Databases A–Z

The world's largest database of American food, culture, and recipes.

Try A to Z Food America | Tutorial

Found in: Home, Hobbies, Entertainment | Student Resources

Thousands of maps including outline, antique, political, and biologic maps and flags of the world, crossword puzzles, and other teaching tools.

Try A to Z Maps Online

Found in: Student Resources

An encyclopedia of the 55 U.S. states and territories. Includes images, antique and modern maps, states’ animal and flower, and more.

Try A to Z the USA

Found in: Student Resources

Country profiles including culture, customs, food, religion, maps, and more.

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Contains traditional appetizer, main course, and dessert recipes from 174 countries around the world. Explore recipes by country, browse by ingredients, create your own own recipe list, and more.

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Found in: Home, Hobbies, Entertainment | Student Resources | Travel

World city travel guides, attractions, maps, and more.

Try A to Z World Travel

Found in: Travel

Comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.

Note: This database is available in the Library only.

Try ALLDATA Online

Found in: Automotive

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Search America's News | Tutorial

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

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

Note: This database is available in the Library only.

Try Ancestry Library Edition | Tutorial

Found in: Genealogy

The experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media, 18th century to today.  

Try Asian Life in America

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative, and up-to-date service and repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.

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Found in: Automotive

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today. 

Try Black Life in America

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

An engaging online literacy resource to help build a love of reading and learning in all your children. Requires Adobe Flash and cookies to be enabled.

Try BookFlix | Tutorial

Found in: Books and Reading | Children's | Student Resources

Find that next good book. Browse or search by title, author, genre, series, and other criteria.

Try Books and Authors

Found in: Books and Reading

Your ultimate Chicago-area community news resource! Contains current and historical articles from more than 270 Chicagoland daily and weekly papers, including Arlington Heights Journal, Schaumburg Review, and many more. Read staff-written news and information on the people, issues and events of greater Chicagoland.

Try Chicago Community Collection

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Daily News Collection with coverage from 1875 to 1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages.

Try Chicago Daily News Collection

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Coverage of historical digitized and searchable archive back to 1929, the full-text paper from 1986 to current, with full-color images from 2018 to current. 

Try Chicago Sun-Times Historical and Current Collection

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Find full-text articles from the Chicago Tribune newspaper dating from 1985 to the present.

Search the Chicago Tribune

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society, and events from 1849 to 2015.

Search Chicago Tribune Historical Newspapers | Tutorial

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Provides full-text content, images and diagrams, and audio narration on a variety of subjects in health and wellness including aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, and nutrition and dietetics.

Search Consumer Health Complete | Tutorial

Found in: Consumer Information | Health and Wellness

Provides unbiased reviews, ratings, recommendations, and buying advice for thousands of products and services for the home, your health, electronics, and more.

Try Consumer Reports | Tutorial

Found in: Automotive | Consumer Information | Newspapers and Magazines

A nonprofit consumer information and service rating resource for the Chicagoland area.

Try Consumers' Checkbook

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Access Consumer Checkbook remotely, enter your Elk Grove Village Public Library card number, then fill out the registration form.

Found in: Consumer Information

Get full access to more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists and downloadable patterns. Requires signing up with an email.

Try Creativebug | Tutorial

Found in: Children's | Classes and Exam Prep | Home, Hobbies, Entertainment

Find full text articles from the Daily Herald newspaper from 1995 to the present.

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Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Explore Arlington Heights and suburban area history through local news, events and people with the Daily Herald Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Search the Daily Herald Collection

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Free driver education program containing practice tests and driver's manuals (car, motorcycle, and CDL), and an FAQ section with detailed answers to 100+ DMV-related questions.

Try Driving Tests

Found in: Automotive | Classes and Exam Prep

Downloadable fiction and nonfiction eBooks.

Try eBook Collection | Tutorial

Found in: Books and Reading

EBSCO Discovery Service brings together a comprehensive collection of content from most of our databases. The service includes subject indexes and access to full-text articles from thousands of journals, magazines, and newspapers.

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Find articles, news, periodicals, and other premium content across EBSCOhost databases.

Try EBSCOhost Connection

Educate Station offers weekly and monthly lesson plans for teachers and home school parents of students in per-kindergarten through 2nd grade.

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Found in: Children's | Classes and Exam Prep | Student Resources

Easily search and browse articles from 2010 to the present. Also, set up daily, weekly, or monthly email alerts for all new content within Elk Grove Journal.

