For Students & Teachers

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Access World News is a comprehensive resource that includes more than 8,000 news publications from nearly 200 countries worldwide, including major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles. Sources are updated daily to keep students informed of current issues and events, including deep archives providing background information on topics or tracing an issue or event over a period of time using primary sources. Powered by NewsBank.

America’s News helps readers explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues, and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Powered by NewsBank.

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!)

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!)

Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books, grouped into easy-to-browse categories. Explora provides research collections on thousands of topics to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. You can search hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more by keyword or by topic.

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. The Archives include photos, documents, and more about Illinois history. (No library card required!)

Mango Languages offers over 70 world language courses expertly designed to adapt to a diverse range of learning needs, styles, and backgrounds.  Learn a new language on your computer or mobile device with this self-paced, intuitive, and accessible platform.

NoveList Plus is a book recommendation database. Users can search for book recommendations by reader age, genre, and more. NoveList Plus also has series information and read-alike lists.

NoveList K-8 Plus contains information on books for all K-8 grade levels. It includes picture books, children’s chapter books, and young adult titles, as well as non-fiction titles. The NoveList K-8 Plus database offers book recommendations, read-alike lists, and series information.

Teen BookCloud features Young Adult novels, graphic novels, historical classics, short stories, and more to read online. No due dates and no waiting, so it’s perfect for school assignments. Library card required.

Read eBooks, stream digital audiobooks, and play educational games online. The TumbleBook Library features materials perfect for kids in grades K-8, including early reader chapter books, non-fiction, children’s historical classics, graphic novels, and more. No due dates or waiting to borrow! Library card required.

World Book Online provides the same expert information found in The World Book Encyclopedia in an interactive, online environment. The information found on World Book Online is reliable, organized, and gives students easy access to credible and current information in thousands of articles, as well as hundreds of maps, videos, and other media for an immersive learning experience.