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The first Comprehensive Plan for Pleasant Prairie, completed in 1967, was used to direct development to the design year of 1990. In 1996, updates were made to the 1967 Plan, with the adoption of a comprehensive plan for the Kenosha Urban Planning Area, to help guide the Village through the year 2010. The current comprehensive updated in 2009 will see the Village through the year of 2035.

ABCmouse offers a research-validated curriculum for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade with more than 10,000 individual Learning Activities and more than 850 complete lessons along our Step-by-Step Learning Path.

Designed for academic institutions, Academic Search Premier offers an enormous selection of scholarly and popular information resources. It supports high-level research by providing peer-reviewed journals, periodicals, reports, books, videos, and more.

Explore and stay informed on local and national 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 spanning the U.S.

A continually growing online database about family history, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records from the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Ireland, and record collections from Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, and other areas of the world. Its content complements our other genealogy resource, HeritageQuest® Online (which allows remote and in-library access).

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Full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, plus newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s. 

From personal interest to educational research, BadgerLink is Wisconsin's Online Library, providing Wisconsin residents with licensed trustworthy resources from these current content providers. The resources are designed to provide a foundational collection serving all Wisconsin residents, augmenting those available through K-12 schools, public libraries, public and private universities and technical colleges, medical and health-care facilities, and state agencies.

Libros electrónicos, audiolibros y revistas para niños, adolescentes y adultos.

Find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.

The Black Women’s Suffrage Digital Collection is a collaborative project to provide digital access to materials documenting the roles and experiences of Black Women in the Women’s Suffrage Movement and, more broadly, women’s rights, voting rights, and civic activism between the 1850s and 1960. From the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

Booklist magazine reviews over 8,000 books, audiobooks, and reference materials every year. They cover all ages and genres.

Kenosha Public Library users can sign up for a free Booklist account to get personalized review recommendations emailed to them.

Comprehensive reference and learning resource for children and adults.

Learning resource collection tailored to the unique needs of young children. Similar to Britannica School Early Elementary.

Learning resource collection tailored to the unique needs of PreK-2 students and educators.

Provides full text for nearly 1,100 business publications, including full text for nearly 500 peer-reviewed business publications, giving information dating back to 1985.

OEM repair, maintenance, and service information on most cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. Provides step-by-step procedures, diagnostic and troubleshooting help, and a video library.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the City of Kenosha. 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.

Patient Advisory Leaflets that provide vital education on the most prescribed and commonly used medications. The database consists of over 1,450 medication and natural product leaflets, with an additional 600 Spanish language leaflets.

Full-text PDF version of the popular consumer magazine. Find information on hundreds of consumer products. Articles include images, graphs, and charts in full-color Browse or search articles from 1991 to the current issue. Provided by Badgerlink.

Utilice este diccionario médico de español a inglés para encontrar traducciones médicas en español. La terminología médica en español incluye audio.

If you are new to computers, haven't used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, Digital Learn has the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.

This collection includes thousands of high-quality e-books assessed by EBSCO Collection Development Librarians on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

A driver education platform that helps people learn how to be safe behind the wheel. Includes driving Handbooks  and practices tests for Motorists, Commercial Drivers, and Motorcyclists.

Drugs.com provides up-to-date medical information on various medical drugs. You can find information on medicines and medications of all kinds and identify unknown pills using their pill identifier.

Drugs.com proporciona información médica actualizada sobre varios medicamentos. Puede encontrar información sobre medicamentos y medicamentos de todo tipo e identificar pastillas desconocidas utilizando su identificador de pastillas.

Duolingo is the most popular language-learning platform and the most downloaded education app globally, with over 170 million users. The company's mission is to make education free, fun, and accessible to all. Duolingo is designed to feel like a game and scientifically proven to be effective. In addition to its core platform, the company created the Duolingo English Test (DET), an affordable and convenient language certification option over 60 universities accept.

Duolingo هو منصة تعلم اللغات الأكثر شعبية والتطبيق التعليمي الأكثر تنزيلاً على مستوى العالم، مع أكثر من 170 مليون مستخدم. تتمثل مهمة الشركة في جعل التعليم مجانيًا وممتعًا ومتاحًا للجميع. تم تصميم Duolingo ليبدو وكأنه لعبة وقد أثبت فعاليته علميًا. بالإضافة إلى منصتها الأساسية، أنشأت الشركة اختبار Duolingo للغة الإنجليزية (DET)، وهو خيار شهادة لغة ميسورة التكلفة ومناسبة تقبله أكثر من 60 جامعة.

Access point for all BadgerLink EBSCO databases

• Full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles
• Links to specialized groupings of databases by subject, i.e. Business or Health databases

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.

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.

El Seguro Social tiene una solución de ventanilla única que permite a sus clientes completar sus trámites del Seguro Social desde la comodidad de su organización sin necesidad de visitar una oficina del Seguro Social.

