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Ancestry Library Edition
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NOTE: AVAILABLE WITHIN LIBRARY ONLY. Ancestry® Library Edition, powered by Ancestry.com, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.
Ancestry Library Edition brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library.
Ancestry Library Edition brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library.
Auto Repair Source
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car repair, vehicle repair, auto repair
Powered by the experts at MOTOR, provides accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers and includes step-by-step repairs, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.
Biography in Context
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Biography database, Gale Biography
Meet the people who made history! Gale's authoritative reference content, including Lives & Perspectives, alongside primary sources, multimedia, videos, audio selections, images, and magazine and journal articles
Consumer Reports
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Consumerreports.org
Expert, Unbiased Product Reviews
Consumer Reports (CR) is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed
Consumer Reports (CR) is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed
Consumer Reports
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Consumer Reports is found in our MasterFile Premier database, it's a lot different than using a website to find articles. All articles from Consumer Reports are PDF files and can be saved or printed. Full-Color pdf articles to download. NOTE: This is digital replica of Consumer Reports magazine, not a link to CR website
Creativebug
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Joann, crafts, DIY, makers
Creativebug.com has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. An inspirational resource for DIY, crafters and makers
Daily Camera Collection
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Explore Boulder history through local news, events, and people with the Daily Camera Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content published only online.
Choose IMAGE edition for full color replica. Choose TEXT edition for indexed searching by headline, byline, etc.
Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Downloadable ebooks & audiobooks from Overdrive
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Libby, by OverDrive
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby
If you currently use the legacy OverDrive app and need assistance, visit https://help.overdrive.com.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby
If you currently use the legacy OverDrive app and need assistance, visit https://help.overdrive.com.
Great Courses from Kanopy
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Great Courses from Kanopy
Great Courses are available to Kanopy users with a Boulder Library card.
Most Great Courses will cost about 4 tickets per entire course (not per episode).
Most Great Courses will cost about 4 tickets per entire course (not per episode).
Hoopla
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hoopla ebooks
• eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV, music & magazines
• Limit: 4 items per month
• Loan period varies by format
• Boulder County patrons only
Hoopla is a pay per use model (the library pays for each check-out). You may encounter the following message:
"The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight. Please browse and add titles to favorites so you can easily access them after midnight."…what does that mean?"
The library has placed monthly spending caps on the hoopla to moderate spending our allocated funds. Once the daily cap has been reached no patrons may check anything else out for the day. This only means you have to wait until the daily limit is reset which occurs at midnight MST.
• Limit: 4 items per month
• Loan period varies by format
• Boulder County patrons only
Hoopla is a pay per use model (the library pays for each check-out). You may encounter the following message:
"The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight. Please browse and add titles to favorites so you can easily access them after midnight."…what does that mean?"
The library has placed monthly spending caps on the hoopla to moderate spending our allocated funds. Once the daily cap has been reached no patrons may check anything else out for the day. This only means you have to wait until the daily limit is reset which occurs at midnight MST.
Kanopy Streaming Video
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Kanopy is a video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films ─ titles of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers.
Legal Information Source
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Legal Information Reference Center
Providing online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, including the popular Nolo Press series; contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms covering a wide-range of legal issues including business law, financial planning, family law, property & real estate and rights & disputes.
Live Homework Help
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homework help, live tutor help, student
Get free one-on-one homework help from a live online tutor. Tutors are available for all-subjects grades k-college on the Brainfuse platform. Make flashcards, create a whiteboard, or make a virtual study room for you and your friends. Help available in Spanish and English every day from 2 to 11 p.m. MST
This service is available to Boulder Public Library account holders and BVSD students who attend school within the Boulder city limits. Need a library card? Set up your free Boulder Public Library account today.
This service is available to Boulder Public Library account holders and BVSD students who attend school within the Boulder city limits. Need a library card? Set up your free Boulder Public Library account today.
New York Times Remote Access
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newspapers, new york times, nytimes, ny times,
Enjoy digital content from the New York Times. Click here for redemption code you can use for unlimited 72-hour access to the New York Times online.
Once you redeem this code, please sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com using a valid email address. Click "Register Now" to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, or, if you already have a NY Times account, log in. Return here any time to renew your free 72-hour access.
Once you redeem this code, please sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com using a valid email address. Click "Register Now" to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, or, if you already have a NY Times account, log in. Return here any time to renew your free 72-hour access.
Online Job Coaching
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resume, resume help, jobs, job applications
Live, anytime, anywhere job and resume assistance from Brainfuse, available every day from 2 PM to 11:00 PM!
