Digital Library

Comprehensive database of food and food culture for over 170 countries. This database includes food culture articles, thousands of traditional recipes, ingredient articles, historical timelines, glossaries, and 2,000+ food quotes. Content is available in over 100 languages.

Comprehensive travel resource, offering travelers real-world, up-to-date information to promote a rewarding and safe travel experience.

Ancestry Library Edition provides users the ability to research genealogy and family history online. Search record collections, view original documents, and save copies of records via email. For in-library use only. (No library card required!)

The Beanstack platform allows users to track their reading and participate in reading challenges.  Access using a web browser or the Beanstack Tracker mobile app.

Biblioboard has eBooks of literary classics, local Illinois authors, and self-published titles, as well as articles, and public domain videos and images. No waiting to borrow! Free for all Illinois residents. Need help?

Community History Archive allows users to search the full text of Federal Census Bureau records (1830 – 1920), the Woodford Sentinel (1862 – 1890), the Metamora Herald (1889 – 1996), the Washburn Leader (1902 – 1993), the Herald (1970 – 2011), the Roanoke Review (1991 – 2001), and other local newspapers online. (No library card required!)

This multidisciplinary collection offers unlimited access to thousands of juvenile fiction and non-fiction e-books.  These e-books support a quality learning experience for students in grades 6-8, across a wide range of academic subjects. 

Build strong literacy skills in students from pre-K to 8th grade by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles by Cricket Media.  This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds.

This multidisciplinary collection offers unlimited access to thousands of juvenile fiction and non-fiction e-books.  These e-books support a quality learning experience for K-5 students across a wide range of academic subjects.

Access to high-quality e-books covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness, games, hobbies, and cooking. This general reference collection features titles for both adults and juveniles, as well as best-selling and recommended titles from leading publishers.

Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books, grouped into easy-to-browse categories.

Covers a wide variety of subjects, including information on specific diseases as well as overall health topics.  Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women's health, children's health, and more, from magazines, books, Clinical Reference System reports, and pamphlets. 

The premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices from 1704 - today. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.

HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive database with more than 4.4 billion records, delivering an essential collection of genealogical and historical resources dating back to the 1700s. Records include unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more for in-library or at-home use.

A companion to the History Reference Source database, this contains a rich selection of historical titles, covering global topics from the ancient world through today.