researchers.

Science in Context delivers delivers integrated content through 150+ comprehensive reference sets from Gale Encyclopedia of Science, Chemical Elements, Science in Disputeand Macmillan Science Library, as well as:

• More than 22,000 topic overviews
• 7,000 biographies
• 1.5 million periodical articles from noted publications like Science Weekly, Science News and The Science Teacher
• 16,000 images and videos
• 170+ detailed experiments
• 8,100 biographies
• Two dictionaries

Guided Video Tutorials:

• Navigating the Homepage (1:13)
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• Topic Pages and Documents (2:46)

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Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 290 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics covered include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more.

Points of View Reference Center contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. Each of the main essays includes links to related full-text articles hand-picked by the editor.

The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. Additionally, this database contains the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century, providing students with a searchable collection of some of the most important social, political, and cultural moments of the 20th century. Points of View Reference Center provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Critical Thinking Guides for every topic covered helps the student judge Fact vs. Opinion and enhances the student’s ability to read and think critically.

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Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books and literary journals, as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism; more than 252,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios); 450 literary journals; more than 693,000 book reviews; more than 78,400 classic and contemporary poems; more than 19,700 classic and contemporary short stories; more than 6,600 author interviews; more than 8,200 classic texts; and much more.

In addition, Literary Reference Center includes Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature, The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham’s Research Guide to Biography and Criticism(six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of MagillOnLiterature Plus™ and much more.

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he Student Research Center provides students in secondary education with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining the information that they seek from their EBSCO databases.

Through the Student Research Center, users can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels.

Some databases may include Lexile reading levels in article citations. The Lexile level assigned to a result provides educators with an estimate of the reading difficulty of the result, and the approximate grade level reading ability required for comprehension. The grade level does not necessarily reflect a student’s actual grade.

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The following databases are available via the Student Research Center interface:

• Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
• Biography Collection Complete
• Book Collection: Nonfiction
• Canadian Literary Centre
• Canadian Reference Centre
• Columbia Granger’s Poetry Database
• General Science Collection
• Health Source: Consumer Edition
• History Reference Center
• Image Collection
• MagillOnLiterature Plus
• MAS Ultra – School Edition
• Middle Search Plus
• Newspaper Source
• Science Reference Center
• TOPICsearch
• UK/EIRE Reference Centre
• Vocational & Career Collection

• Academic Search Elite
• Advanced Placement Source
• ERIC
• Professional Development Collection

Tumblereadables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. The collection features chapter books, early readers, graphic novels, YA/teen novels, high interest/low level books for both middle school and high school students, plus classics of American and English literature.

Read-Alongs are great for emergent, struggling, and reluctant readers, as well as being an excellent tool for ESL. They are also well received by strong and accomplished readers who are excited to follow along to the narration of their favorite books. Children, who are now growing up with e-mail, instant messaging, IPODs, and text messaging are early and willing adopters to this innovative online reading experience.