Search the Elk Grove Journal

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

NEW! Search and browse full-text PDF articles from Elk Grove Village's local newspaper, dated 1995 through 2004. Pages can be individually downloaded, printed, and emailed.

Note: This resource is currently only available inside the Library.

Search the Elk Grove Times

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Provides research collections on thousands of topics from the world's leading magazines and reference books. Search hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more.

Try Explora Public Libraries | Tutorial

Found in: Student Resources

As an affiliate library, the Elk Grove Village Public Library offers access to FamilySearch's two billion digitized records, as well as around 400 million records not available to the public outside the Library. These resources include images from historical papers and other sources, surname lists, obituaries, cemetery records, and much more. Users must create a free FamilySearch account in order to use the database.

Note: This database is available in the Library only.

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Found in: Genealogy

Find articles, journals, eBooks, dissertations, and other bibliographic resources from local libraries and libraries around the world.

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Provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.

Try Fold3 Library Edition | Tutorial

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Log in to Fold3 with your Elk Grove Village Public Library card number.

Found in: Genealogy

Gale Courses offers online courses in computer skills, personal enrichment, medical, financial, and more.

Try Gale Courses | Tutorial

Found in: Business and Careers | Classes and Exam Prep | Language Learning | Student Resources

Gale Courses offers online courses in many subjects including language learning in Spanish, ESL, Italian, Japanese, and Sign Language.

Try Gale Language Courses

Found in: Language Learning

Reference eBooks on biography, business, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nations/world, religion, science, social science, and more. Formerly called Formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Try Gale eBooks | Tutorial

Found in: Science | Student Resources

Authoritative resource for student research. Includes a wide range of information, primary sources, overviews, videos, and more.

Try Gale in Context: High School | Tutorial

Found in: Science | Student Resources

Provides periodical and news information for researchers at all levels.

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Found in: Student Resources

Learn everything about anything with access to over 3,500 in-depth and engaging video lectures on subjects like science, history, travel, cooking, and more from award-winning experts and professors from the most respected institutions in the world. Loan period is 7 days. Access Great Courses through the Libby App under the "Extras" section.

Try Great Courses | Tutorial

Found in: Classes and Exam Prep | Student Resources

Medical information for students, patients, and medical professionals.

Try Health and Wellness Resource Center

Found in: Health and Wellness

Easily search and browse obituaries, death notices, and funeral home notices from 1690-current.

Try Heritage Hub

Found in: Genealogy

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 - today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. 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.

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Found in: Genealogy

Search U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and more.

Try HeritageQuest Online | Tutorial

Found in: Genealogy

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.    

Try Hispanic Life in America

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Searchable full-text and page images of more than 60 premier newspapers, including Chicago Tribune (from 1849), New York Times (from 1857), Washington Post (from 1987), Wall Street Journal (from 1889) and Los Angeles Times (from 1881). For current issues of these titles, see U.S. Newsstream.

Try Historical Newspapers | Tutorial

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, History Reference Source contains full-text journals, magazines, reference books, and thousands of primary source documents.

Try History Reference Source | Tutorial

Found in: Student Resources

Borrow digital audiobooks, ebooks, movies, music, TV shows, and more with your Elk Grove Village Public Library card. No holds, no fees. Stream through your internet.

Try Hoopla Digital | Tutorial

Found in: Books and Reading | Children's

The experience and impact of Immigrant Americans as recorded by the news media.

Try Immigrant Life in America

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Enjoy over 7,000 high-quality award-winning feature films, box office and film festival hits, classic TV shows, documentaries, pop culture favorites, shorts, and web series from 85 countries. Access content anytime, anywhere from your computer, smartphone, or tablet with a web browser. Loan period is 7 days. Access IndieFlix content through the Libby App under the "Extras" section.

Try IndieFlix | Tutorial

Found in: Home, Hobbies, Entertainment

The experience and impact of Indigenous Americans as recorded by the news media, 1690 to today.  

Try Indigenous Life in America

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Provides curriculum-based digital reference content that spans a variety of core subject areas including history, science, literature, health, and more.

Try Infobase Learning

Gives job seekers the tools they need to explore careers, find open positions, apply for jobs, and get hired. Find information on careers, interest assessments to match individuals with ideal career paths, and tools to create professional resumes and cover letter.

