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*Article Finder (Ebsco Discovery Service)

Search for articles and periodicals across multiple databases with a single search.

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Academic Search Complete

A multi-disciplinary database of thousands of magazines and journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.

Consumer Health Complete

Alt Health Watch

Provides information on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness. Sources include journals (some peer-reviewed) and reports.

Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition

Special Library Edition of Ancestry.com.

This resource is only available inside the library.

A to Z USA

AtoZ Food America

Contains more than 2,000 state, regional and ethnic easy-to-follow food and beverage recipes.

AtoZ Maps Online

AtoZ Maps Online

With over 100,000 maps, this is one of the world’s largest online collections.

AtoZ World Food

AtoZ World Food

Over 6,500 recipes in this food culture database for 174 countries.

AtoZdatabsases

Directory of 65 million business & executiveprofiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information,over 7 million real-time job listings, 2 Million new businesses.

Auto Repair Source

Auto Repair Source™

Auto Repair Source™ provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of vehicles.

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Berg Fashion Library

Comprehensive online resource for fashion studies that offers access to a vast collection of fashion-related content, including scholarly articles, e-books, reference works, and images.

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Biography Reference Source

A comprehensive database offering thousands of reliable full-text biographies.

Bookflix

BookFlix

BookFlix is an exciting online literacy resource that pairs interactive, fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks.

Brainfuse HelpNow

Brainfuse HelpNow

HelpNow offers live tutor access for homework help, skills building and test preparation.

Brainfuse JobNow

Brainfuse JobNow

JobNow provides users with help in every step of the job search process including job searching, resume template, professional resume review, and live interview coaching.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library

Encyclopedia with articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library Young Adults

Encyclopedia Britannica redesigned and written for teenagers.

Business Source

Business Source Complete

Contains market research reports, case studies, industry profiles, SWOT analyses and more.

Check Illinois

Check Illinois

Do a quick, free background check online in less than 60 seconds.

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Chicago Community Coverage (Newsbank)

Read Mount Prospect Journal, Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times, and other area papers.

Chicago Consumers' Checkbook

Chicago Consumers’ Checkbook

Articles and ratings on local services.

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

Offers full page and article images with searchable full-text from 1849 to 2014.

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies)

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies)

Database-style, HTML, full-text of the Chicago Tribune from 1985 to the current day.

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete

Resource for key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

Unbiased ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice from expert testers.

Consumer Lab

ConsumerLab

ConsumerLab.com provides comprehensive information about vitamin, herbal and other supplements and nutritional and health products.

Creativebug

Creativebug

More than 1,000 art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Includes sewing, quilting, knitting, paper crafts, food, jewelry, holiday crafts and more.

Daily Herald – Historical (NewspaperArchive)

Daily Herald – Historical (NewspaperArchive)

Access the digital archives of the Daily Herald from 1901 to recent.

Daily Herald

Daily Herald (Newsbank)

Explore Mount Prospect area history through local news, events and people.

Driving Test Prep

Driving Test Prep

Take free practice tests for your license to drive a car, motorcycle, or commercial vehicle.

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Escolar

Britannica’s Spanish encyclopedia for Elementary and Middle school students.

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Ethnic Diversity Source

This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of di􀆯erent ethnic groups in America.

Explora.

Explora

Provides full text access to magazines covering general topics in business, science, and more.

Explore More Illinois

Explore More Illinois

Explore More Illinois provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, and more.

FamilySearch

FamilySearch

Search family history through records compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Financial Ratings Series Online (Weiss)

Find ratings for banks, credit unions, insurance companies, stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and Medigap plans.

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FindMyPast

UK-based genealogy database with billions of historical records for family research.

This resource is only available inside the library.

Fold3

Fold3

US military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of those who served.

Encyclopedia of Associations

Gale Directory Library (was Encyclopedia of Associations)

A comprehensive collection of directories for business, education, and market research. Contains Encyclopedia of Associations, Ward’s Business Directory, and Scholarships Fellowships & Loans.

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Gale e-Books

Thousands of reference books available online. Includes VideoHound’s Golden Movie Retriever.

Gale LegalForms

Gale LegalForms

Download thousands of official legal forms in areas such as divorce, wills, leases, and real estate.

Gale Literature

Gale Literature

Explore an extensive compilation of literary commentary available. Includes analysis from book excerpts, periodicals, and more.

Peterson's Test and Career Prep

Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep

Udemy

Gale Presents: Udemy

Gale Presents: Udemy offers 20,000 on-demand video tutorials covering technology (e.g., Office, Windows, and Mac OS, coding, etc.), business & management, job & career skills, and personal growth.

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GVRL Health and Medicine e-Book Collection

Includes a collection of health and medicine related encyclopedias.

Consumer Health Complete

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women’s health, children’s health, and more. Information comes from magazines, books, Clinical Reference System reports, and pamphlets.

Consumer Health Complete

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

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.

Obituary Index

Heritage Hub

Access hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States.

Heritage Quest Online

Heritage Quest Online

Search census records, Revolutionary War documents, Freedman’s Bank, and more.

History Reference Center

History Reference Source

This is a research database containing full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.

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Hobbies & Crafts Source

Detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of hobby enthusiasts, with full text from leading hobby and craft magazines.

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Home Improvement Source

Full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and reference books, plus a collection of images not found anywhere else online.

Hoopla

Hoopla

Enjoy free movies, music, eBooks, and audiobooks from Hoopla on your mobile device or computer with your Mount Prospect Public Library card.

