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These power tools can find things that Google can't. Use most resources inside the library or from home with your Niles-Maine District Library card.
Name | Description | Use At Home? |
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ALLDATA ![]() |
Manuals for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining cars. Includes recalls and auto service department Technical Service Bulletins. |
No |
Ancestry (Library Edition)![]() |
U.S. census records, military records, vital records, naturalization documents, personal histories, and more. |
No |
Article First![]() |
Search for magazine and journal abstracts and full-text articles from 1990 - present. |
Yes |
Biography in Context![]() |
Biographies spanning every subject. |
Yes |
Brainfuse HelpNow![]() |
Live tutoring available from 2 - 11 p.m. daily for kindergarten and up. Includes practice exercises, quizzes, and flashcard creator. |
Yes |
Brainfuse JobNow![]() |
Support for job seekers from 3 - 10 p.m. daily with expert resume assistance, interview preparation, and career coaching. |
Yes |
Brainfuse LearnNow![]() |
Practice tests for ACT, SAT, AP, Civil Service, NCLEX, TOEFL, and more. |
Yes |
Check Illinois![]() |
Find Illinois home sale, business license, foreclosure, and bankruptcy records. Perform background checks. |
Yes |
Chicago Consumers' Checkbook Online |
Looking for a good doctor or contractor? Find help in locating local service providers along with user ratings. |
Yes |
Chicago Tribune![]() |
Full-text coverage from 1985 - present. |
Yes |
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive![]() |
Full-text coverage from 1849 - 1987. |
Yes |
Consumer Reports![]() |
Product reviews and ratings. |
Yes |
Crain’s Business Chicago![]() |
Business news and analysis. |
Yes |
Creativebug |
More than 1,000 on-trend arts and crafts video tutorials such as hand-lettering, sewing, and knitting taught by recognized design experts and artists. |
Yes |
Daily Herald![]() |
Full-text coverage from 1997 - present. |
Yes |
Driving Tests |
Practice tests and FAQs to help you get and renew your driver's license. |
Yes |
Educational Resources Information Center |
Journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books on education. |
Yes |
Ethnic NewsWatch![]() |
Full-text global coverage of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the minority press. |
Yes |
Explora Junior High |
Full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and primary sources on all topics. |
Yes |
Explora Primary School |
Full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and primary sources on all topics. |
Yes |
Explora Public Libraries |
Full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and primary sources on all topics. |
Yes |
Financial Ratings Series/Medicare Database![]() |
Medicare Supplement Insurance Buyers’ Guide, financial ratings for banks and credit unions, planning tools for investors, and financial literacy basics. |
Yes |
Flipster![]() |
Digital magazines for your computer or mobile device. |
Yes |
Fold3 Library Edition ![]() |
Military records including stories, photos, and personal documents. Includes the Fold3 Holocaust Archives. |
Yes |
Gale Courses![]() |
In-depth, instructor-led, six-week courses for all topics. |
Yes |
Gale Directory Library![]() |
Reference eBook collection. |
Yes |
Gale Legal Forms![]() |
Downloadable and fillable Illinois legal forms and law dictionary. |
Yes |
Gale Virtual Reference Library![]() |
Nonfiction eBook collection covering all subject areas. |
Yes |
Gannett Newsstand![]() |
Full-text coverage from 1980 - present for local and regional newspapers. |
Yes |
Heritage Quest![]() |
U.S. census records, military records, vital records, naturalization documents, personal histories, and more. |
Yes |
hoopla![]() |
Movies, music, eBooks, and audiobooks for your computer or mobile device. |
Yes |
Issues & Controversies![]() |
Current issues and events including news coverage, background information, pro/con arguments, and timelines. |
Yes |
Kanopy![]() |
Classic, international, documentary, and educational films from the Criterion Collection, Janus films, The Great Courses, and the PBS Frontline series. |
Yes |
Literary Criticism Online![]() |
Literary criticism representing a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras, and genres. |
Yes |
Lynda.com![]() |
Video based courses for business, technology, and creative skills. |
Yes |
Mango Languages![]() |
Language learning from your computer or mobile device. Includes ELL resources and 60 languages. |
Yes |
MasterFILE![]() |
Peer-reviewed articles on all topics. |
Yes |
Medline Plus![]() |
Comprehensive health and drug information. |
Yes |
Mergent Intellect![]() |
Contains business directory, residential listings, demographic data, as well as industry reports and company profiles for international public and private businesses. |
Yes |
Morningstar Investment Research Center![]() |
Stock and mutual fund information with classes for beginning and advanced users. |
Yes |
New World Encyclopedia![]() |
General information on all topics. |
Yes |
New York Times![]() |
Full text coverage from 1923 - present. |
Yes |
New York Times Historical![]() |
Full text coverage from 1857 - 1922. |
Yes |
Niche Academy![]() |
Instructional video tutorials for our digital library resources. |
Yes |
Niles Bugle![]() |
Full-text coverage from 1957 - 2007. |
Yes |
Niles Herald-Spectator![]() |
Full-text coverage from 2008 - 2018. |
Yes |
Novelist![]() |
Reading recommendations. |
Yes |
Novelist K-8![]() |
Reading recommendations for grades K-8 including Lexile levels. |
Yes |
PressReader![]() |
Digital newspapers and magazines such as the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times. |
Yes |
ProQuest Super Newsstand![]() |
Full-text regional and international news. |
Yes |
Public Records Online![]() |
Find Illinois home sale, business license, foreclosure, and bankruptcy records. Perform background checks. |
Yes |
ReferenceUSA |
Business directory, residential listings, demographic data, health care listings. Records can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists. |
Yes |
Science Reference Center |
Contains science experiments, full-text magazines and journal articles as well as resources for teachers. |
Yes |
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage |
Stocks and mutual funds news and analysis, financial planning tools, investment strategies, and industry reports. |
Yes |
Today's Science |
Science news and research written especially for students. |
Yes |
Treehouse![]() |
Video based courses for technology and computer science skills. |
Yes |
Tumblebook Cloud Junior |
eBooks and audiobooks for grades 3-6. |
Yes |
Tumblebooks |
Animated, read-along, picture, and chapter eBooks for grades K-3. |
Yes |
Value Line Research Center |
Stocks and mutual funds news and analysis, financial planning tools, investment strategies, and industry reports. |
Yes |
Wall Street Journal |
Full text coverage from 1984 - present. |
Yes |
Wall Street Journal Historical |
Full text coverage from 1889 - 2001. |
Yes |
World Book Advanced![]() |
General information on all topics for high school students. Lesson plans and assessments are available for teachers. |
Yes |
World Book for Kids![]() |
General information on all topics for grades K-8. |
Yes |
World Book Spanish Language Encyclopedia![]() |
Busque en la Internet la Enciclopedia Mundial Hispanica par estudiantes de primaria. |
Yes |
World Book Student![]() |
General information and research guides on all topics for all ages. |
Yes |
World Book Timelines![]() |
Build and share timelines. Use your own events and images or add content and images from World Book. |
Yes |
World News Digest |
Articles, background essays, illustrations, and primary sources for analyzing current events. |
Yes |
WorldCat |
Search other libraries for books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials in Illinois libraries and worldwide. |
Yes |