Learning Resources

Library Closed for Christmas

NPL will be closed Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday. Our Fell Avenue lot bookdrop and off-site bookdrops will remain available. We will reopen at 9 am on December 26.

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America's News

America's News News Bank
Search local, state, and national news sources for full-text articles. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S.
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Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry.com
The world’s largest online collection of family history resources, millions of family trees and much more. Please note that this database is only available inside the Library.
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Auto Repair Source

Auto Repair Source
An authoritative and easy-to-use auto service and repair reference tool. Use it to help you diagnose, repair, and maintain your car, truck or SUV.
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Black Freedom Struggle Website

ProQuest Black Freedom Struggle
A curated selection of primary sources for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans.
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BookFlix

BookFlix
Pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning for kids.
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Brainfuse HelpNow

Brainfuse HelpNow
Online homework help and tutoring backed by an industry-leading academic team. Live online help from 2 pm to 11 pm every day in English and Spanish.
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Brainfuse JobNow

 Brainfuse - JobNow
Job coaching service designed to help people land the job of their dreams. Resume, interview, and job search help, plus live online help from 2 pm to 11 pm every day in English and Spanish.
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Business Source Elite

Business Source Elite
Full-text coverage of top business, management and economics journals and periodicals.
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Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports offers consumer news, reports on different products, recalls, safety information and much more.

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Creativebug 

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Creativebug.com offers award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

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Digital Public Library of America

Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives and museums and makes them freely available to the world.

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FirstSearch

FirstSearch
FirstSearch offers access to a rich collection of reference databases. FirstSearch also offers electronic access to more than 10 million full-text and full-image articles.
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Health Source - Consumer Edition

Health Source Consumer Edition
Help better understand key topics across the health and wellness spectrum – from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. 
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Heritage Quest Online

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Access genealogies, histories, maps and atlases, military records, wills, cemetery records, US Federal Census Records from 1790 to 1930 and more.
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Illinois Digital Archives

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A repository for the digital collections of the Illinois State Library as well as other libraries and cultural institutions in the State of Illinois.
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