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IndustrySelect

IndustrySelect

Research U.S. manufacturers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

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Inkie.org (formerly Biblioboard)

Features content by Illinois authors, creators, and communities.

iVox

iVox

iVox is an interactive storybook app for children ages 4-8. Available for iOS and Android, iVox brings favorite stories to life with three dimensional characters and scenes that children can explore.

JSTOR

JSTOR

JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

This resource is only available inside the library.

Kanopy

Kanopy

Stream free movies on your mobile device or computer with your Mount Prospect Public Library card.

Mobile App

Kanopy

Kanopy Kids

Stream free movies on your mobile device or computer with your Mount Prospect Public Library card.

Mobile App

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LearningExpress Library

Organized into targeted learning centers, LearningExpress Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Legal Information Reference Center

Legal Information Source

Includes top consumer legal reference books from NOLO, as well as thousands of legal forms.

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LGBTQ+ Source

LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers, and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

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Library & Information Science Source

Journals and periodicals that help librarians and researchers keep pace with the latest trends in the field.

Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Source

Includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.

Little Pim

Little Pim

Language learning for kids, pre-K to Grade 2; covers Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, English, German, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, and Korean.

Loeb Classical Library.

Loeb Classical Library

The Loeb Classical Library is a fully searchable, virtual library of Greek and Latin literature with English translations.

Mango Languages

Mango Languages

Learn over 70 languages, including ESL.

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Medigap Report

Build your own customized Medicare Supplement Insurance Planner.

Mergent

Mergent Archives

Includes Mergent’s full collection of digitized manuals (formerly Moody’s) as well as historical annual reports for public companies.

Mergent

Mergent Intellect

Morningstar Investment Research Center

Morningstar Investment Research Center

Provides access to information on stocks and mutual funds for potential investors and researchers.

Mount Prospect Journal

Mount Prospect Journal

Archive of the Mount Prospect Journal.

This resource is only available inside the library.

Museum Adventure Pass

Museum Adventure Pass

Use the smartest card – your library card – to receive admission or a special discount at participating Chicago area cultural destinations!

MyHeritage Library Edition

MyHeritage Library Edition

Genealogy database containing millions of records.

National Geographic Virtual Library

National Geographic

Full-text issues of National Geographic (1888- ) and National Geographic Traveler (2010- )

The New Oxford Shakespeare

New Oxford Shakespeare

All of Shakespeare’s works with annotations. This resource is a gift from the Friedrichs Memorial Fund.

The New York Times

New York Times (access to NYTimes.com)

Access NYTimes.com from anywhere! Use our link to create your account, and you can start using the site immediately. Your access will be available for the next 24 hours. After 24 hours, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

Newspaper Archive

Newspaper Archive

Search local newspapers from Illinois, including the Daily Herald.

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Newspaper Source Plus

Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Newspapers include The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.

Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition

Extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s.

Niche Academy

Niche Academy

View tutorials on how to use our many databases.

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Novel Effect

Novel Effect provides voice-driven soundscapes to complement children’s picture books as you read them aloud.

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus

Use for mobile

Find new books based on books you’ve read.

O'Reilly for Public Libraries

O’Reilly for Public Libraries

Technology and business-related e-books, videos, tutorials, personalized learning tools, and certifications for career advancement.

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary

A historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day.

PebbleGo

PebbleGo

Username is mppl, and password is library. Explores animals, science, social studies, and biographies in English and Spanish.

Points of View Reference Center

Points of View Reference Source

This a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

PressReader

PressReader

Offers access to enhanced digital replicas of more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in 60+ languages.

Mobile App

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ProCitizen

This online course will help you prepare for the Civics, Reading, and Writing portions of the Naturalization test with drills and practice exercises.

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Professional Development Collection

Specialized information for librarians, teachers, and education researchers.

This resource is only available inside the library.

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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Covers a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines. For psychologists, counselors, researchers, and students.

Public-Records.com

Public-Records.com

Illinois public records for real estate transactions, mortgages, foreclosures, and more.

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Read It!

Read It! is for anyone who has a good foundation in English grammar and reading skills to find easy reading material about many subjects.

Reference Solutions

Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)

Data Axle Reference Solutions provides comprehensive business and individual data for marketing, research, and job seeking.

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Religion & Philosophy Collection

Hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy, and philosophy of language.

Salem Press

Salem Press

Access detailed articles on literature, history, science, and health.

Scholastic

Scholastic Teachables

Worksheets, mini-books, printable packs and lessons to use in class or at home.

Science Reference Center

Science Reference Source

Full text of science and math encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals.

SILC WorldCat

SILC WorldCat

State-wide Illinois Catalog, search for books and other materials in Illinois libraries and place Interlibrary Loan requests.

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Small Engine Repair Source

This reference database provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines from motorcycles to mowers to snowmobiles and more.

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U.S. Major Dailies (ProQuest)

Database-style, HTML, full-text of the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times.

Value Line

Value Line

Online investment research service including stocks and mutual funds.

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal (access to wsj.com)

Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Use our link to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

Washington Post

Washington Post (access to WashingtonPost.com)

Access Washington Post from anywhere! Use our link to create your account, and you can start using www.washingtonpost.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 7 days. After 7 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

Westlaw

Westlaw

Only available inside the library.

This resource is only available inside the library.

Worldcat Discovery

Worldcat Discovery

Search Worldcat, ArticleFirst, ERIC, Medline, and more. (Provided by Illinois State Library)



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