One of the largest food databases, AtoZ Food America contains over 2,000 state, regional, and ethnic recipes as well as historical and reference articles related to American cuisine.
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One-stop shop for maps with over 145,000 different maps. Also includes geography quizzes and lesson plans for teachers, and antique maps that can be printed.

Information about all 50 United States and 6 territories. Find maps, flags, photos, and facts about states, counties, and cities. Everything you need for your next report is here.

Learn about the countries of the world. AtoZ World Culture is an excellent resource for student projects and a great companion for international travelers.

From the National Agricultural Library. Contains citations about all aspects of agriculture and related fields. 

Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives worldwide.

An index that allows you to search for journal articles from over 12,000 journals including the name of the library that owns the title.

Over a quarter million biographies including complete full text run of Biography Today, Biography Magazine, as well as thousands of narrative biographies. 

Back issues of the Chicago Tribune.

Northstar Digital Literacy 

Build your computer and technology skills through self-paced lessons, assessments, and certifications. This site is ideal for learners looking to improve their confidence with everyday digital tasks like email, internet use, and workplace software.

Learning Express Library 

Access interactive video tutorials to master the fundamentals of computers and the internet.

Search all EBSCO e-book services in one location.While most books are nonfiction or educational in nature, a selection of popular fiction is also available on a rotating basis. 

Journal articles and reports in education from FirstSearch. 

This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.

A collection of the 24 best databases for high school students which including subject specific databases such as science and literature, as well as multi subject databases such as Newspaper Source, and Academic Search Elite. Resources include full text articles, including peer-reviewed articles, e-books, videos and more.

This collection of databases includes Biography Reference Source, History Reference Source, Literary Reference Source, Newspaper Source, and more set at a reading level for Middle School students.

This collection gathers all the best resources, including eBooks, encyclopedia, and magazines, laid out in a visual browsable format for those in elementary school.

An online reference tool that provides quality content from WorldCat and other quality, respected databases.

Search business & finance reference titles from Gale.
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Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women's health, children's health, and more. Information comes from magazines, books, Clinical Reference System reports, and pamphlets.

Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals on many medical disciplines. Provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer reviewed.

Historical documents, journal articles, photographs, maps, videos and encyclopedias covering United States and World history, including biographies of important historical figures.
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Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130 reference books. 

Find records of items in Illinois and libraries worldwide.

Provides access to car, motorcycle, and CDL practice tests as well as driver's manuals and an FAQ specifically for Illinois DMVs.

A unique collection of tutorials, practice tests, and educational courses for all ages. This database includes early math concepts for those in elementary school, up to college entrance exam practice tests. One can expand skills by learning to type, or study up on Excel and Word and learn how they are different then Google Docs and Sheets. This is a full and varied database that includes tutorials, videos, and even flash cards.

A scholarly resource of current issues, studies, and trends of the legal world. For attorneys, educators, businesspeople, law librarians, students, and paralegals.

LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including books, magazines, newspapers, and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

Develop professional skills with courses curated and administered by industry experts. Achieve your goals with insights-driven course recommendations and relevant, high-quality content.
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An in-depth literary collection perfect for students or the casual researcher.
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A database of children's eBooks and audiobooks in various world languages.

Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for business communication. The system is completely web-based and remotely accessible, so you can learn anywhere you have an internet connection including your smartphone.
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A database of life science and biomedical information.

Contains full text articles for popular middle school magazines, assigned to Lexile reading level indicators. Find biographies, historical essays, reference books, photos, maps, flags and primary source documents. Designed for middle school students.

Get access to all New York Times has to offer: articles, blogs, podcasts, videos and more. This service includes unlimited access on Library computers as well as promotional codes for remote access on your home computer or mobile device. Click on the link above to see how you can access this great resource.

Get to know our great resources! Video and web-based tutorials included to help you navigate the wonderful tools at your fingertips with your library card.

A complete, self-paced application that walks job-seekers through the entire process from assessing strengths and interests, to exploring new opportunities, to ultimately improving the chances of landing a job.
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Start your research here on position papers and controversial topics. Points of View can be used as a guide to debating, developing arguments, writing position papers, and developing critical thinking skills.

Offers specialized content to support English Language Learners and resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.

Designed to meet every student's science research needs.
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Access to over 540 online courses with real instructors guiding the learning, including business, accounting, human resources, and office skills.
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Catalog of books, movies, and other materials in libraries worldwide.

Provides information on the history, culture, government, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.

Practice the motorcycle permit test for free before taking the official test.

Practice the DMV permit test for free.