Ancestry Library Edition

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At Home access is available for a limited time! Try it!
One of the most important genealogical collections available today, Ancestry has unparalleled coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This collection includes more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names.
Sponsored in part by a generous donation from Barbara L. Buck, Brittany L. Buck, and Sharon Suoja Strle, in memory of Frank S. Strle.

The Library also provides access to HeritageQuest Online, which is available outside the Library)

AtoZdatabases: Search Jobs, Businesses or Mailing Lists

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The Premier Job Search, Reference, and Mailing List Database. The database includes 2.3 million job listings, 30 million business profiles, 1.1 million healthcare professionals, and much more. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!

ChiltonLibrary

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ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.

ConsumerReport.org

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Find ratings for 5,000 products including cars, appliances, electronics and more. Consumer Union has been comparing, testing and reporting on products since 1936.

Current Biography Illustrated

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Current Biography Illustrated is provided by WilsonWeb and reflects the entire contents of the printed monthly Current Biography. Find reliable information about the people making tomorrow’s headlines plus historical figures back to World War II. Current Biography Illustrated includes more than 15,000 full text biographies, more than 9,400 obituaries and more than 19,500 images.

EbscoHost

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EbscoHost provides full text for more than 350 periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 500 periodicals.

FirstSearch/SILC

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FirstSearch/SILC (Statewide Illinois Library Catalog) provides access to the combined holdings of OCLC member-libraries in Illinois, as well as a rich collection of reference databases including periodical indexes, MEDLINE, World Almanac, and WorldCat (the combined holdings of OCLC member-libraries worldwide).
Access to FirstSearch/SILC is provided by the Illinois State Library.

Heritage Quest Online

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A collection of resources, including census images, for tracing family history and American culture. Great for beginning or accomplished genealogists!

Hoonuit (formerly Atomic Training)

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A video-based how-to training resource, Hoonuit opens up unlimited access to thousands of short videos covering more than 500 of today's most popular software applications on both PCs and Macs.

• All the latest offerings — Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Google, and more
• Valuable job training — Improve job skills with in-depth training on Excel and Photoshop, or learn valuable social media techniques with tutorials on Twitter, blogging, and podcasting
• Mobile training — Learn how to use mobile products such as the iPhone and iPad

Browse the Hoonuit Course List

LegalForms

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The most extensive free forms site available to library patrons. Thousands of legal forms available with more forms being added daily. Official, State-Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Note: Public users should consult an attorney in your state for serious legal matters.

Mango Languages

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Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.

Morningstar Investment Research Center

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Online access to Morningstar Investment Research Center lets you research more than 20,000 stocks and mutual funds; build and analyze an investment portfolio; and learn about stocks, mutual funds and portfolios.

NoveList

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The ultimate reader's advisory website. Locate books to read, learn more about books and authors, and find author read-alikes, feature articles, book discussion guides, and book talks.

NoveList K-8

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 A resource for students and teachers, NoveList K-8 contains information on fiction titles for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles.

Roselle History Museum Digital Archive

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Partnering with the Roselle History Museum, the Library hosts a digitized collection of historical artifacts that illustrate the growth and development of Roselle, IL.

Scholastic Go! (formerly Grolier Online)

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Scholastic GO! contains more than 115,000 articles covering every core-curriculum subject. The articles and their illustrations are derived from the content of seven Scholastic encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science. Use the Search box for quick and easy access to a robust list of articles, images, Web Sites, and other content. On the search results page access dictionaries, world newspapers, maps and GoTube videos.

Tutor.com Student Center

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Got homework? Need help preparing for the GED, college entrance exams, Grad school entrance exams, Citizenship tests? Are you updating your resume and cover letters? Tutor.com can help you with all of that and more!
The Tutor.com Student Center (formerly Live Homework Help) has resources for all ages, elementary students through adults.
One-on-one help from live tutors is available daily from 10 am to Midnight. In addition to live help, the new Skills Center Resource Library provides 24/7 access to thousands of worksheets, tutorials, study guides and more.

World Book Web

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An encyclopedic database of more than 25,400 articles from the World Book Encyclopedia; 248,000 definitions of words from the World Book Dictionary; and a media database of audio, maps, panoramic photographs, videos and animations.