The Favorite Authors Club is the ultimate convenience for avid readers. Select your favorite authors from the list. Your name will automatically be placed on the hold list when new titles by your authors are ordered. While we can't guarantee how near the top you'll be, we can ensure that you will always be added to the list automatically.

5 Minute crafting and art ideas from the Kenosha Public Library Youth & Family Services Team

FuelEconomy.gov is a 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.

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries cover a variety of subject areas. 

Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact on 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.

By providing access to millions of items, the Digital Public Library of America contains a wealth of knowledge you can use to explore your favorite topic. Or, find a new favorite.

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, and primary sources (such as directories, biographies, documentary collections, and military records). 

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Magazines, recipes, and videos with "how-to" instructions and creative do-it-yourself ideas.

Magazines & reference books on home improvement and repair project topics.

Investor's Business Daily is a daily newspaper and website focused on financial news and investment strategies. It provides investors with market data, stock analysis, and investment tools to help them make informed decisions. Its online site, investors.com, can be accessed by Kenosha Public Library patrons by using the login information linked below. 

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Get information on Job Center of Wisconsin services, job openings, as well as advice from over 80 job search experts.

The KCLS Digital Archive is a genealogical and historical research tool that was created by Community Library and Kenosha Public Library. It contains local yearbooks,  environmental impact studies, and historical documents for Western Kenosha. 

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.

Kenosha County is situated in the most southeastern part of Wisconsin adjoining the Illinois State border. In 1830, Kenosha County was a remote corner of the largely unsettled Michigan Territory. Beginning in 1835 settlers arrived from New York and New England, making Kenosha County and City the southernmost settlement in the state. From 1835 through the 1880s the region's main commercial activity was agriculture. 

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

Explore Kenosha through local news, events, and people with Kenosha News: Web Edition. Find current, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device with no ads and no subscription fee.

"Kenosha Voices" is an oral history project of the Kenosha County Historical Society, in conjunction with Kenosha Community Media. “Kenosha Voices” aims to record, preserve, and share stories from Kenoshans who have lived and worked in the community.

From the 1850s to the 1970s abundant water, a lake port, and railroad corridors crossing Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin impacted the growth of industry. Kenosha's development was essentially connected to its strategic location on the western shore of Lake Michigan and in the urban corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago. 

LIFT Wisconsin's Legal Tune Up is a mobile first web-based application that uses publicly available data (driver’s license, criminal, eviction, court, and child support records) to help people identify and address legal issues.

Online learning service that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Choose from over 3,500 video courses created by professional instructors. A great way to learn new skills or upgrade your knowledge about current practices and procedures. For the mobile App, use the code "share"

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Servicio de aprendizaje en línea que ayuda a cualquier persona a aprender negocios, software, tecnología y habilidades creativas para lograr objetivos personales y profesionales. Elija entre más de 3500 cursos en video creados por instructores profesionales. Una excelente manera de aprender nuevas habilidades o actualizar sus conocimientos sobre las prácticas y procedimientos actuales.

This database contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. It also provides more than 360 full-text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs, and expanded full-text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

MasterClass has partnered with the Kenosha Public Library to offer no-cost Annual Memberships to the entire MasterClass platform for one year (a $180 value). Use your mobile, desktop, or smart TV to access online classes taught by the best in arts & entertainment, writing, business, food, home & lifestyle, music, sports & gaming, and more. 

To access Masterclass through the Masterclass app or on a smart TV, select to login with an organization account and enter (YourLibrarycardnumber)@mykcls.info: IE 12345678912@mykcls.info

Obtenga respuestas para sus consultas médicas, como una visión general de las enfermedades, información para preservar la salud, información sobre medicamentos y las últimas novedades del mundo de la medicina.

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

The Manuals are the product of a collaboration between hundreds of medical experts worldwide, an independent editorial board of peer reviewers, and our editorial staff of physicians and professional medical writers.

Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full-text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. It also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an image collection of 341,655 photos, maps, and flags.

Explore Milwaukee through local news, events, and people with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 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.

Reach your financial goals one step at a time. Join MoneySmarts, a personal finance platform provided by Kenosha Public Library.

Take the Kenosha Public Library everywhere you go!

Get the power of The Kenosha Public Library, anytime, anywhere. With the myKPL app, you can access everything the Library has to offer from home or while you’re on the go. Search the catalog, request books for pickup, renew your materials, and even pay fees. Plus, you can find your nearest library no matter where you are, and find upcoming programs at your neighborhood library.

At myvote.wi.gov you can register to vote, check your voter registration status, find your polling place, see what's on your ballot, request an absentee ballot and check provisional ballot status.

