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Snow day saviors from Lexington Public Library

Lexington Public Library offers a wide range of mobile apps designed to help students and readers make it through the snowiest of days

The inside of the library, with an orange couch, stairs to the second floor, and multiple shelves with books.

We’re booking it to the library. | Photo by LEXtoday

Feeling a little cabin fever in these frigid temps? Are you all out of books to read by candle light? There’s never been a better time to unlock the power of Lexington Public Library — at home. Its digital tools have everything you need for fun-filled + enriching snow days.

  • Libby is a free, easy-to-use app that allows you to utilize your library card and download ebooks directly to your devices. Bonus: Libby is a great resource for audiobooks, too.
  • Flipster grants access to magazines and periodicals with everything from the latest headlines to historical Kentucky newspapers.
  • Early readers will love learning from Bookflix, an app that pairs books from Scholastic with video storybook classics, perfect for lulling little ones off to nap time.
  • If you need homework help, Brainfuse connects K-12 students with live experts from 2-11 p.m. daily.
  • High schoolers and adult learners can use the Learning Express Library to help with test prep for academic + professional exams, including the SAT and GED.
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