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Use from home Library Card Required Extensive collection of scholarly resources providing full-text, academic journals covering the major areas of academic research.
Use from home Library Card Required Current and archived full-text articles from news sources nationwide in a searchable online database. Search by publications by location or browse articles by topics such as health, careers, people, politics, sports and more.
Popular View records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! In Library use only.
Use from home Library Card Required World-class instruction for the most popular string and band instruments through self-paced video lessons from professional musicians.
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Use from home Library Card Required The world's largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. Discover over 7,000 recipes, 650 ingredients, how to make food videos, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required The world's largest database of royalty-free, downloadable maps. Explore visual glossaries, geography games, video guides, teaching tools and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Recipes and food culture from around the world. Features traditional recipes for over 174 countries with lavish photos and ingredient breakdowns.
Use from home Library Card Required Information about world cities; including points of interest, foods, culture, language, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Easily search this mobile friendly site for information to help diagnose, repair and maintain today’s complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
Use from home Library Card Required The industry’s most widely used business research database, this collection features full text and searchable, cited references from top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.
Use from home Library Card Required Easily search this mobile friendly site for information to help diagnose, repair and maintain today’s complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
Use from home Library Card Required Search this database for articles from the Chicago Tribune, from 1985 to present. The Tribune has a reputation for investigative and public service journalism earning 24 Pulitzer Prizes since 1932.
From Home In Library Newspapers
Use from home Library Card Required Archives of the Chicagoland newspapers including: Chicago Sun Times, Rolling Meadows Review, Daily Herald and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Provides diagrams, diagnostics, step-by-step procedures, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and service bulletins for automobiles and light trucks.
Use from home Library Card Required Better understand topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Use from home Library Card Required An online version of the magazine. Search to find specific articles and product reviews on purchases like cars, appliances, electronics, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Ratings on Chicago-area service providers, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies.
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Watch more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
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Use from home Library Card Required Watch high-quality and engaging documentaries and nonfiction series from Curiosity Stream.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Explore Rolling Meadows area history through local news, events and people. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Borrow a vast collection of eBooks, audiobooks & popular magazines 24/7. Brought to you by OverDrive. Download the Libby App to use on your mobile device.
Use from home Library Card Required High quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject. Finding relevant content has never been easier with Explora from EBSCOhost.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Self-guided learn-to-code software. Advance through a story and level up your avatar while you learn different coding languages and build programming and problem-solving skills. You will have to set up a free account.
Use from home Library Card Required Access leading digital magazines on your tablet or mobile device. Features People Weekly!
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Thousands of on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors in career development. Find popular courses on topics like career navigation, leadership skills, and certification prep.
Use from home The freedom to learn what you want, when you want, absolutely free! Check out our Everyday Life, Basic Math, and Computer Training today!
Use from home Library Card Required The leading media brand for learning with hundreds of courses spanning thousands of subjects. Each course is broken into multiple easy-to-watch video lessons so you can choose how much you want to learn at a time.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone - and even your TV!
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Read current and recent issues of popular and in-demand magazines with the Hoopla Magazines BingePass.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Database of public records including real estate transfers, new businesses, bankruptcies, and foreclosures.
Use from home Library Card Required Access to thousands of thought-provoking and enriching movies on one convenient streaming platform. Users will need to create a free account to use this service.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Try out a kid-friendly online resource. Thy are a great way for curious kids to try something new. Plus our selection of online educational tools are perfect for homework help or test prep.
Use from home Library Card Required Navigate legal matters of all kinds with reliable “how-to” information and thousands of federal, multi-state and state-specific legal forms.
Use from home Library Card Required Popular The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. Brought to you by OverDrive. Find Libby Extras in the Libby App under the "Extras" tab OR log in to libbyapp.com
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
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Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts.
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Use from home Library Card Required Your go-to resource for reliable information on thousands of writers and their works. Learn about thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time periods.
Use from home Library Card Required Medical information for patients and caregivers. Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format.
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite An interactive language learning system offering conversational skills, beginning and advanced student coursework, and ESL courses.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Comprehensive health and drug information for the layperson, from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.
Use from home Library Card Required Comprehensive self-paced lessons and resources that help students prepare for, and score higher on, the SAT and ACT.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
How to access External LinkOpen Libby in browser External Link
Have the mobile app?
Use from home Library Card Required Investment research database with global data and research on stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and more. As a respected source of investment information, Morningstar empowers you with reliable market data, analysis, and education.
Use from home Enjoy 24 hours of complimentary access to the New York Times. Follow the link on any of your devices to redeem. To view past editions, click "Today's Paper" and select new date. Users will need to create a free account to use this service.
Use from home Library Card Required Cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national, international and regional newspapers. Includes television and radio news transcripts from major networks with daily updates.
Use from home Library Card Required Find fiction and nonfiction books based on your reading interests, including read-alikes, reviews, and study guides. Your next great read is just a few clicks away.
