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Explora for Elementary Schools

A kid-oriented interface that makes it easy for elementary school students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.

Explora for Middle & High Schools

Powered by EBSCOHost, this is tailored for middle and high school student use with easy selection of resource type, canned topic searches, selection for grade level, a dictionary (American Heritage), an encyclopedia (Columbia) and aids for searching and citing sources. 

Foundations In Wisconsin

An index of foundations that can be found throughout the state of Wisconsin.

Can only be accessed from a Kenosha Public Library location.

FuelEconomy.gov

FuelEconomy.gov is federal government website that helps consumers make informed fuel economy choices when purchasing a vehicle and helps them achieve the best fuel economy possible from the cars they own.

Government Support Index

A comprehensive database of federal assistance programs and grants, both financial and non-financial. Includes information on contacts, application deadlines, eligibility, rules and more. 

 

GreenFILE

Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health and allows access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

HeritageQuest Online

Online database, of expanding collections, that contains searchable images and corresponding indexes of the U.S. Federal Census records, searchable digitized books of family and local histories, genealogical and local history serials, and primary sources (such as directories, biographies, documentary collections, and military records). May be used within the KPL agencies and from home (with a library card).

Hoopla!

Hoopla provides streaming and downloadable movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, e-books and graphic novels. You can check out videos for 72 hours, music for 7 days and audiobooks, e-books & graphic novels for 21 days.

KCLS Digital Archive

The Kenosha County Library System Digital Archive is a research database that provides access to archived yearbooks, newspaper clippings, and scanned photos from Kenosha's past. 

Kenosha County Interactive Mapping

The Kenosha County Interactive Mapping System serves the following types of data: Parcels, Topography, Public Land Survey System, Roads, Water Bodies, Zoning, Soils, Voting Districts, School Districts, and Aerial Photography

Kenosha County Ordinances

Information on the Code of Ordinances for Kenosha County. Researchers often need to turn to ordinances to find local laws. Municipal and county governments pass ordinances on a variety of topics, including administrative procedures, standards of conduct, and zoning.

KnowledgeCity

KnowledgeCity offers over 12,000 online training videos in Business Skills, Computer Software, Safety, Compliance, as well as a collection of Finance courses.  Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation in search of a more efficient, cost-effective method of training your employees, KnowledgeCity’s online video training is your turnkey solution. 

LearningExpress

Offers instantly scored licensing, certification, and aptitude practice tests, online career preparation, and vital information for a wide variety of occupations. Available to the public within the KPL buildings or from your home computer with a valid library card.

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