Database reductions in the Research Center

The Library has for many years offered access to the Kentucky Virtual Library, a product of the Council on Postsecondary Education. This department has been severely impacted by budget reductions applied to agencies due to decreased state revenues.


Budget cuts have affected the Kentucky Virtual Library to the point that several databases have been dropped and will no longer be accessible. The first phase of cutbacks has taken place and the following databases are no longer available from the library's website or the Kentucky Virtual Library:


EBSCO Literary Reference Center
EBSCO Health Source Nursing
EBSCO Military & Government Collection
EBSCO Professional Development Collection
EBSCO Religion & Philosophy Collection


These are valuable and timely research tools for students and adult learners alike and we regret that we are no longer able to provide access. If you have been a user of any of these databases and would like suggestions of alternate sources, please call or email the Library and we would be happy to help you.

Please visit our online Research Center to view all of our online databases and services.

This just in ... October's new materials

For those of you who like nice and neat organized lists (like librarians do), we have put together lists of the new materials that were added to the library's collection in the month of October. Click on the links below to see the lists and request items. (Hint: You can see these lists every month in the "Book Lover's Corner" section of the library's online catalog, or in the library in the New Books section.)

Books
General Fiction
Mysteries, Westerns, and Science Fiction
Nonfiction and Biography
Large Print
Children
Teen

Movies, Audio books, and Music
DVDs
Books on CD
Downloadable eAudiobooks (what's this?)
Music on CD

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DVDs & Books on CD ordered Oct. 29

Below is a list of the DVDs and Books on CD recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
Dirty dancing
Fred Claus
The house bunny
The Lazarus project
Lolita
The perfect holiday
Rebecca
Rebecca
Righteous kill
Sharkey's machine
Sleeping dictionary

Books on CD
Fiction
Red knife by Krueger, William
Kissing games of the world by Shelton, Sandi Kahn

Nonfiction
The legs are the last to go by Carroll, Diahann
Reagan by Eliot, Marc
Tried by war by McPherson, James
Cavalryman of the lost cause by Wert, Jeffry

New books we ordered October 29, 2008

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, LargeType, Teen Fiction and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction
Meg : Hell's Aquarium by Alten, Steve
Too close to home by Barclay, Linwood
The jewel of Gresham Green by Blackwell, Lawana
Cold choices by Bond, Larry
Once were cops by Bruen, Ken
All I have to give : a Christmas love story by Carlson, Melody
A Virgin River Christmas by Carr, Robyn
The pirate bride by Drake, Shannon
The younger gods by Eddings, David
Before the scandal by Enoch, Suzanne
I see you everywhere by Glass, Julia
His captive lady by Gracie, Anne
Engaging Father Christmas : a novella by Gunn, Robin
The Sunday brunch diaries : a novel by Jarrett, Norma
Romeo, Romeo by Kaye, Robin
The secret by Lewis, Beverly
Highland scandal by London, Julia
The mistress diaries by MacLean, Julianne
Sweet trouble by Mallery, Susan
The bride price by Mallory, Anne
The shape of mercy by Meissner, Susan
A firefighter in the family by Milburn, Trish
Songs for the missing by O'Nan, Stewart
Winter turns to spring by Palmer, Catherine
Rules of vengeance by Reich, Christopher
With violets by Robards, Elizabeth
Bad penny by Sala, Sharon
Kissing games of the world by Shelton, Sandi Kahn
To catch a thief by Skye, Christina
Isolation by Thrasher, Travis
Summon the thunder by Ward, Dayton

Nonfiction

Religion in America : a comprehensive guide to faith, history and tradition
The numerati by Baker, Stephen
Sugar shock! : how sweets and simple carbs can derail your life, and how you can get back on track by Bennett, Connie
Argentina by Bernhardson, Wayne
Ireland's saint : the essential biography of St. Patrick by Bury, J. B.
The five love languages of children by Chapman, Gary
Love & death : my journey through the valley of the shadow by Church, F. Forrester
The Alzheimer's action plan : the experts' guide to the best diagnosis and treatment for memory problems by Doraiswamy, P. Murali
James Bond : the secret world of 007 by Dougal, Alastair
Where have all the liberals gone? : race, class and ideals in America by Flynn, James
Encyclopedia of polymer clay techniques : a comprehensive directory of polymer clay techniques covering a panoramic range of exciting applications by Heaser, Sue
The rosary : a journey to the beloved by Jansen, Gary
Izzy and Lenore : two dogs, an unexpected journey, and me by Katz, Jon
Inside Drucker's brain by Krames, Jeffrey
The end of prosperity : how higher taxes will doom the economy--if we let it happen by Laffer, Arthur
American lion : Andrew Jackson in the White House by Meacham, Jon
Truth or delusion : busting network's biggest myths by Misner, Ivan
The ruin of the Roman Empire by O'Donnell, James
Catholic does not equal the Vatican : a vision for progressive Catholicism by Ruether, Rosemary
Anticancer : a new way of life by Servan-Schreiber, David
Martha Stewart's cooking school : lessons and recipes for the home cook by Stewart, Martha

