Databases

Emedia Library: Check-out audiobooks and ebooks online & download to your computer.  Transfer to your MP3 player, Ipod, or burn to CD.  Thousands of titles to choose, from bestsellers to classics.

Gale Databases: InfoTrac Custom Newspapers, InfoTrac Small Business Collection, InfoTrac Vocations, Careers, & Technical Education Collection, General Reference Center Gold, Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection, Home Improvement Collection, Popular Magazines, Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection, Educator's Reference Complete, Junior Edition, and Student Edition.  Chilton Library.com, the online version of the popular Chilton automotive repair manuals; Thomson Gale LegalForms, all kinds of legal forms; Thomson Testing & Education Reference Center, practice tests and information; Thomson Gale Price It!, information on antiques and collectibles, and Gale Virtual Reference --over 400 reference books on a variety of subjects.

CultureGrams:  Basic info on countries and their cultures around the world.

HeritageQuest:  Information to expand your family tree search.

LearningExpressLibrary:  Sharpen your skills and improve your scores with online practice tests and self-paced courses.

Morningstar Investment Research Center:  This database is one of the leading independent sources for stock analysis and data in the world - helping investors make better decisions.

NewsBank:  Articles from major Illinois newspapers, plus the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

NoveList:  Reader's advisory.  Find something new to read!

OCLC FirstSearch: A collection of databases covering a multitude of subjects, some documents in full text. Provided by the State of Illinois. One of the largest databases available to the library world.

Salem Health Database: The online version of Magill's Medical Guide.  Quick, concise information on health issues.

Salem History Databases: Online versions of Salem Press's Great Events from History series, from The Ancient World to The Twentieth Century.

World Book Online: The well known and used World Book online!  Plus enhanced features to assist you in your research.

Ancestry Library Edition:  Search your family tree.  (Available only on computers at the library.)

TumbleReadables: New!  Read along books for middle school ages!