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With over 100,000 maps, this is one of the world’s largest online collections.
Contains market research reports, case studies, industry profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
Do a quick, free background check online in less than 60 seconds.
Read Mount Prospect Journal, Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times, and other area papers.
Articles and ratings on local services.
Database-style, HTML, full-text of the Chicago Tribune from 1985 to the current day.
Resource for key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
ConsumerLab.com provides comprehensive information about vitamin, herbal and other supplements and nutritional and health products.
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.
Access the digital archives of the Daily Herald from 1901 to recent.
Explore Mount Prospect area history through local news, events and people.
Take free practice tests for your license to drive a car, motorcycle, or commercial vehicle.
Britannica’s Spanish encyclopedia for Elementary and Middle school students.
Explore More Illinois provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, and more.
Search family history through records compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
UK-based genealogy database with billions of historical records for family research.
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A comprehensive collection of directories for business, education, and market research. Contains Encyclopedia of Associations, Ward’s Business Directory, and Scholarships Fellowships & Loans.
Explore an extensive compilation of literary commentary available. Includes analysis from book excerpts, periodicals, and more.
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.
Includes a collection of health and medicine related encyclopedias.
Access hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States.
Detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of hobby enthusiasts, with full text from leading hobby and craft magazines.
Full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and reference books, plus a collection of images not found anywhere else online.
Enjoy free movies, music, eBooks, and audiobooks from Hoopla on your mobile device or computer with your Mount Prospect Public Library card.
Research U.S. manufacturers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Features content by Illinois authors, creators, and communities.
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.
Stream free movies on your mobile device or computer with your Mount Prospect Public Library card.
Stream free movies on your mobile device or computer with your Mount Prospect Public Library card.
Includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.
Language learning for kids, pre-K to Grade 2; covers Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, English, German, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, and Korean.
The Loeb Classical Library is a fully searchable, virtual library of Greek and Latin literature with English translations.
Children’s picture books in World Languages.
Build your own customized Medicare Supplement Insurance Planner.
Includes Mergent’s full collection of digitized manuals (formerly Moody’s) as well as historical annual reports for public companies.
Business directory, executive contacts, residential listings, demographics and health care listings. Records can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists.
Archive of the Mount Prospect Journal.
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Use the smartest card – your library card – to receive admission or a special discount at participating Chicago area cultural destinations!
Genealogy database containing millions of records.
All of Shakespeare’s works with annotations. This resource is a gift from the Friedrichs Memorial Fund.
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.
Search local newspapers from Illinois, including the Daily Herald.
Extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s.
View tutorials on how to use our many databases.
Novel Effect provides voice-driven soundscapes to complement children’s picture books as you read them aloud.
Technology and business-related e-books, videos, tutorials, personalized learning tools, and certifications for career advancement.
Username is mppl, and password is library. Explores animals, science, social studies, and biographies in English and Spanish.
Offers access to enhanced digital replicas of more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in 60+ languages.
This online course will help you prepare for the Civics, Reading, and Writing portions of the Naturalization test with drills and practice exercises.
Illinois public records for real estate transactions, mortgages, foreclosures, and more.
Read It! is for anyone who has a good foundation in English grammar and reading skills to find easy reading material about many subjects.
Access detailed articles on literature, history, science, and health.
Worksheets, mini-books, printable packs and lessons to use in class or at home.
State-wide Illinois Catalog, search for books and other materials in Illinois libraries and place Interlibrary Loan requests.
This reference database provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines from motorcycles to mowers to snowmobiles and more.
TumbleBooks’ mission is to provide quality e-books for children which will encourage and engage tech-savvy young readers.
Database-style, HTML, full-text of the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times.
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.
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.
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Search Worldcat, ArticleFirst, ERIC, Medline, and more (Provided by Illinois State Library)
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