Online Resources

In-Library Use Only.  ABCmouse.com is a comprehensive early learning site for children covering reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and music.

America's News from Newsbank is a powerful resource with over 3,650 digital newspapers.

Beanstack is a free online service that allows you to log and track your reading.  Through this app you can join Reading Challenges provided by our librarians.

Biblioboard is an exciting collection of eBooks that are available anytime to anyone in the state of Illinois. Our library is a member of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).

Booklist Reader is a magazine featuring book and audiobook recommendations for all ages.

Boundless offers thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks for your smartphone, eReader or tablet. Items check out for two weeks and are automatically returned. 

Hundreds of eBooks covering a wide variety of topics. Books downloadable in PDF or ePub format.

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

Detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of hobby enthusiasts, with full text from leading hobby and craft magazines.

Hoopla allows you to borrow movies, music, eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone. Items available immediately. Three borrows per month, per library card.

Inkie.org is a platform with tools writers can use to create and publish eBooks. It is available for free at any time for anyone in the state of Illinois.

Libby provides access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, and magazines, including Kindle format. Items check out for two weeks and are automatically returned. 

Includes plot summaries, critical essays, reviews and author biographies/interviews, as well as thousands of full-text poems and short stories.

Get great reading recommendations based on your specific preferences. Explore fiction and nonfiction for all ages by types, plot, similar tastes, and more.

NoveList K-8 Plus helps you find just the right book for younger readers.

OverDrive provides access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, and magazines, including Kindle format. Items check out for two weeks and are automatically returned.

What's Next: Books in Series helps you search series fiction.

WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.