LargeType
Fiction
Until we reach home by Austin, Lynn
Heart in the right place by Jourdan, Carolyn
This side of heaven by Kingsbury, Karen
The secret by Lewis, Beverly

Nonfiction
3:16 by Lucado, Max

Teen Fiction
Picture perfect by Clark, Catherine
Saving Zoe by Noel, Alyson
So hard to say by Sanchez, Alex
The sorceress by Scott, Michael
Bec by Shan, Darren
Blood beast by Shan, Darren
Death's shadow by Shan, Darren
Demon apocalypse by Shan, Darren
Demon thief by Shan, Darren
Lord Loss by Shan, Darren
Slawter by Shan, Darren

Children
Barney & BJ go to the zoo by Bernthal, Mark
Elusive moose by Gannij, Joan
Ice cream : the full scoop by Gibbons, Gail
Plum fantastic by Goldberg, Whoopi
The invisible moose by Haseley, Dennis
Mudgy & Millie by Nipp, Susan Hagen
Disney Mr. Penguin's Ice Cream Adventure by Ring, Susan
The lonely moose by Segal, John
The ballad of Wilbur and the moose by Stadler, John
The baby-sitter by Stine, R. L.
Morris and Boris at the circus by Wiseman, Bernard

DVDs & Books on CD ordered Oct. 22

Below is a list of the DVDs, Books on CD, and Music recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
Big Daddy
The bridge
Death race
Digging to China
Feast of love
Get smart
Pineapple Express
River wild
The simple life of Noah Dearborn
Swing vote

Family
Barbie in a Christmas carol
Christmas is here again
The Christmas toy movie
The flight before Christmas
A Grandpa For Christmas
The town that banned Christmas

Books on CD
Fiction
Rogue forces by Brown, Dale
Return to Sullivan's Island by Frank, Dorothea
Intent to kill by Grippando, James
Fire and ice by Jance, Judith
Blindman's Bluff by Kellerman, Faye
Road dogs by Leonard, Elmore
Fugitive by Margolin, Phillip
The doomsday key by Rollins, James

Nonfiction
German
Harry S. Truman by Dallek, Robert
Angler by Gellman, Barton
Dewey by Myron, Vicki
Andrew Jackson by Remini, Robert
Belle weather by Rivenbark, Celia
The snowball by Schroeder, Alice
German for dummies by Swick, Edward
My stroke of insight by Taylor, Jill Bolte

Music
Big & Rich: Super galactic fun pak 2
Darius Rucker: Learn to live
Lady Antebellum
Randy Owen: One on one
Taylor Swift: Fearless
Tim McGraw: Greatest hits 3

New books we ordered October 22, 2008

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, LargeType, Teen Fiction and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction
Ghost stories
The fixer upper by Andrews, Mary Kay
My husband's sweethearts : a novel by Asher, Bridget
Sudden death : a novel of suspense by Brennan, Allison
Rogue forces by Brown, Dale
Tomorrow's promise by Brown, Sandra
Ms. Hempel chronicles by Bynum, Sarah Shun-lien
Trigger city by Chercover, Sean
Take the long way home : a novel of suspense by Clark, Mary Jane Behrends
What girls learn : a novel by Cook, Karin
In between men by Culberson, San
Loco motive by Daheim, Mary
Always a scoundrel by Enoch, Suzanne
Yesterday's weather by Enright, Anne
Lives of others by Fargnoli, Patricia
Return to Sullivan's Island by Frank, Dorothea
I have seen him in the watchfires by Gohlke, Cathy
Icarus at the edge of time by Greene, B.
Intent to kill by Grippando, James
On the line by Hill, Donna
The price of butcher's meat by Hill, Reginald
Her little black book by Jackson, Brenda
Fire and ice by Jance, Judith
Blindman's Bluff by Kellerman, Faye
Hook, line and single by King-Gamble, Marcia
The other side of the woods y Koontz, Dean
'Tis the season! : a novel by Landvik, Lorna
Mastered by love by Laurens, Stephanie
Road dogs by Leonard, Elmore
Deaf sentence by Lodge, David
Fugitive by Margolin, Phillip
Silver bells by Michaels, Fern
Former rain by Miller, Vanessa
Cold pursuit by Neggers, Carla
The vanishing act of Esme Lennox by O'Farrell, Maggie
Fight Club by Palahniuk, Chuck
Playbook for Christian manhood : 12 key plays for Black teen boys by Perkins, James
What happens in London by Quinn, Julia
Not even if you begged by Ray, Francis
Cry to heaven by Rice, Anne
The doomsday key by Rollins, James
Assegai by Smith, Wilbur
The charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
Coyote's wife : an Ella Clah novel by Thurlo, Aimee
Calla Lily Ponder by Wells, Rebecca
The house on Tradd Street by White, Karen

Nonfiction
Our Lincoln : new perspectives on Lincoln and his world
Where to go when-The Americans : North, Central, South America & The Caribbeans
The new American militarism : how Americans are seduced by war by Bacevich, Andrew
Reclaiming virtue : how we can develop the moral intelligence to do the right thing at the right time for the right reason by Bradshaw, John
America and the world : conversations on the future of American foreign policy by Brzezinski, Zbigniew
The Cygnus Mystery : unlocking the ancient secret of life's origins in the cosmos by Collins, Andrew
Being Catholic now : prominent Americans talk about change in the church and the quest for meaning by Cuomo, Kerry
American prince : a memoir by Curtis, Tony
God is not your problem by Daugherty, Billy
House of evil : the Indiana torture slaying by Dean, John
Capitol men : the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen by Dray, Philip
The partnership : the making of Goldman Sachs by Ellis, Charles
Fred Astaire by Epstein, Joseph
Watching the English : the hidden rules of English behaviour by Fox, Kate
Raising steaks : the life and times of American beef by Fussell, Betty
Angler : the Cheney vice presidency by Gellman, Barton
Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state : why Americans vote the way they do by Gelman, Andrew
Everyday survival : why smart people do stupid things by Gonzales, Laurence
Fix-it and forget-it big cookbook : 1400 best slow cooker recipes! by Good, Phyllis
The seven secrets by Hagee, John
Lore of the ghost : the origins of the most famous ghost stories throughout the world by Haughton, Brian
The Chinese calligraphy bible : the essential illustrated guide to over 300 beautiful characters by Ho, Yat-Ming Cathy
250 essential Japanese kanji characters by Kanji Text Research Group (University of Tokyo)
The stress answer : train your brain to conquer depression and anxiety in 45 days by Lawlis, G. Frank
Sole sisters : the joys and pains of single Black women by Mathis, Deborah
Dare to dream, then do it : what successful people know and do by Maxwell, John
The church : the evolution of Catholicism by McBrien, Richard
Tried by war : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief by McPherson, James
Life after life : the investigation of a phenomenon-survival of bodily death by Moody, Raymond
What to expect before you're expecting by Murkoff, Heidi
What to expect the first year by Murkoff, Heidi
What to expect the toddler years by Murkoff, Heidi
What to expect when mommy's having an baby by Murkoff, Heidi
What to expect when you're expecting by Murkoff, Heidi
Ted, white, and blue : the Nugent manifesto by Nugent, Ted
The Galloping Ghost : Red Grange, an American football legend by Poole, Gary
Beef : the untold story of how milk, meat, and muscle shaped the world by Rimas, Andrew
Belle weather : mostly sunny with a chance of scattered hissy fits by Rivenbark, Celia
American rifle : a biography by Rose, Alexander
The strategy of conflict by Schelling, Thomas
Chilton's General Motors Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac FWD 1985-05 repair manual by Sheeky, Christine
KISS and make-up by Simmons, Gene
The beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition by Slaughter, Thomas
Gang leader for a day : a rogue sociologist takes to the streets by Venkatesh, Sudhir
An outrageous affair by Vincenzi, Penny
Alek : from Sudanese refugee to international supermodel by Wek, Alek
Cavalryman of the lost cause : a biography of J.E.B. Stuart by Wert, Jeffry
Bush v. Gore : exposing the hidden crisis in American democracy by Zelden, Charles

LargeType
Rogue forces by Brown, Dale
Loco motive by Daheim, Mary
Fire and ice by Jance, Judith
Blindman's Bluff by Kellerman, Faye
Road dogs by Leonard, Elmore
Fugitive by Margolin, Phillip
What happens in London by Quinn, Julia
The doomsday key by Rollins, James

Teen Fiction
Summer promise, A whisper and A wish yours forever by Gunn, Robin
Surprise endings, Island dreamer, A heart full of hope by Gunn, Robin
A time to cherish, Sweet dreams, A promise is forever by Gunn, Robin Jones
True friends, Starry night, Seventeen wishes by Gunn, Robin

Children
Bat jamboree by Appelt, Kathi
Brand-new school, brave new Ruby by Barnes, Derrick
Ruby flips for attention by Barnes, Derrick
The slumber party payback by Barnes, Derrick
Trivia queen, 3rd grade supreme by Barnes, Derrick
Party princess by Cabot, Meg
Batman's friends and foes by Hapka, Cathy
I am Batman by Hapka, Cathy
Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? by Martin, Bill
Jay McGraw's life strategies for dealing with bullies by McGraw, Jay
Batman : the story of Batman by Peterson, Scott
Free to be ... you and me by Thomas, Marlo

