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Mark Twain: 100 Years Later

Thanks to Sue Hays for 22 years as MCPL library director
Click Here. Library-on-the-GO will be here soon. ask your librarian about it!!!
Patron Comments  Library Elf Reminders    Consumer Reports     
Auto Repair Reference Center Ky Unbound/ Overdrive Audiobooks  Mango Languages
Important Notice about Library Fines !!! Beginning September 1st, patrons with fines will be required make a payment of $1 or more before checking items out or using the Internet.
Ancestry Library edition
 Price It! collectibles Lookup       Blood Drive
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Can't remember due dates? Get a Library Elf !!! Do you tend to forget when your books are due until you get that little notice in the mail? Now you can sign up for an automated email reminder system called Libraryelf.com! Libraryelf will send messages to your email that remind you 3 days ahead of time that your books are due, and will also tell you when a book you've put on hold has come in for you. Click to read more about Library Elf

How much are library services worth?!? The answer . . .PRICELESS, of course. Click on this link if you'd like to put a dollar amount to your library usage. Library Value Calculator

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Job and Career Accelerator
Madison County Public Library LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE JOB SEARCH TOOL PROVIDING STEP-BY-STEP ASSISTANCE IN FINDING JOBS — For job seekers in our community, help has arrived! Job & Career Accelerator, a comprehensive online job search system, is now available to help overwhelmed job seekers find employment. This innovative online resource provides job seekers everything they need to find their next job, all in one easy-to-use application. The online program is available to patrons of MCPL at no charge with their library card and can be accessed at in either library building or from any internet-enabled computer by going to www.madisonlibrary.org.  MORE

Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry.com Library Edition
 Genealogical information at your fingertips. This database service is available on any of our libraries' computers or by connecting to one of our wireless hotspots with your laptop.  Search birth and death records, census information and much more.

Mango LanguagesMango Languages online

Madison County Public Library is proud to announce the addition of the Mango Languages online language-learning system to our available resources. Mango is free of charge to patrons, and offers a fun, fast and convenient solution to our community’s growing language learning needs. It’s the easiest way to learn to speak a foreign language!

Gale Legal FormsGale Legal FormsSelling a House?  Making a Will?  Signing a Lease?
Come to Madison County Public Library for Gale LegalForms

Auto Repair Reference Center Auto repair Reference Center            

The step-by-step procedures are written specifically for the Do-It-Yourselfer, but comprehensive enough for professional technicians. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously.

ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports              Consumer Reports

Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.  Find reviews and comparisons of thousands of products before you buy.  To maintain its independence and impartiality, CU accepts no outside advertising and no free samples and employs several hundred mystery shoppers and technical experts to buy and test the products it evaluates.

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BestsellersBestsellers on sale for only $2.50
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Kentucky Libraries UnboundDownloadable Audiobooks,

Our patrons are now able to "check out" and download audiobooks from the comfort of their own home.  Choose from thousands of titles and listen to books on your home computer or transfer them to portable players. 
New to eAudiobooks**eAudiobook downloads available from 
KY Libraries Unbound and Overdrive Audiobooks.

**KY Libraries Unbound subscription provided through donations made by the Madison County Athenaeum.

PriceIt! Antiques and CollectiblesPriceIt! Antiques and Collectibles
Are you curious about how much your favorite antique is worth???  Price It! is full of photos and descriptions to help you find your item.  Price It! looks at thousands of antiques and collectibles to help you find realistic values.  Click on the link for PRICE IT! and enter your 14 digit library card number to access.

Important Notice about Library Fines !!! Beginning September 1st, patrons with fines will be required make a payment of $1 or more before checking items out or using the Internet.

 

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