Use from home Library Card Required Rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Use from home Library Card Required Business directory, residential listings, demographics and health care listings. Records can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists.
Use from home Library Card Required Find the necessary tools and detailed “how-to” instructions for a wide range of small business topics. Includes videos, an advice section and details on how to create business plans.
Use from home Library Card Required Investment advice on the stock market industries and the economy. Search in-depth data on more than 3,500 stocks.
Use from home Library Card Required Search unbiased ratings of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banks, credit unions, and insurance companies. Also includes the Medigap Insurance Tool for insurance planning.
Go Now Need Help Finance & Investing
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite A Online access to expert information found in The World Book Encyclopedia. This easy-to-navigate site has something for every age!
Use from home Library Card Required World-class instruction for the most popular string and band instruments through self-paced video lessons from professional musicians.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
How to access External LinkOpen Libby in browser External Link
Have the mobile app?
Use from home Library Card Required Watch high-quality and engaging documentaries and nonfiction series from Curiosity Stream.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Borrow a vast collection of eBooks, audiobooks & popular magazines 24/7. Brought to you by OverDrive. Download the Libby App to use on your mobile device.
Use from home Library Card Required Access leading digital magazines on your tablet or mobile device. Features People Weekly!
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required The leading media brand for learning with hundreds of courses spanning thousands of subjects. Each course is broken into multiple easy-to-watch video lessons so you can choose how much you want to learn at a time.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone - and even your TV!
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Read current and recent issues of popular and in-demand magazines with the Hoopla Magazines BingePass.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Access to thousands of thought-provoking and enriching movies on one convenient streaming platform. Users will need to create a free account to use this service.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Popular The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. Brought to you by OverDrive. Find Libby Extras in the Libby App under the "Extras" tab OR log in to libbyapp.com
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Open Libby in Browser Tutorial Need Help
Have the mobile app?
Use from home Library Card Required Easily search this mobile friendly site for information to help diagnose, repair and maintain today’s complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
Use from home Library Card Required Provides diagrams, diagnostics, step-by-step procedures, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and service bulletins for automobiles and light trucks.
Use from home Library Card Required An online version of the magazine. Search to find specific articles and product reviews on purchases like cars, appliances, electronics, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Borrow a vast collection of eBooks, audiobooks & popular magazines 24/7. Brought to you by OverDrive. Download the Libby App to use on your mobile device.
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone - and even your TV!
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Your go-to resource for reliable information on thousands of writers and their works. Learn about thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time periods.
Use from home Library Card Required Find fiction and nonfiction books based on your reading interests, including read-alikes, reviews, and study guides. Your next great read is just a few clicks away.
Use from home Library Card Required Thousands of on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors in career development. Find popular courses on topics like career navigation, leadership skills, and certification prep.
Use from home The freedom to learn what you want, when you want, absolutely free! Check out our Everyday Life, Basic Math, and Computer Training today!
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required The industry’s most widely used business research database, this collection features full text and searchable, cited references from top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.
Use from home Library Card Required An online version of the magazine. Search to find specific articles and product reviews on purchases like cars, appliances, electronics, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Ratings on Chicago-area service providers, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies.
Use from home Library Card Required Investment research database with global data and research on stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and more. As a respected source of investment information, Morningstar empowers you with reliable market data, analysis, and education.
Use from home Library Card Required Business directory, residential listings, demographics and health care listings. Records can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists.
Use from home Library Card Required Find the necessary tools and detailed “how-to” instructions for a wide range of small business topics. Includes videos, an advice section and details on how to create business plans.
Use from home Library Card Required Investment advice on the stock market industries and the economy. Search in-depth data on more than 3,500 stocks.
Use from home Library Card Required Search unbiased ratings of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banks, credit unions, and insurance companies. Also includes the Medigap Insurance Tool for insurance planning.
Go Now Need Help Finance & Investing
Use from home Library Card Required The world's largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. Discover over 7,000 recipes, 650 ingredients, how to make food videos, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Recipes and food culture from around the world. Features traditional recipes for over 174 countries with lavish photos and ingredient breakdowns.
Use from home Library Card Required Easily search this mobile friendly site for information to help diagnose, repair and maintain today’s complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Watch more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required The world's largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. Discover over 7,000 recipes, 650 ingredients, how to make food videos, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Recipes and food culture from around the world. Features traditional recipes for over 174 countries with lavish photos and ingredient breakdowns.
Use from home Library Card Required Watch high-quality and engaging documentaries and nonfiction series from Curiosity Stream.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Popular Borrow a vast collection of eBooks, audiobooks & popular magazines 24/7. Brought to you by OverDrive. Download the Libby App to use on your mobile device.
Use from home Library Card Required Self-guided learn-to-code software. Advance through a story and level up your avatar while you learn different coding languages and build programming and problem-solving skills. You will have to set up a free account.
