Biography

Read exclusive biographies, watch videos, and discover fascinating stories about your favorite icons, musicians, authors, and historical figures.

Explora

Ensure student and educator success with EBSCO’s new interface for schools and public libraries.

Designed to meet the unique needs of its users,  supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.

• Explora for Primary Schools
• Explora for Secondary Schools
• Explora for Public Libraries

Khan Academy

A personalized learning resource for all ages.

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.

Mango Languages

Offers over 70 world language courses expertly designed to adapt to a diverse range of learning needs, styles, and backgrounds.

Ancestry

Your genealogy is the story of you. Who are your ancestors? What did they look like? Who did they love? And how did it all lead to you? This is what genealogy is all about, and the answers are waiting to be discovered on Ancestry. 

Ancestry makes exploring your genealogy easy. Ancestry.com is the world's largest online resource for family history. Search 7 billion historical records, millions of family trees, and 65 million photos. 

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Family Search

Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

Find a Grave

The World's largest gravesite collection. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world.

Heritage Hub

Discover the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for genealogical research, 1704-today.

HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. The database provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.

National Archives

Guide to Federal Records - Order Copies - Catalog - Online Exhibits

Kentucky Information

The latest news, updates, and happenings from around the state.

• Kentucky Attorney General
• Kentucky Court of Justice
• Kentucky Secretary of State
• Voter Registration
• Pass the Word
• IRS

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete offers an intuitive search interface that allows users to filter search results by source type.

In addition to full-text journals, magazines, health reference books and evidence-based health reports.

Shelby County Information

Find information on community issues and events, business, education, politics, people in the news, and more.

• City of Shelbyville
• Leadership Shelby
• Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
• Shelby County Clerk’s Office
• Shelby County Government
• Shelby County History
• Shelby County Photographs
• Shelby County Schools
• Shelby County Tourism
• Sentinel News
• America’s News

America's NewsBank

America’s NewsBank is a powerful online resource that empowers patrons to explore a diverse range of popular topics including business, health, politics, careers, entrepreneurship and much more.

With current content and archives back to the 1980s from more than 3,700 U.S. news sources, it is the most comprehensive domestic news resource available.

Newspapers

• Lexington Herald-Leader
• New York Times

          *Note that access to the New York Times requires that you create a free New York Times account. If you already have a New York Times account, log in to your existing account.

• Sentinal News 

AtoZdatabases

AtoZdatabases is the premier reference and marketing database marketed to Library, Academic, and Government institutions throughout the U.S.

This simple, user-friendly, web-based solution provides details on businesses and households within the U.S.

Auto Repair Reference Center

(EBSCO): Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. Database content includes more than 31,660 vehicles covered from 1945 to present; including drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins, recalls, enhanced wiring diagrams, specifications and maintenance schedules.

Consumer Reports

Access full reviews of thousands of products, including TVs, mattresses, vehicles, washing machines, and more.

Consumer Search

Analyzes expert- and user-generated consumer product reviews and recommends the best products to purchase.

EBSCO Information Services

EBSCO is the leading provider of research databases, e-journal and e-package subscription management, book collection development and acquisition management,

and a major provider of library technology, e-books and clinical decision solutions for universities, colleges, hospitals, corporations, government, K12 schools and public libraries worldwide.

• eBook Collection
• TOPICsearch
• Auto Repair Reference
• Explora for Primary Schools
• Explora for Secondary Schools
• Explora for Public Libraries

Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL)

Explore encyclopedias, Novelist, health information, and more with Kentucky Virtual Library

A consortium of over 60 research and education databases for students, adults, librarians, and professionals.

Test prep for GED, ACT, SAT, AP tests, ASVAB, nursing, postal worker exams, U.S. citizenship test, and more on Learning Express Library

Novelist Plus

(EBSCO): This is a popular readers’ advisory service that helps readers find fiction and nonfiction books. It includes reviews, book covers, booklists, links to author web pages & much more!

Beanstack

Beanstack is a free service provided by the Shelby County Public Library that helps encourage reading by making keeping track of your achievements simple and intuitive.

By logging the number of books you’ve read or how many activities you’ve completed in Beanstack, you get a comprehensive view of your engagement and activity.

NoveList

Need help picking out your next book? Check out NoveList.

NoveList curates read-a-like lists for books and authors

Cypress Resume

Online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps.