Digital Library

Digital library covering regional, state, and ethnic cuisines for the entire country, with over 6,000 recipes. Search articles on American food culture, food production from harvest to table, or individual ingredients. Research the history of American food through vintage cookbooks, historical TV ads, and more!

Comprehensive database of food and food culture for over 170 countries. This database includes food culture articles, thousands of traditional recipes, ingredient articles, historical timelines, glossaries, and 2,000+ food quotes. Content is available in over 100 languages.

Comprehensive travel resource, offering travelers real-world, up-to-date information to promote a rewarding and safe travel experience.

Designed for academic institutions. Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Coverage on a wide range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full text resources for subjects such as adult education, higher education, public health, and more

Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports to support agricultural research.

Ancestry Library Edition provides users the ability to research genealogy and family history online. Search record collections, view original documents, and save copies of records via email. For in-library use only. (No library card required!)

The Beanstack platform allows users to track their reading and participate in reading challenges.  Access using a web browser or the Beanstack Tracker mobile app.

Biblioboard has eBooks of literary classics, local Illinois authors, and self-published titles, as well as articles, and public domain videos and images. No waiting to borrow! Free for all Illinois residents. Need help?

More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.

A companion to the Biography Reference Source database, this encompasses a rich selection of biographic titles, covering popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports and more.

Designed for public libraries, thousands of books cover core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) provides statewide access to more than 15 million bibliographic records and 38 million item records, including images, printed and manuscript materials, sound recordings, and more. (No library card required!)

The Chicago Sun-Times Collection informs readers about Chicago and its history through local news, events, and people

Community History Archive allows users to search the full text of Federal Census Bureau records (1830 – 1920), the Woodford Sentinel (1862 – 1890), the Metamora Herald (1889 – 1996), the Washburn Leader (1902 – 1993), the Herald (1970 – 2011), the Roanoke Review (1991 – 2001), and other local newspapers online. (No library card required!)

DMV Free Practice Tests include practice questions for the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles driving test. Includes motorcycle and CDL tests. (No library card required!)

This multidisciplinary collection offers unlimited access to thousands of juvenile fiction and non-fiction e-books.  These e-books support a quality learning experience for students in grades 6-8, across a wide range of academic subjects. 

Build strong literacy skills in students from pre-K to 8th grade by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles by Cricket Media.  This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds.