Digital Library

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!)

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.

Consumer Reports is a nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.

DMV Free Practice Tests include practice questions for the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles driving test. Includes motorcycle and CDL tests. (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. 

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 This robust collection includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents, and general reference materials.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. 

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

Explore More Illinois is a free online service provided by participating public libraries in Illinois that offers free and discounted admission to museums, science centers, zoos, park districts, theaters, and other cultural venues.

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. 

Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals on many medical disciplines. Provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer reviewed.

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.