Points of View Reference Center
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opposing viewpoints, research, homework
These resources present multiple sides of an issue and rich content that help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, develop analytical thinking skills and gain a balanced perspective on current events and issues.
U.S. History In Context
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Put the tools of the historian in your hands. Aligned to state and national curriculum standards, U.S. History in Context provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, people, and more.
Udemy
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Gale Presents Udemy
Offers access to thousands of self-paced, on-demand video courses
• Nearly 20,000 Online Video Courses: The top-rated courses offer upskilling in the areas of business, tech, and personal development across 75+ different categories.
• International collection: Features 7,000+ courses taught by native speakers in more than 12 different languages.
• Nearly 20,000 Online Video Courses: The top-rated courses offer upskilling in the areas of business, tech, and personal development across 75+ different categories.
• International collection: Features 7,000+ courses taught by native speakers in more than 12 different languages.
Washington Post IN LIBRARY ACCESS
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washington post
Enjoy unlimited access to the Washington Post while visiting any library branch. For remote access, please use the link above.
Washington Post REMOTE ACCESS
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WaPo
Enjoy remote access to The Washington Post website and app (requires login). The mobile app is available for Android and Apple devices.
When accessing remotely, outside of the library, you can activate a 7-day pass. Offsite access requires the creation of a Washington Post account using a valid email address. After seven days, you will need to re-authenticate your access to the Washington Post.
When accessing remotely, outside of the library, you can activate a 7-day pass. Offsite access requires the creation of a Washington Post account using a valid email address. After seven days, you will need to re-authenticate your access to the Washington Post.
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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Consumer Reports
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Consumerreports.org
Expert, Unbiased Product Reviews
Consumer Reports (CR) is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed
Consumer Reports (CR) is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed
Creativebug
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Joann, crafts, DIY, makers
Creativebug.com has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. An inspirational resource for DIY, crafters and makers
Environment Complete
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Environment Complete is a leading full-text database for environmental studies. It provides hundreds of top environment journals covering ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental policy, sustainability and other related subjects.
Ethnic Diversity Source
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This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources and including peer-reviewed journals and primary sources.
Exploring Race in Society
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Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
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Hobbies and Crafts
Got a hobby you’d like to nurture? Looking for a new activity to pass the time?
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center, a database from EBSCO containing thousands of articles from top hobby and craft magazines and books as well as recipes, “how-to” videos and hobby profiles.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center, a database from EBSCO containing thousands of articles from top hobby and craft magazines and books as well as recipes, “how-to” videos and hobby profiles.
Kanopy Streaming Video
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Kanopy is a video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films ─ titles of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers.
Live Homework Help
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homework help, live tutor help, student
Get free one-on-one homework help from a live online tutor. Tutors are available for all-subjects grades k-college on the Brainfuse platform. Make flashcards, create a whiteboard, or make a virtual study room for you and your friends. Help available in Spanish and English every day from 2 to 11 p.m. MST
This service is available to Boulder Public Library account holders and BVSD students who attend school within the Boulder city limits. Need a library card? Set up your free Boulder Public Library account today.
This service is available to Boulder Public Library account holders and BVSD students who attend school within the Boulder city limits. Need a library card? Set up your free Boulder Public Library account today.
New York Times Remote Access
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newspapers, new york times, nytimes, ny times,
Enjoy digital content from the New York Times. Click here for redemption code you can use for unlimited 72-hour access to the New York Times online.
Once you redeem this code, please sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com using a valid email address. Click "Register Now" to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, or, if you already have a NY Times account, log in. Return here any time to renew your free 72-hour access.
Once you redeem this code, please sign up for a free account on NYTimes.com using a valid email address. Click "Register Now" to sign up and create an account with your personal email address, or, if you already have a NY Times account, log in. Return here any time to renew your free 72-hour access.
Online Job Coaching
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resume, resume help, jobs, job applications
Live, anytime, anywhere job and resume assistance from Brainfuse, available every day from 2 PM to 11:00 PM!
Washington Post IN LIBRARY ACCESS
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washington post
Enjoy unlimited access to the Washington Post while visiting any library branch. For remote access, please use the link above.
Washington Post REMOTE ACCESS
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WaPo
Enjoy remote access to The Washington Post website and app (requires login). The mobile app is available for Android and Apple devices.
When accessing remotely, outside of the library, you can activate a 7-day pass. Offsite access requires the creation of a Washington Post account using a valid email address. After seven days, you will need to re-authenticate your access to the Washington Post.
When accessing remotely, outside of the library, you can activate a 7-day pass. Offsite access requires the creation of a Washington Post account using a valid email address. After seven days, you will need to re-authenticate your access to the Washington Post.
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