Beanstack is the world's easiest way to keep track of all the books you read. When you create a Beanstack account for yourself or your family, you're instantly connected to the Kenosha Public Libraries reading programs, so you'll get credit for every minute and every page
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.
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.
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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.
New accounts will take up to 24 hours to activate. The program begins on February 5, 2024.
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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.
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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Authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
Beanstack is the world's easiest way to keep track of all the books you read. When you create a Beanstack account for yourself or your family, you're instantly connected to the Kenosha Public Libraries reading programs, so you'll get credit for every minute and every page
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.
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
Want to learn something new but sick of the time-consuming homework and tests? Well look no further than the Great Courses series on Hoopla! This popular video series is taught by award-winning experts from respected institutions. The Great Courses series includes over 200 video courses on interesting topics like photography, mindfulness, health, cooking, history, science, writing and much more! Each episode is just 30 minutes so they’re perfect for busy people. Below is just a tiny sample of all the wonderful courses available. You’ll want to check out these courses today!
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Only available at Kenosha Public Library
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.
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"
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.
New accounts will take up to 24 hours to activate. The program begins on February 5, 2024.
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.
Only available at 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.
An aid in finding books and authors that are similar to your favorites. Includes award lists and book discussion guides
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.
Find eBooks for kids by subject or reading level. Kids-only, no teen or adult reading-level books included.
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.
Only available at Kenosha Public Library
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.
Free videos and article tutorials on how to use popular websites like Netflix, Amazon and Gmail as well as various social networks.
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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
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