Try Job and Career Accelerator

Found in: Business and Careers

Stream more than 30,000 documentaries, movies and educational videos from thousands of producers such as Criterion Collection, PBS, Great Courses, Kino Lorber, and more. A "Kids Mode" feature is available to highlight age-appropriate titles. Access Kanopy from your PC or a mobile device. Registered users are given 35 tickets per month to watch content. Download the Flipster app: Apple Store | Google Play | Amazon | MORE

Try Kanopy

Practice tests for all levels of standardized tests, study guides, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information for students of all ages.

Try Learning Express Library | Tutorial

Found in: Business and Careers | Classes and Exam Prep | Student Resources

Find and print accurate, reliable Illinois legal forms and documents.

Try Legal Forms | Tutorial

Found in: Business and Careers | Legal

Explore the experience and impacts of LGBTQ+ Americans as recorded by the news media, 1705 to today.

Try LGBTQ+ Life in America

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Get unlimited access to thousands of premier video courses and tutorials taught by industry experts in business, design, management, software, and other fields. An Elk Grove Village Public Library card is required for access.

Try LinkedIn Learning | Tutorial

Found in: Business and Careers | Classes and Exam Prep | Student Resources

Search for the title or author of a literary work to see where it's discussed in Gale's literature criticism series.

Try Literary Index

Found in: Student Resources

Provides access to biographies of authors and critical analyses their works.

Try Literature Resource Center

Found in: Student Resources

LOTE4Kids offers a collection of over 5,750+ digital children's books in 80+ languages with English translations. Kids can enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages other than English) or watch each book translated and narrated in English to help with their reading and literacy development. You can access LOTE4Kids on your computer or install the app on the App Store or Google Play.

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Found in: Books and Reading | Children's | Language Learning | Student Resources

An interactive language learning system offering everyday conversational skills; beginning and advanced student coursework; and ESL courses. Register with a valid email or use Mango as a guest.

Try Mango Languages | Tutorial (en) | Tutorial (es)

Download the app: Apple Store | Google Play

Found in: Classes and Exam Prep | Language Learning | Student Resources | Travel

Contains the largest collection of full-text magazines, reference books, and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers. Ideal for research and school projects.

Try MasterFILE Complete

Found in: Student Resources

Research all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.

Try Medline | Tutorial

Found in: Health and Wellness | Science

Worldwide business information including business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, industry profiles, and much more.

Try Mergent Intellect

Found in: Business and Careers | Personal Finance

Find information on stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and investment indexes. Includes MorningStar rating information.

Try Morningstar Investment Research Center | Tutorial

Found in: Personal Finance

A fun and interactive way for children to learn new languages. Requires Adobe Flash to be enabled in your browser.

Try Muzzy

Found in: Children's | Language Learning

Genealogical records from all over the world.

Click the "MyHeritage Library Edition" link that appears on the next screen.

Try MyHeritage Library Edition

Found in: Genealogy

Get free, unlimited access to the New York Times website and mobile apps to enjoy News, Cooking, Games, Wirecutter, and the Athletic content. Includes Spanish and Mandarin editions. Requires you to create a free account or log into an existing account.

Try New York Times

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Activate a 24-hour subscription through the Elk Grove Village Library's website. Then, select the "REDEEM" button to redeem the digital access code. When the subscription runs out, come back to this page and extend it for an addition 24 hours. There is no limit to the number of times you can extend your subscription.

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Billions of newspaper articles from publications around the world dating from 1607 to present. Immerse yourself in rich historical content, as every newspaper within this archive is fully searchable by keyword and date.

Try Newspaper Archive

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Access Newspaper Archive remotely, enter your Elk Grove Village Public Library card number, then sign in or register with an email and password.

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Contains full and portions of runs of well-known, regional, and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States and other countries dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s. Great for genealogy or historical research.

Try Newspapers.com

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Log in to Newspapers.com with your Elk Grove Village Public Library card number.

Found in: Genealogy | Newspapers and Magazines

Provides access to a wide range of information on business, business resources, and newspaper and magazine articles.

Try Nexis Uni

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Visit Nexis Uni, then in the Find your organization section type "Elk Grove Village Public Library" in the search box and click on the search result. Finally, enter your Elk Grove Village Public Library card number and PIN.

Found in: Business and Careers | Legal | Student Resources

Northstar Digital Literacy tests your computer, software, and technology skills. Build skills in key areas and demonstrate your knowledge by earning certificates and badges. Sign up to start learning now!

Try Northstar Digital Literacy

Found in: Classes and Exam Prep

Find titles chosen to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.

Try Novelist K-8

Found in: Books and Reading | Children's | Student Resources

Find read-alikes based on your favorite authors, titles, or series; reading lists for popular genres and non-fiction; or reviews and discussion guides.

