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Online Resources

You will need your Rolling Meadows Library card to access many of our online resources if you are not using them in the Library. Need help? Stop by or call the Reference Desk at 847-259-6050 x130.

See every online resource the Library has to offer on the A–Z Online Resources page.

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AtoZ World Travel

Use from home Library Card Required  AtoZ World Travel provides the knowledge you need to experience the world and all its wonders. Start your language learning with video dictionaries, essential terms, and more.

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Cuentos para niños en español

Use from home Library Card Required  Help teach your child to read while learning something new along the way! Written primarily for kindergarteners to third graders, these eBooks are ideal for young readers and those new to Spanish.

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Explora for Public Libraries

Use from home Library Card Required  High quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every language arts subject. Access information on colloquial language, dialect, language, slang, and more.

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Gale Presents Udemy

Use from home Library Card Required  Thousands of on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors in language learning. Find helpful courses on English and world languages.

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LinkedIn Learning

Use from home Library Card Required  Language learning courses from real-world experts. Learn French, Spanish, Mandarin, and more.

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Mango Languages

Use from home Library Card Required  An interactive language learning system offering conversational skills, beginning and advanced student coursework, and ESL courses.

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Muzzy on Kanopy

Use from home Library Card Required  Access through Kanopy Kids. Especially designed for children, Muzzy is a comprehensive, interactive and fun way to learn a second language.

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The Reading Corner

Use from home Library Card Required  Bring story time to your home or take it on the go! More than 900 videos, designed for kids of all ages, in English, Spanish, Moroccan, Polish, Syrian, and Turkish.

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World Book Advanced

Use from home Library Card Required  Learn about the history of language with this powerful reference tool. Includes primary and secondary source content, related media, and links to the different languages from around the world.

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Catalog Spotlight

To browse books on world languages, language learning, and ESL in the library, ask for help at the Adult Reference Desk.

English for Everyone: English Idioms by Thomas Booth
Merriam-Webster's Compact 5-language Visual Dictionary by Jean Claude Corbeil Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages by Gaston Dorren

Digital Magazines

Find magazines in the library in Adult Reference. Or search the online catalog External Link to browse and place holds on magazines.

Digital Library of IL Magazines

Discover Japan
Grandes Líderes da História L'Express

Educational & How-To Videos

Find more online training, videos and tutorials on the online learning page.

The Great Courses

Language A to Z
Language Families of the World Latin 101: Learning a Classical Language

Kanopy Series

Language Matters with Bob Holman
American Tongues: Linguistic Attitudes in the U.S. Sign with Robert

Listen and Learn

Find audiobooks in the library by Readers Advisory. Or search the online catalog External Link to browse and place holds.

Hoopla eAudiobooks

Learn Spanish in Your Car
Learn French in Your Car Learn Italian in Your Car

Digital Library of Illinois eAudiobooks

In-Flight Korean by Living Language
Spanish For Dummies by Jessica Langemeier Dr. Blair's Express Lane: Japanese by Robert Blair

Website Links

ASL-LEX External Link
Searchable database of lexical and phonological properties of American Sign Language signs. Find over 2,700 signs great for learning and researching ASL.

Bing Translator External Link
An online foreign language translator from Bing. Formerly known as Babel Fish.

Google Translate External Link
Translate text, text on an image, text in a document, or text on a website from one language to another.

Grammar Check External Link
Free grammar check for English. Just copy and paste your text and hit the “Free Check” button.

Phrase Finder External Link
Browse 2,500 English idioms, phrases and proverbs that we use every day, with their meanings and origins explained.

Word Reference External Link
Free online bilingual dictionaries and tools. Also find language tools, reference guides, and a language forum to get your questions answered.

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General English language site specializing in English as a Second Language (ESL). Find a large collection of tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics, covering the full spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas.

Past Virtual Events

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Original Music, Gypsy-Jazz & Flamenco

The music is a vibrant, upbeat and passionate blend of American jazz, Gypsy jazz, Flamenco and world folk music threaded together.

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