Use from home Library Card Required Access to thousands of thought-provoking and enriching movies on one convenient streaming platform. Users will need to create a free account to use this service.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Popular The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. Brought to you by OverDrive. Find Libby Extras in the Libby App under the "Extras" tab OR log in to libbyapp.com
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Open Libby in Browser Tutorial Need Help
Have the mobile app?
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite A Online access to expert information found in The World Book Encyclopedia. This easy-to-navigate site has something for every age!
Popular View records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! In Library use only.
Use from home Library Card Required Better understand topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Use from home Library Card Required Ratings on Chicago-area service providers, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies.
Use from home Library Card Required Medical information for patients and caregivers. Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format.
Use from home Library Card Required Comprehensive health and drug information for the layperson, from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.
Use from home Library Card Required Extensive collection of scholarly resources providing full-text, academic journals covering the major areas of academic research.
Use from home Library Card Required Comprehensive self-paced lessons and resources that help students prepare for, and score higher on, the SAT and ACT.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
How to access External LinkOpen Libby in browser External Link
Have the mobile app?
Use from home Library Card Required Rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite A Online access to expert information found in The World Book Encyclopedia. This easy-to-navigate site has something for every age!
Use from home Library Card Required Information about world cities; including points of interest, foods, culture, language, and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite An interactive language learning system offering conversational skills, beginning and advanced student coursework, and ESL courses.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Database of public records including real estate transfers, new businesses, bankruptcies, and foreclosures.
Use from home Library Card Required Navigate legal matters of all kinds with reliable “how-to” information and thousands of federal, multi-state and state-specific legal forms.
Use from home Library Card Required Business directory, residential listings, demographics and health care listings. Records can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists.
Use from home Library Card Required Current and archived full-text articles from news sources nationwide in a searchable online database. Search by publications by location or browse articles by topics such as health, careers, people, politics, sports and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Easily search this mobile friendly site for information to help diagnose, repair and maintain today’s complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
Use from home Library Card Required Search this database for articles from the Chicago Tribune, from 1985 to present. The Tribune has a reputation for investigative and public service journalism earning 24 Pulitzer Prizes since 1932.
From Home In Library Newspapers
Use from home Library Card Required Archives of the Chicagoland newspapers including: Chicago Sun Times, Rolling Meadows Review, Daily Herald and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Explore Rolling Meadows area history through local news, events and people. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
Use from home Library Card Required Access leading digital magazines on your tablet or mobile device. Features People Weekly!
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Read current and recent issues of popular and in-demand magazines with the Hoopla Magazines BingePass.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Popular The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. Brought to you by OverDrive. Find Libby Extras in the Libby App under the "Extras" tab OR log in to libbyapp.com
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Open Libby in Browser Tutorial Need Help
Have the mobile app?
Use from home Enjoy 24 hours of complimentary access to the New York Times. Follow the link on any of your devices to redeem. To view past editions, click "Today's Paper" and select new date. Users will need to create a free account to use this service.
Use from home Library Card Required Cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national, international and regional newspapers. Includes television and radio news transcripts from major networks with daily updates.
Use from home Library Card Required World-class instruction for the most popular string and band instruments through self-paced video lessons from professional musicians.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
How to access External LinkOpen Libby in browser External Link
Have the mobile app?
Use from home Library Card Required Self-guided learn-to-code software. Advance through a story and level up your avatar while you learn different coding languages and build programming and problem-solving skills. You will have to set up a free account.
Use from home Library Card Required Thousands of on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors in career development. Find popular courses on topics like career navigation, leadership skills, and certification prep.
Use from home The freedom to learn what you want, when you want, absolutely free! Check out our Everyday Life, Basic Math, and Computer Training today!
Use from home Library Card Required The leading media brand for learning with hundreds of courses spanning thousands of subjects. Each course is broken into multiple easy-to-watch video lessons so you can choose how much you want to learn at a time.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Extensive collection of scholarly resources providing full-text, academic journals covering the major areas of academic research.
Use from home Library Card Required The industry’s most widely used business research database, this collection features full text and searchable, cited references from top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.
Use from home Library Card Required High quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject. Finding relevant content has never been easier with Explora from EBSCOhost.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Your go-to resource for reliable information on thousands of writers and their works. Learn about thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time periods.
Use from home Library Card Required Rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite A Online access to expert information found in The World Book Encyclopedia. This easy-to-navigate site has something for every age!
Use from home Library Card Required Watch high-quality and engaging documentaries and nonfiction series from Curiosity Stream.
Download the App: App Store External Link | Google Play External Link | Amazon External Link | App Help
Use from home Library Card Required Self-guided learn-to-code software. Advance through a story and level up your avatar while you learn different coding languages and build programming and problem-solving skills. You will have to set up a free account.
Use from home Library Card Required The world's largest database of royalty-free, downloadable maps. Explore visual glossaries, geography games, video guides, teaching tools and more.
Use from home Library Card Required Recipes and food culture from around the world. Features traditional recipes for over 174 countries with lavish photos and ingredient breakdowns.
Use from home Library Card Required Information about world cities; including points of interest, foods, culture, language, and more.
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