Audience: Teachers

ABCmouse

Inspire your child, aged 2-8, to love learning and build confidence in reading, math, and more.
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Ancestry (Library Edition)

In-library use only

U.S. census records, military records, vital records, naturalization documents, personal histories, and more.

Brainfuse HelpNow

Live tutoring available from 2 – 11 p.m. daily for kindergarten and up. Includes practice exercises, quizzes, and flashcard creator.

Brainfuse LearnNow

Practice tests for ACT, SAT, AP, Civil Service, NCLEX, TOEFL, and more.

Chicago Tribune

Full-text coverage from 1985 – present.

Chicago Tribune Historical Archive

Full-text coverage from 1849 – 1987.

Daily Herald

Full-text coverage from 1997 – present.

Ethnic NewsWatch

Full-text global coverage of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the minority press.

Explora Junior High

Full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and primary sources on all topics.

Explora Primary School

Full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and primary sources on all topics.

Explora Public Libraries

Full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and primary sources on all topics.

Gale eBooks

Nonfiction eBook collection covering all subject areas.

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Gale Literature Criticism

Literary criticism representing a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras, and genres.

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Heritage Quest

U.S. census records, military records, vital records, naturalization documents, personal histories, and more.

Hoopla

Movies, music, eBooks, and audiobooks for your computer or mobile device.

Kanopy

Classic, international, documentary, and educational films from the Criterion Collection, Janus films, The Great Courses, and the PBS Frontline series.

LinkedIn Learning for Library

Formally Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning for Library gives you access to video courses for business, technology, and creative skills.

Mango Languages

Language learning from your computer or mobile device. Includes ELL resources and 60 languages.

MasterFILE

Peer-reviewed articles on all topics.

New World Encyclopedia

General information on all topics.

New York Times

Full-text coverage from 1923 – present.

New York Times Historical

Full-text coverage from 1857 – 1922.

Niles Bugle Archive

Full-text coverage from 2011-2020.

Niles Bugle Archive

Full-text coverage from 1957-2007.

Niles Herald-Spectator

Full-text coverage from 1995-Present.

Niles Herald-Spectator Archive

Full-text coverage from 2008-2019.

Niles Journal

Full-text coverage from 2010-Present.

Novelist K-8 Plus

Reading recommendations for grades K-8 including Lexile levels.

Novelist Plus

Reading recommendations.

ProQuest U.S. Newsstream

Full-text regional and international news.

Scholastic Teachables

Provides thousands of searchable and printable educational materials, including activity sheets, lesson plans, reading passages, games, clip art, and more. Ideal for teachers and homeschool families of children from Pre-K to 8th grade.

Treehouse

Video based courses for technology and computer science skills.

World Book Advanced

General information on all topics for high school students. Lesson plans and assessments are available for teachers.

World Book for Kids

General information on all topics for grades K-8.

World Book Spanish Language Encyclopedia

Busque en la Internet la Enciclopedia Mundial Hispanica par estudiantes de primaria.

World Book Student

General information and research guides on all topics for all ages.

World Book Timelines

Build and share timelines. Use your own events and images or add content and images from World Book.