En myvote.wi.gov puede registrarse para votar, verificar el estado de su registro de votante, encontrar su lugar de votación, ver qué hay en su boleta, solicitar una boleta de voto en ausencia y verificar el estado de la boleta provisional.

Provides training and classes on public health, public health research, and various research and data projects in regards to public health. This includes classes that can be used for Continuing Education Credit.

Historical newspapers for Kenosha, Kenosha County, and other Wisconsin municipalities.  Kenosha Evening News/Kenosha News coverage starts with 1945-05-01 ends with the 1994-01-31 issue.

An aid in finding books and authors that are similar to your favorites. Includes award lists and book discussion guides

Standard, statewide forms that are required by all Wisconsin circuit courts for civil, criminal, family, guardianship, juvenile, mental commitment, probate and small claims cases. Information on mandatory use of court forms and frequently asked questions is available on he Wisconsin Court System site.

Now available online! Join historian Cathy Polovina as she follows her curiosity and explores "Old Weird America," to look a bit closer at a variety of adventurous, innovative, and unusual characters throughout American history.

Enjoy our recorded stories, fingerplays and songs by KPL children’s librarians whenever works for you! Storytime videos are available in English with English and Spanish subtitles. These storytimes have been created for children who are 5 and under.

Download e-books, e-audiobooks, videos and magazines for your computer or mobile devices. 

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Find eBooks for kids by subject or reading level. Kids-only, no teen or adult reading-level books included.

Resources presenting multiple sides of an issue to help assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills. For high school and adult learners.

Discover a new resource that can enhance your daily life with Badgerlink! Enjoy free scanned copies of popular magazines with no checkout period. Keep them for as long as you want and dive in to read your favorite issues. Badgerlink is an amazing resource that offers a wealth of content for you to explore and enjoy. Start discovering today!

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports.

Una plataforma de educación vial que ayuda a las personas a aprender cómo estar seguros al volante. Incluye Manuales de conducción y pruebas prácticas para automovilistas, conductores comerciales y motociclistas.

Explore Racine through local news, events, and people with the Racine Journal Times 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.

Formerly known as Reference USA, Reference Solutions is the number 1 source of information on businesses and people specifically designed for small business owners, marketing professionals, researchers and job seekers. 

Reference Solutions helps users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds and locate people. There is a 500 data point limit for downloading information per each download

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This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. It incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.

All your voter information, webpages, and links in one spot. Be ready to research the candidates, register to vote, and plan out when and how you will vote. 

School DataTool compares educational data for school districts throughout Wisconsin. The DataTool is a one-stop source for information for several major educational indicators, from enrollment and school spending to graduation rates and student performance. 

Social Security has a one-stop shop solution allowing your customers to complete their Social Security business from the convenience of your organization without the need to visit a Social Security office.

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A portal to online resources for exploring children's and young adult books, both fiction and non-fiction, and their authors. Includes multimedia resources such as audiobook readings and short videos about authors and illustrators.

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Free videos and article tutorials on how to use popular websites like Netflix, Amazon and Gmail as well as various social networks.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Town of Brighton. 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.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Town of Paris. 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.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Town of Randall. 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.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Town of Wheatland. 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.

Access to full text of current popular newspapers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and more. Provided through Badgerlink

Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) promotes programs that help American adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition. These programs emphasize basic skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency and problem-so

USAGov en Español es su guía en Internet de información y servicios del Gobierno.

Whether you’re a beginning investor or a veteran looking for high-impact ideas, Value Line can position you for financial success quickly and easily.

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Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Village & Town of Somers. 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.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Village of Bristol. 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.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Village of Genoa City. 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.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Village of Paddock. 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.

Village of Pleasant Prairie Municipal Code. Local ordinances are set by the Village and are enforced within the boundaries of the Village. When a new ordinance is created it goes before the Village Board. Once approved the Village Clerk posts the ordinance and sends it of to be codified, or indexed.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Village of Salem Lakes. 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.

Information on the Code of Ordinances for the Village of Twin Lakes. 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.

This report documents “VISION 2050,” the sixth-generation regional land use and transportation plan for the Southeastern Wisconsin Region, as well as the process used to prepare the plan.

Understanding the price you pay for energy, and the rate options available to you, are great first steps to managing your home's energy costs.

With Wisconsin News Source, you can access newspapers across the state, from Antigo to Westby, including Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee. Its diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts, and videos. Explore a specific issue or event through the detailed coverage provided by local reporting or compare a wide variety of viewpoints from across the state on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities, and people

The legislative branch is one of three branches of government, along with the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The legislature passes laws, while the executive branch puts them into action, and the judicial branch makes sure that laws are constitutional and punishes people who break the law.

قم بتنزيل الكتب الإلكترونية والكتب الصوتية الإلكترونية ومقاطع الفيديو والمجلات لجهاز الكمبيوتر أو الأجهزة المحمولة.