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Elk Grove Village Public Library Catalog      
A searchable catalog of all EGVPL library materials.
Illinois Library Service      
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MyMediaMall      
Download digital audio and ebooks to your PC, MP3 Player, or PDA.
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MyLibraryDV      
Download videos and television shows anytime and anywhere on demand for free.
NetLibrary eAudiobooks      
Downloadable audiobooks accessible 24 hours a days, seven days a week.

Ask a Librarian 
Engage in a live online conversation with a librarian to answer your questions.

Homework Help
Free online tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies, and English
for grades 4-12.

 

Access Newspaper Archive

Tens of millions of newspaper pages in this archive allows users to view, save and print full-page newspapers dating from 1759 to 1977.

America's News Magazines        
Coverage of U.S. and international news, business, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, and science and technology from Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report magazines.

 

America's Obituaries & Death Notices   
Easily search a collection of over 22 million recent records from hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Updated daily, it incorporates over 75 million records from the Social Security Death Index (1937-present), organized by state.

Ancestry Library Edition 
Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!

Antiques Reference           

A resource of learning about and valuing antiques, collectibles, and fine art.

Automotive Repair Reference Center

Chicago Tribune (1985 - Present)       
A searchable database of articles from the Chicago Tribune newspaper including articles from 1985 until the present.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive   
Images and full text of historical international, national, regional, and local issues. Full text of death notices and obituaries. Includes information from the 1800's to 1985.

Consumer's Checkbook 

 

Consumer Reports

An expert, independent, nonprofit organization that strives to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.

 

Digital Past
Digital Past offers a treasure trove of photographs, postcards, diaries, oral histories, documents, movies, interpretive exhibits, and other historical materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural venues throughout Illinois.

Elk Grove Times (1995 - Present)       
A searchable database of articles from the local Elk Grove Times newspaper including articles from 1995 until the present.

 

FirstSearch (OCLC)      
ArticleFirst - An index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals.
ClasePeriodica - Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
Ebooks - OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through
libraries worldwide.
ECO - Abstracts and some full-text articles from scholarly journals.
ERIC - Annotated references to journal articles and reports in education.
GPO - U.S. government publications.
IllinoisCatalog - OCLC catalog of materials in Illinois libraries.
MEDLINE - All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
PapersFirst - OCLC index of papers presented at conferences.
Proceedings - An OCLC index of conference publications.
WorldAlmanac - Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
WorldCat - OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
WorldCat Dissertations - A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat.

 

Gale/InfoTrac           
Literature Resource Center - Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors for more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
Student Resource Center - Contains curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-test coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
Business and Company Resource Center - Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information, company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
General Reference Center Gold - Use this database to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
What Do I Read Next?
Includes over 119,700 recommended titles, more than 65,100 plot summaries, and awards information from 566 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover aware-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.
Junior Edition - K-12 This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids Info Bits - Meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features age-appropriate magazine, newspaper and reference information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research accessible 24/7.
HeritageQuest Online     
Resource for census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.
LearningExpressLibrary   
Interactive online practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic and licensing tests.

Gale LegalForms  
Need legal documents? Easily create accurate, reliable legal documents with no hassle or stress.

Magill's Medical Guide: Salem Health   

The Nineties in America   
Historical reference of America in the nineties.
NoveList      
This database provides subject headings, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135.000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest for fiction readers, such as Author Read-a-likes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, and Annotated Book Lists.

Plunkett Research     
Timely industry research, contracts and business development data.
Public Records Database     
A database of Illinois Records for new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures & auctions, and bankruptcies.

Reference USA     
Business Database - Create custom lists for marketing and employment purposes. Data on more than 12 million U.S. businesses.  Detailed information on estimated sales, number of employees and key executives can be accessed. For many companies, financial information and news articles are also available.
Residential Database - Addresses, phone numbers and maps for 102 million U.S. residences.
Science Resource Center   
Geared for students, the Science Resource Center is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs.
Small Business Resource Center   
Entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. Access to Small Business Resource Center is like having experts on call 24 hours a day.

World Book Online     
The electronic version of the World Book Encyclopedia plus an atlas and background information on current news stories.

July 2009
Happy Anniversary to Us!

Introduction of Zip Codes (1st)

National Hot Dog Month/Day (19th)

40th Anniversary of Landing on the Moon (20th)

Amelia Earhart Day (24th)

"Star Spangled Banner" Designated as our National Anthem (26th)

Visit "The Ledge" at the Sears Tower

Elk Grove Village Public Library 50th Anniversary Events (17th-19th)

Chicago Events Calendar

 

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