Online Resources – Kenton Library https://www.kentonlibrary.org A BiblioWeb Site Wed, 14 May 2025 11:17:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cor-liv-cdn-static.bibliocommons.com/images/KY-KENTON/favicon.ico?1747225248048 Online Resources – Kenton Library https://www.kentonlibrary.org 32 32 ABCMouse https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/abcmouse/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:12:43 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=12150 ABCmouse is the most comprehensive early learning curriculum available online! With your free Home Checkout account, your family gets access to more than 10,000 Learning Activities and 850 lessons, plus a whole lot more. If you receive a "This library is not authorized to check out an account" error message please try clearing your cache. 

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]]> Academic Search Complete – EBSCO https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/academic-search-complete-ebsco/ Tue, 25 May 2021 15:11:17 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=872
  • Purpose: Access Academic Search Complete for peer-reviewed journal articles for reports and other research.
  • Content: Scholarly journal articles from more than 13,600 indexed and abstracted journals.  Full text for over 4,700 journals.    Content Lists
  • Age Level: 13 – Adult
  • Help: Library Tutorial
    • ]]>         Adventure Academy https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/adventure-academy/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:03:48 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=31850 Adventure Academy is an online learning platform for kids ages 8–13 that uses games and other activities to teach academic subjects. It's designed to be a safe virtual world where kids can explore, learn, and socialize. (From the Creators of ABCMouse - Learn More)
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    ]]>         Alt-PressWatch https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/alt-presswatch/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:47:47 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=32000
  • Purpose: Provides news from magazines and journals of the independent press.
  • Content: Unique, independent voices from some of our nation’s most respected and cited grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals.
  • Age Level: 13-Adult
  • Help: General Help Page
  • Access: Library Card Required
    • ]]>         America’s News https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/americas-news/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:03:57 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=17908
  • Purpose: Read news from around the country
  • Content: Full-text articles from America's Newspapers
  • Age Level: 12-Adult
  • Help: Help Documentation
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
    • ]]>         America’s Obituaries and Death Notices (HeritageHub) https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/americas-obituaries-and-death-notices/ Wed, 26 May 2021 14:23:56 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=934
  • Purpose: Find obituaries and death notices from across America.
  • Content: NewsBank’s large and comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States.
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Access: Library Card Required
  • Help: HeritageHub Tutorial from NicheAcademy
    • ]]>         Ancestry Library Edition https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/ancestry-library-edition/ Wed, 26 May 2021 14:22:39 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=932
  • Purpose: Find your family history using Ancestry Library Edition.
  • Content: Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Records
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: Learning Center
  • Access: Only available inside the Library. 
  • Niche Academy Tutorial
    • ]]>         Archives Unbound https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/archives-unbound/ Wed, 26 May 2021 14:21:31 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=930
  • Purpose: Access historical documents to support your research in history, anthropology and more.
  • Content:   
    • Mountain People: Life and Culture in Appalachia
    • County and Regional Histories & Atlases: Ohio
    • Overland Journeys: Travels in the West, 1800-1880
    • County and Regional Histories & Atlases: Indiana
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: General Help Page /
  • Access: Library Card Required
    • ]]>         Beanstack https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/beanstack/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:06:41 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=10058 Open a world of reading inspiration with a library, school, or Beanstack Go account:
    - Participate in reading challenges created by your librarians or educators. Beanstack Go users have access to an ever-expanding catalog of challenges created by our reading specialists.
    - Track all the books each member of your family is currently reading and has finished reading
    - Use the app’s barcode scanner to quickly add titles to your reading log.
    - Record reading sessions to log reading times, or log an entire book with a click.
    - Achieve streaks for reading multiple days in a row and badges for reaching reading goals.
    - View your reading stats, including totals and averages of your time spent reading and titles read.

    ]]>         Black Newspaper Collection – Historical https://www.kentonlibrary.org/resource/black-newspaper-collection-historical/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:49:13 +0000 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/?post_type=bccms_online_link&p=19306
  • Purpose: This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
  • Content:  Atlanta Daily World, The Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call and Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, Louisville Defender, Michigan Chronicle, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Tribune, Pittsburgh Courier 
  • Age Level: Adult
  • Help: General Help Page
  • Access: Library Card Required Outside the Library
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