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During this time of social distancing, our digital resources have extended additional services to you!
Most importantly, library staff is available to help you with digital resources, finding a good book and other questions. You can also register online to get a library card.
Audio and eBooks
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Read reviews from our library staff to help guide you to your next favorite book. Content curated to bring you the best in digital reading!
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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
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Stream and download ebooks, audiobooks, movies/TV and music.Choose BONUS BORROWS and find free content that doesn't count against your play credit. Turn on Kids Mode for child friendly selections.
Films, TV and Great Courses
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Kanopy is a streaming film resource and includes leading producers. Borrow up to 5 films a month. Each film or TV episode counts uses 1 credit .Exceptions are Kanopy Kids with unlimited plays for 30 days does not count against play credits and Great Courses which you can check out a course for 30 days & watch as many episodes for 1 credit.
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Great Courses are available to Kanopy users with a Boulder Library card. Patrons can take as many courses during a 30 day period without using any play credits. All other videos in Kanopy use 1 of 5 monthly play credits (excepting Kanopy Kids).
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Stream and download ebooks, audiobooks, movies/TV and music. Turn on Kids Mode for child friendly selections.
Music
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Stream or download entire albums. 1 week checkout
DIY Repair/Arts and Crafts
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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
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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.
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Contains the full set of small engine repair manuals from Clymer (http://www.clymer.com/). These manuals contain thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components. Routine maintenance, such as tune-ups and brake service, as well as more extensive repairs involving engine transmission disassembly are covered.
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Online instructor led courses at no cost for BPL cardholders. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month.
Lifelong Learning, Business & Investing
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A variety of instructor-led online courses that run for six weeks.
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Now available remotely during the lbirary's closure. Enter your library card and name. Then, ACCEPT LICENSE TERMS with check box and click LOG IN. You will be passed into the database to search
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Now available remotely during pandemic.
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Digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection..
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Consumers can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
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Full text of top consumer legal reference books, many from NOLO. Includes books on patents, copyright, trademarks, and nonprofits.
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Premier review of stocks and bonds.
Morningstar has a 4 simultaneous user limit. If you get turned away, check back again later. -
Published weekly Value Line tracks approximately 1,700 stocks in over 90 industries. NOTE: Value Line has a 10 simultaneous user limit. IF you see red text that indicates a login conflict, please try again later.
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Students earn a High School Diploma while learning valuable career skills with a certificate in high growth/high demand fields. ADVANCED/SACS/NCA/NWAC ACCREDITED
Magazines and News
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Enjoy digital content from the New York Times. Follow the instructions on the page link.
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Access the Wall Street Journal from anywhere with your library card.
1. NOTE: You must first login to your library account https://boulder.flatironslibrary.org/MyAccount/Home
2. Then click on the link or logo to create your WSJ account and you can start using wsj.com immediately. If you already have a WSJ account, please simply sign in with that account.
Your access will be available for 3 days. Come back as often as you like for an additional 3 days of access and login as an existing user with your WSJ account.
NOTE: Patrons are NOT permitted to share their WSJ accounts with any other person whatsoever. Any violation of this will result in termination of their account and the library will lose access to WSJ. Please respect the WSJ copyrights. -
Available as content from the magazine and buying guide. Note that this is not the website, ConsumerReports.org. Search specific issues or product reviews.
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World and local newspapers, including Daily Camera, Denver Post and Rocky Mtn. News. Includes over 3,000 dailies in the USA and over 6,000 resources from around the world.
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Over 3,000 titles, including top titles like: US Weekly, National Geographic,
New Yorker, Vanity Fair Rolling Stone
All magazines are available as simultaneous use without circulation caps.