The library has a limited supply of federal tax forms available.

• Kentucky tax forms
• Federal tax forms

Join us for a demonstration on Overdrive. We will cover how to search, check-out and download to a variety of devices. Woo-hoo! E-books from the library!

Support the Library & Literacy Council and come to the library and buy one or several of the brain-teasing, low-tech but hours of fun (or frustration) enjoyable games for all ages. Some are new and some are gently used but all are at great prices - $.50 to $3.00.

Next meeting Feb. 4 @ 9:15 with guest author Christopher Kokoski

This companionable writing group meets from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month. If you are interested in the craft of writing, as well as sharing and learning from others, please join us. Call 887-4263 for more information.

OverDrive is now available for downloadable audiobooks, e-books, and more. It’s as simple as 3 easy steps: Browse, Checkout, and Download. You can enjoy your titles immediately from your computer or transfer them to a MP3 player or eBook reader and other devices. You can check out titles 24/7!

See a list of the most downloaded ebooks and audiobooks from Overdrive for January.

If you have any questions or need a little more help call the library (887-4263 ext. 5).

Hoover Pubic Library in Alabama has a good, comprehensive list of Overdrive tutorials for many devices. Just remember when you go to Overdrive, to use our link for Kentucky Libraries Unbound.

FREE e-Books for Everyone!

Over 15,000 public domain eBooks are now available to download for FREE from OverDrive.  Click here or the image to the right to access this collection!

Selections include popular pre-1923 fiction classics, such as the works of Jane Austen and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as Shakespeare and other plays, philosophy and reference works.

These titles are also available using the Android or iPhone apps.

Some information about this collection:

• This is not a separate collection of eBooks from your main OverDrive collection.

• You do NOT need to sign in to download the titles.

• When you hover over a book cover, the available information displays to you.

• Checkouts from this collection do not count against your regular check/lending options.

• Titles act like "Always Available" titles so there are unlimited simultaneous downloads, but downloads do not expire.

• The collection of eBooks also uses the Adobe Digital Editions software you are currently using.

  Please refer to the 'tips' link at the top of the introduction to the collection for instructions on how to download content.

You can now place holds on materials directly from home (if you have access to the Internet) in our library catalog. Use the blue navigation button (on the left side) to access the catalog, log-in with your last name and the barcode on your library card and create a user name and password. That's all you need to do - other than place holds on the individual items you would like set aside for you when they are available! If you have any questions, just call and we will help.

Story-Time

The Ready to Read Storytime with Miss Sandy on Mondays at 10:30 with, Sandy Cunningham.

Our new Children's Librarian, Miss Pat, has Story-time with Miss Pat on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

All story-times at the library are entertaining for the children, and presented by educator's. We hope you will bring your children or even your grandchildren, to our literature rich library and introduce your children to a love of reading, and of course, books!

Have You Been to the Library Lately?

You can access TumbleBooks from home by clicking on the blue button below and enjoy Story Books, Read-alongs, puzzles and games to make language learning fun! And TumbleBooks is also available in Spanish!

Learning Express!

GRE, LSAT, TOEFL, ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, NCLEX, Civil Service Exams, Real Estate exams and more!
Available from Home if you have a Library Card and an Internet connection!

The library now offers access to Learning Express Library! Easy to use - just log-in with your library card and create your own user name and password. Instructions for first-time users (how to register as a new user) can be found here.

Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Check it out!

Mango Languages

Do you want to learn conversational Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese or Farsi or Czech or Dutch or French or German or Hindi or Russian or, well, you get the picture. HCCPL has made available Mango, which features 29 language courses that you can learn from the comfort of your home. All you need is Internet access and your library card. If you are an ESL student, english is taught from 15 different languages.

Genevieve Netz gave me permission to use two of her photographs on the website. Her blogsite, Prairie Bluestem, is always a pleasure to read and her photographs, especially of Christian County, make her column so enjoyable.