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 NEW!Mediaondemand Audio Book Downloads
Download digital audio books and more to your iPod or other MP3 player through our new service called MediaonDemand! You can check out up to 5 titles at a time, and after the loan period is finished, the title is automatically “returned” to the library! No late fees! Choose from a selection of fiction and non-fiction, for all audience levels (adult, teens, and children). Just in time to entertain you on long walks, car trips, the beach, and all of your other summer activities!
NEW! Ancestry.com
Discover your ancestors with the world's largest family history website. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection.
PLEASE NOTE: Ancestry.com is available on computers at the library only. Please bring your library card with you.
NEW!Heritage Quest Online
HeritageQuest Online offers a essential collection genealogical information covering America since the late 1700s. Collections include census images from 1790 to 1930; 25,000 family and local history books; Revolutionary War records; Freedman’s Bank Records; and the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) covering over 6,500 genealogical periodicals since 1800. It offers unique, complementary content to Ancestry Library Edition.
Oxford African American Studies Center
The Oxford African American Studies Center is a carefully edited online reference work combining 8,000 articles from Africana, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619 to the Present, Black Women in America, and African American National Biography. Under "Subscriber Login", look for the box that asks you to enter your Evergreen Park library card number.
The AASC was purchased with a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency. The grant was facilitated by U.S. State Representative Bobby Rush, District 1.
Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center contains biographical information on over 320,000 noteworthy figures, past and present. You can search information by the name, nationality, occupation, ethnicity, birth/death year, or birth/death place of the individual. A tabbed results screen lets you choose narrative biographies, thumbnail biographies, magazine articles, and even linked web sites about the subjects.
Chicago Tribune Online and Archives
The Chicago Tribune (1985-Present) provides complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.
The Tribune Archives 2.5 million obituaries and death notices from 1860-1984. 3 million clippings for major events from the 1920's-1984. Entire front pages from 1900-1984.
The Chicago Tribune Redeye Edition (10/25/02 to the Present)
The Daily Southtown (7/31/04 to the Present)
Please enter your library card number to use the Chicago Tribune from home.
Culturegrams
CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on the cultures of the world. The database goes beyond mere facts and figures to offer an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. CultureGrams Online includes World Edition (182 country reports), Kids Edition (66 country reports), and States Edition (50 states and District of Columbia)--plus a photo and recipe collections, biographies of famous people, customizable and extremes data tables, maps, and more!
Ebsco-Complete Journal and Magazine Articles
Ebsco provides complete articles from about 800 magazines covering business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. Some images and photographs are available. Please enter your library card number to use Ebsco from home.
FirstSearch-Complete Journal and Magazine Articles
FirstSearch provides general information, as well as complete articles from medical, business, consumer magazines and more. Please enter your library card number when asked to use FirstSearch from home.
Illinois Clicks
Illinois CLICKS! is an information web site with quality Internet resources, many special and one-of-a-kind collections, reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians and organized for easy access. Find information on business, genealogy, law, homework help, jobs and more.
Issues and Controversies
Issues & Controversies offers objective analysis and clear explanations of opposing viewpoints for today’s difficult and complex issues like stem cell research or Social Security reform. It includes a mix of in-depth articles, sidebars, charts, maps, timelines, graphs, contact information and hyperlinks to present all the background and opinions on a topic. Please enter your library card number to use Issues & Controversies from home.
LearnATest
LearnATest provides free and unlimited access to practice tests that will help you reach your school and career goals. LearnATest features more than 300 practice tests based on official school and career exams, including ACT, SAT, Catholic High School Entrance Exam, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, and Postal Worker, among others.NOTE! Your user name will be the 14 digit barcode number on your library card.
Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center contains criticism, biographies, and bibliographies from the Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, 19th Century Literary Criticism,, 20th Century Literary Criticism series and many more literary reference sources. The most comprehensive online resource available for literary research.
Novelist
Novelist is an online resource designed to help fiction readers of all ages find classic and popular novels to read. Find books that are similar to the one you just read and enjoyed. Explore more than 1,200 [tr-made lists of books grouped by theme, genre or award name. Are you in a book club? There are hundreds of discussion guides to choose from!
Novelist for Kindergarten through Grade 8
Novelist K-8 is the same great tool for finding classic and popular novels-but for children is Kindergarten through grade 8! You can search by words not typically used as subjects, like "fast paced" or "read aloud". Teacher resources, booktalks and more!
Tumblebooks
What are Tumblebooks? A delightful selection of online storybooks, favorite classics, games, and puzzles geared toward an elementary-age reading level. The books are appealing and colorful with high interest animation that is bound to capture the attention of even the most reluctant of readers. Kids can listen to a book, or read at their own speed. A word helper feature lets them click on specific vocabulary words to hear them sounded out. There is a foreign language collection with titles in Spanish, French, even Russian and Chinese!
World Book Online Reference Center
The World Book Online Reference Center is the premier online reference source-containing every article from the 22-volume print set
plus thousands more. Use a dictionary, print maps, U.S. state reports, Surf the Ages, and find out what happened today in history. Please enter your library card muber to use the World Book Online from home.
Accelerated Reader List
The Evergreen Park Public Library provides Accelerated Reader Lists for the local public and parochial elementary schools. Look here for the current Accelerated Reader List for your school.
Textbook Collection
The Evergreen Park Public Library has textbooks for grades 1-6 at District 124, Most Holy Redeemer, St. Bernadette and Queen of Martyr schools. The textbooks are for use in the library only, and may be photocopied for 10 cents per page.
Illinet Online Catalog
Illinet Online is the shared catalog of the 45 member Illinois libraries belonging to the ILCSO (Illinois Computer Systems Organization) consortium. It currently contains over 9 million titles. If you attend one of the colleges or universities belonging to ILCSO , you have reciprocal borrowing privileges. Contact your educational institution for your library ID and PIN number. Otherwise, Evergreen Park cardholders can call the library at (708) 422-8522 to request a title. If it is available, delivery usually takes place within two weeks. There is no charge for this service.
Evergreen Park Community High School
Students attending Evergreen Park Community High School can access these additional online resources either at the Learning Resource Center at the high school, or from home through the school web site: Grolier Online, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Infotrac Student Resource Center, SIRS Researcher and Government Reporter, World Geography, Culturegrams, and Health A to Z. You will need a password to access these databases from home. Stop by the LRC and pick up a "Database Update" sheet at the desk.
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124
Students attending schools in Evergreen Park School District 124 can access these additional online resources either at the Media Centers in the schools, or from home through the school web site: Big Chalk, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Classroom Connect, Electric Library Elementary, The Key to Illinois, and World Book Online. You will need a password to access these databases from home.
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