Try Novelist Plus | Tutorial

Found in: Books and Reading

Grow your career skills with over 60K+ ebooks, video tutorials, and learning paths on specialized technology fields such as AI, data engineering, programming languages, cloud computing, and more. Go beyond tech with marketing, critical thinking, team management, business strategy, and other essential career skills.

Try O'Reilly for Public Libraries

Found in: Business and Careers | Classes and Exam Prep  | Marketing 

Provides full text articles (1994 to the present) from international and professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines.

Try OmniFile Full Text Select | Tutorial

Unlimited access to current issues of thousands of newspapers and magazines including The Chicago Tribune and The Economist in an easily readable format for your computer or smartphone.

Try PressReader | Tutorial

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Visit https://www.pressreader.com/ in a browser or download the PressReader app. Then click or tap "Sign in", choose "Library or Group", select Elk Grove Village Public Library, then sign in using OpenAthens with your Elk Grove Village Public Library card number and PIN.

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Current, global, historical, and international documents from newspapers, scholarly journals, TV/radio broadcasts, company annual reports, books, government documents, and maps.

Try ProQuest Newsstand

Illinois Records of new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures and auctions, and bankruptcies.

Try Public Records

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Access Public Records remotely, select Elk Grove Village Public Library from the dropdown menu, enter your library card number, then click the "Remote RIS Library Login" button.

Found in: Business and Careers | Consumer Information | Public Records

Watch over 1,700 full-length concerts and music documentaries on demand from your mobile or tablet device. With new releases every week, the collection spans over 30 genres from the 1920s until now. Access Qello Concerts content through the Libby App under the "Extras" section.

Try Quello Concerts | Tutorial

Found in: Home, Hobbies, Entertainment

Short, nonfiction articles for adults who want to build their English reading skills. Topics include history, civics, citizenship requirements, life skills, science and more. The articles can be translated into 35 languages and have a "Read Out Loud" text to speech tool.

Try Read It!

Found in: Language Learning

Create a customized list or search for individuals in the U.S. New Movers and Homeowners database. Formerly called Reference USA.

Try Reference Solutions | Tutorial

Found in: Business and Careers | Consumer Information | Health and Wellness | Marketing | Public Records

An interactive and immersive language-learning program available in nearly 30 different languages with over 200 hours of instruction per language. Log in with an email and a password, then select a language from the drop down menu to begin.

Try Rosetta Stone | Tutorial

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Access Rosetta Stone remotely, then enter your Elk Grove Village Public Library card barcode number. You will then be asked to sign in with an email and a password and select a language from the drop down menu.

Found in: Classes and Exam Prep | Language Learning | Student Resources

Tutor.com offers free live homework help to students in grades 4-12 succeed in Math, Science, Social Studies, and English.

Try Tutor.com | Tutorial

Download the app: Apple Store | Google Play

Found in: Children's | Classes and Exam Prep | Science | Student Resources

Search the current and historical (to the 1980s) content of top news sites including Crain's Chicago Business, The New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times as well as hundreds of other local and regional sources.

Try U.S. Newsstream | Tutorial

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Search current and archived issues back to 1987. Full-color newspaper pages giving you the experience of reading a print newspaper, full-text articles, and content only published online.

Try USA Today Collection

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Reliable, unbiased, accurate, and current data on companies, industries, markets, and economies to help make evaluating investments easier and with confidence.

Try Value Line | Tutorial

Found in: Business and Careers | Personal Finance

Get paywall-free access to the digital edition of the Wall Street Journal, available through the Elk Grove Village Library. Read breaking news and current headlines from the U.S. and around the world.

Try the Wall Street Journal

How to Get Started
Visit the Wall Street Journal, then create a free account with your name and a valid email or log into an existing account. You will then receive complimentary access for 3 days. This process must be renewed after 3 days to continue access.

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

Get unlimited 7-day access to the Washington Post for breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world national news, entertainment, and more. Once your 7-day pass expires, return to this page to activate a new 7-day pass. Registration with an email and a password is required to receive complimentary access.

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Access the Washington Post from anywhere outside the Library, then sign up with an email or log in with an existing account.

Found in: Newspapers and Magazines

World Book Encyclopedia plus an atlas and background information on current news stories.

Try World Book Online | Tutorial

Found in: Children's | Science | Student Resources

Search the OCLC catalog to find books, movies, music, and other materials in others libraries around the world.

Try WorldCat