Easter Holiday Closing

The Library will be closed on Sunday, March 31st for the Easter holiday.  We will reopen on Monday, April 1st at 9:00 a.m. 

Resources

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Ancestry

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Provides access to more than 2 billion names, census records, military records, court, land and probate records, and passenger lists. Content added daily.

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Auto Repair Source

Auto Repair Source

Service and repair information for domestic and imported cars.

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Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete

Health and medical information from medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.

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Consumer Reports

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Provides ratings, reviews, recommendations and buying advice for cars, appliances, electronics, home and garden, baby products, and more.

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Creative Bug

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Nurture your creative side with 1000+ video classes in painting, knitting, crafting, sewing, and more.

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Digital Library of Illinois (Libby)

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Powered by Libby (formerly known as Overdrive), we have combined our exclusive e-content titles with other libraries to provide a much larger selection of materials to choose from, while still maintaining first dibs on titles we will continue to add regularly.

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Digital Public Library of America

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The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a US project aimed at providing public access to digital holdings in order to create a large-scale public digital library.

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Driver's Ed

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This Driver Education program contains 11 car practice tests, 9 motorcycle practice tests, 12 CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) practice tests, 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL), and a FAQ section with detailed answers to 100+ DMV-related questions.

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Explora

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Start your research project here. Explora delivers results from multiple sources including articles, ebooks, essays, and primary source documents.”

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Family Search

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Search over a billion names and images online.

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Findagrave

Find a Grave

Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc.

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Freegal Music

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The Freegal® Music service allows patrons to access a collection spanning over 15 million songs, music videos and audiobooks from more than 40,000 music labels worldwide including Sony Music, Epic, RCA, and Columbia. Freegal® Music also offers a completely rebuilt mobile app and website which utilizes modern application practices to ensure an easy-to-use and enjoyable experience.

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Health & Learning Center

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Generously provided for free by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Health Learning Center is a state-of-the-art health information library.

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Hoopla

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Stream & download movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on most any device. 

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Illinois Compiled Statutes

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The Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) are the codified statutes of a general and permanent nature of Illinois.

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Illinois Digital Archives

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The Illinois Digital Archives is a repository for the digital collections of the Illinois State Library as well as other libraries and cultural institutions in the State of Illinois.

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Illinois Public Records

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Scroll through Chicagoland’s public records. Real estate transactions, mortgages, foreclosures, and more. Sort by name, city, zip code, and more. CheckIllinois is available for free background checks. Please click here to see this document for instructions on the updated database.

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Illinois State Archives

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Search statewide databases for marriages, deaths, veterans, land tract sales and more.

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