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Access a Wealth of Online Tools and Resources

Whether you’re brushing up on homework, diving into a new hobby, or streaming your next great read, Pulaski County Public Library’s digital resources are here for you 24/7. Explore free eBooks, research databases, language learning, test prep, and more—all from the comfort of home.

Digital Learning for Children

  • Scholastic Teachables – Provides printable activities for Pre-K to 8th grade in subjects like math, science, reading, STEM, and writing, accessible in-library or online with a library card. To access INSIDE the Library, click on the link below that corresponds to your current branch location:
    Main – Burnside – Nancy – Science Hill – Shopville
  • ABCMouse – Fun, interactive learning for kids ages 2–8—packed with games, books, and activities that make education exciting!

Digital Libraries & eBooks

  • OverDrive & Libby – Borrow eBooks and audiobooks instantly.
  • Hoopla – Stream movies, music, comics, and more.
  • Teaching Books – Empowering readers to connect with books, and experience of the joy of reading.
  • KYVL (KY Virtual Library) – Access to 60+ encyclopedias, databases, test prep, skill-building tools, research tutorials, and more.
  • Novelist – Helps fiction readers discover new books and authors, offering details on over 150,000 titles, including reviews, guides, and articles.

Newspapers & Magazines

  • Access World News Research Collection – Kentucky – Explore and stay informed on local and state-wide topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from Kentucky, including the Lexington Herald-Leader. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. 
  • The Commonwealth Journal – Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Commonwealth Journal. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
  • The Commonwealth Journal Archives – Digitized copies of the Commonwealth Journal. These records can be accessed outside the Library. Contains the following newspapers: Commonwealth Journal (1966-1996), Commonwealth (1920-1965), Somerset Journal (1924-1965), and the Central Record (1935). There is also a search function that allows you to search for keywords within the articles.
  • The Lexington Herald-Leader Collection – 1983 to Current – Explore Lexington history through local news, events and people with the Lexington Herald-Leader Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Genealogy & History

  •  Mango Languages – Learn a new language at your own pace.
  • Ancestry.com – Genealogy research website and DNA product with over 16 billion records online. Ancestry.com is available on Library computers ONLY, it cannot be accessed from home.

Career & Technology