* denotes databases that require a unique password for remote access. Please call 270.781.4882 X215.
Books & Reading
Business & Finance
Education & College Preparation
- Kentucky Transcript Exchange (formerly GoHigherKY): includes links to
- Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
- National Application Center
- Learning Express Library (ACT/SAT/CLEP practice exams, software tutorials, skill-building exercises, GED preparation)
Genealogy
Language Learning - Powerspeak Languages - learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and English as a Second Language for Spanish speakers
Legal Assistance - Kentucky Legal Aid
Local & State Information
Music - Freegal Music downloadable music
Research & Homework Help
Search Reference USA
Use this database of more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 135 million U.S. households to:
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find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, types of business and location
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find news articles for business research, papers, or class projects
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conduct research about industries and companies
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find executives, corporate families and company descriptions
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conduct market research
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select a location and do a radius search to find the number of similar area businesses
Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Search
Mergent InvestorEdge
Mergent InvestorEdge provides investment recommendations on over 5,200 equities, updated weekly. Also includes company profiles and financial information, annual reports, and industry reports.
Remote access: Click here and then input your entire library card barcode number.
Use Learning Express Library (previously LearnATest).*
LearnATest offers online practice tests and test preparation study materials for many categories: academic (AP exams, ACT and SAT preparation, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT), teacher certification, citizenship, civil service, cosmetology, EMS, firefighter, GED, law enforcement, military, nursing and real estate.
*On-site and remote access: For user name, input your entire library card barcode number.
Use GoHigherKY for post-secondary education information.
An in-state guide for post-secondary education information, online applications, distance learning opportunities, career information, adult education resources and more.
Search Ancestry |Library Edition in the library (no remote access).
With over 1.5 billion records in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day.
Search Heritage Quest Online.
Search the complete set of U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790 to 1930, and find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories.
Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Learn a language for personal enrichment, for business or to prepare for travel abroad with
Powerspeak Languages. This
interactive language resource is a breakthrough in learning foreign languages. It uses an arsenal of approaches that combine systematic learning processes with innovative, yet proven, methods in courses tailored specifically to each language. Currently available: Spanish, French, Mandarin, German, and ESL Spanish.
Onsite access – enter your name and e-mail address and choose a password the first time you login. Return to your courses with your e-mail and password.
Remote access – input your entire library card barcode number. Enter your name and e-mail address and choose a password the first time you login. Return to your courses with your e-mail and password.
BookNews, Newsletters, and Book Clubs
Newsletters - view monthly newsletters in a variety of categories (new fiction, non-fiction, mystery, home and garden, children's, and more) or sign up to receive them regularly via e-mail. Newsletters include descriptions and reviews of books with links to the Library catalog to reserve a copy.
BookNews - find information about award winning and best-selling books and links to author information.
Book Clubs - link to our online book clubs page where you can sign up to receive daily doses of Teen, Horror, Science Fiction, or other book genre selections via e-mail.
Search Literary Reference CenterLiterary Reference Center is your starting point for literary research, with author biographies, literary criticism, full text of many poems and short stories, book reviews, and more. It combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.
Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Search NoveList (part of KYVL)
Use NoveList to find books by your favorite author, suggestions for "read-alike" authors, theme-based reading lists, feature articles, book discussion ideas and book talks.
Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Search for state information in the Kentucky Encyclopedia
Created and maintained through an agreement between the University Press of Kentucky and Morehead State University, this site provides an easy-to-browse topical index, as well as a historical overview of the state by Thomas D. Clark and a searchable historical calendar.
No remote access
Search the Daily News in the library
Search the Park City Daily News Archives in the library. Use this link to access articles from the Bowling Green newspaper. Note: Use the browser's Back button to navigate between the search form, results lists, and articles; do not use the navigational buttons at the top of the page.
No remote access
Bowling Green and Warren County Geospatial Map
Find locations in Warren County with this Interactive GIS Map provided by the City of Bowling Green and the City-County Planning Commission. The map offers searches by address or parcel number, or by catagories, such as libraries, health care, schools, parks, government buildings, police or fire stations, and post office locations. Where Do I Go For? is a useful tool for finding where to enroll a child in city or county schools, renew a drivers' license, register to vote or file for unemployment, and more.
Kentucky Legal Aid
Chat live with a Kentucky Legal Aid representative or leave a message. Find information about Legal Aid services and how to apply to receive services.
The mission of Kentucky Legal Aid is to assist and enable low income families, elderly, disabled and other vulnerable individuals in South Central and Western Kentucky to resolve legal problems that are barriers to self sufficiency, and to provide these individuals an opportunity for an improved quality of life.
Search the EBSCO databases (part of KYVL).
Use this link to find full-text magazine and scholarly journal articles in one or more databases available through EBSCO.
Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Search Global Road WarriorAccess a wealth of data for students and travelers. Find information about countries around the world: geography, climate, economy, culture, business, travel, and more.
Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Search databases in the Kentucky Virtual Library. Use this link to search the KYVL magazine and newspaper databases.
Remote access: Ask for the user ID and password at the reference desk.
Search WorldCat (part of KYVL). Use WorldCat to find book and periodical holdings of member libraries.
Remote access: Ask for the user ID and password at the reference desk.
Search Reference USA Use this database of more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 135 million U.S. households to find businesses businesses based on employee size, sales volume, types of business and location; find news articles for business research, papers, or class projects; conduct research about industries and companies; find executives, corporate families and company descriptions; conduct market research; select a location and do a radius search to find the number of similar area businesses.Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Search Salem Health Salem Health offers online access to referenced work from Magill's Medical Guide and Salem Health: Cancer. It provides information on diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues. Cancer topics are covered in detail, with more than 800 related articles. Remote access: Click here and then input your entire library card barcode number.
Search Salem History:
American Documents
& Biography
Salem History: American Documents & Biography contains primary source documents in American history with expert analysis and commentary, providing online access to articles from the print reference Milestone Documents in American History.
Remote access: Click here and then input your entire library card barcode number.
Search Biography Resource Center
The Biography Resource Center contains over 440,000 biographies on more than 340,000 people. Content coming from reference works, newspapers, and magazines, can be searched using criteria such as occupation, nationality, and ethnicity as well as name and date.
Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.
Search Grolier Passport
Junior High through adult researchers will find articles, web links, homework help, maps, biographies, and more in the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and the Encyclopedia Americana Online.
Elementary School students and English language learners can link to Grolier Kids to use an engaging and interactive research environment for locating articles, web links, homework help, and more, including The New Book of Knowledge and Amazing Animals of the World.Remote access: contact reference staff for the user ID and password.