DVDs & Books on CD ordered Oct. 15

Below is a list of the DVDs and Books on CD recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
Alexander's ragtime band
Hidden secrets
Mamma Mia!
Paper moon
Things to come
Topper Returns

Family
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase

Books on CD
Fiction
Sinner by Dekker, Ted
Foul play by Evanovich, Janet
Runner by Perry, Thomas
A love to last forever by Peterson, Tracie

New books we ordered October 15, 2008

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, LargeType, Teen Fiction and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction

Star bright by Anderson, Catherine
Until we reach home by Austin, Lynn
Seducing the angel by Balogh, Mary
The brutal heart by Bowen, Gail
Imperial woman by Buck, Pearl
The face of a killer by Burcell, Robin
Espresso shot by Coyle, Cleo
Prime cut by Davidson, Diane
Mine all mine by Davies, Adam
Cat in a sapphire slipper : a Midnight Louie mystery by Douglas, Carole
The little book by Edwards, Selden
Foul play by Evanovich, Janet
The good thief's guide to Paris by Ewan, Chris
The angel of Knowlton Park by Flora, Kate
Cream puff murder by Fluke, Joanne
One under by Hurley, Graham
Whispered lies by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
A Christmas star : a Cape Light novel by Kinkade, Thomas
Ride the river by L'Amour, Louis
Sackett by L'Amour, Louis
The warrior's path by L'Amour, Louis
The blackstone key by Melikan, R. A.
Becket's last stand by Michaels, Kasey
A reckless beauty by Michaels, Kasey
The return of the prodigal by Michaels, Kasey
The miracle by Morris, Gilbert
The Christmas letters : a timeless story for every generation by Nicholaus, Bret
Claws that catch by Ringo, John
Honor of the clan by Ringo, John
The Manxome foe by Ringo, John
Look again by Scottoline, Lisa
Third strike by Sharp, Zoe
Matters of the heart by Steel, Danielle
Flight of the Hornbill by Stone, Eric
The firebrand by Wiggs, Susan
The highly effective detective goes to the dogs by Yancey, Richard

Nonfiction
Words in air : the complete correspondence between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell by Bishop, Elizabeth
Palm reading : your absolute, quintessential, all you wanted to know, complete guide by Gibson, Litzka
I'm not your friend, I'm your parent : helping your children set the boundaries they need-- and really want by Hill, E. D.
The necklace : thirteen women and the experiment that transformed their lives by Jarvis, Cheryl
Madame Gorgonzola's Palm Reading : Plain And Simple by Montalbano, Dean
A bold fresh piece of humanity by O'Reilly, Bill

Built to succeed by Phelps, Michael
Rachael Ray's big orange book : her favorite all-new 30-minute meals, veggie meals, holiday menus, dinners-for-one, kosher meals, rollover menus, and much, much more! by Ray, Rachael
Ideas : a history of thought and invention, from fire to Freud by Watson, Peter
Modern mind by Watson, Peter

LargeType Fiction
Blood memory by Coel, Margaret
Foul play by Evanovich, Janet
Extreme measures by Flynn, Vince
A darker place by Higgins, Jack
Treasure by Johansen, Iris
Independence of Miss Mary Bennett by McCullough, Colleen
Final justice by Michaels, Fern
Matters of the heart by Steel, Danielle
Mounting fears by Woods, Stuart

Teen Books
Let them eat fruitcake by Carlson, Melody
Revelations by De la Cruz, Melissa
The possibilities of sainthood by Freitas, Donna
Playing with matches by Katcher, Brian
Summerhill secrets #2 by Lewis, Beverly
Wicked lovely by Marr, Melissa
Bliss by Myracle, Lauren

What if-- all the rumors were true : a choose your destiny novel by Ruckdeschel, Liz
What if-- everyone was doing it : a choose your destiny novel by Ruckdeschel, Liz
What if-- you broke all the rules : a choose your destiny novel by Ruckdeschel, Liz
Infamous : an It Girl novel by Von Ziegesar, Cecily
Impossible : a novel by Werlin, Nancy

Children
A hero's quest by DiCamillo, Kate
The mouse and the princess by DiCamillo, Kate
No ordinary mouse by DiCamillo, Kate
A is for amazing moments : a sports alphabet by Herzog, Brad
Peril at the Grand Prix by Hunt, Elizabeth
The puzzle of the missing panda by Hunt, Elizabeth
The Tale of Despereaux : A Junior Novelization by Michalak, Jamie
The last Olympian by Riordan, Rick