Digital Library

Provides information on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness.  It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies.  Sources include journals (some peer-reviewed) and reports.

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?

More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.

A companion to the Biography Reference Source database, this encompasses a rich selection of biographic titles, covering popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports and more.

Designed for public libraries, thousands of books cover core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) provides statewide access to more than 15 million bibliographic records and 38 million item records, including images, printed and manuscript materials, sound recordings, and more. (No library card required!)

Consumer Health Complete can help you better understand key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.

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. 

Access to thousands of e-books dedicated to the study of business.  Subjects include business ethics, career development, computers & technology, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing, public relations, sales, and more.

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 groundbreaking collection includes over 6,000 high-quality e-books on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Give students, educators, and administrators on-the-go access to popular e-books. This robust collection includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents, and general reference materials.

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.

Index of journal articles, books, theses, curriculum guides, conference papers, standards, and guidelines on a wide range of education topics. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.

This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.  It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, biographies and primary source documents. 

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.