TEEN ZONE
FREE Movies at the Library
Contact the AV/Media Desk, ext. 307.
Thurs., Oct. 16, 6 pm
"Cloverfield" (PG 13)
Media Desk Staff Favorite Movies (pdf)
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What Should I Read?
Homework Help
Brainpop
District 300
Homework Center
How to Write a Research Paper
MLA Style Guide for Research Papers
Simplified MLA Style Guide for Citations
Use Computer Databases for Research from Outside the Library
(Type in Your Library Card Number When Prompted, Starts with 21783)
Atlas of the World
Dictionary
Facts.com -For World News
Heritage Quest -For Genealogy
Infotrac -For Current Events, etc.
Learnatest -For Test Prepartion
LitFinder -For Essays, Plays, Poems, Short Stories, Speeches
Newspaper Articles (NewsIllinois/CourierNews) -For Illinois & Other States
Novelist -For Readalikes and Book Reviews and Book Categories
Spanish Encyclopedia
WebFeet -For Web Resources
World Book Encyclopedia Online
Download Digital Items Now!!
Over 800 eBooks, over 1,000 eAudiobooks, and over 850 eVideos! Can’t come to the library? The Digital Book Catalog and Download Center enabl
es patrons to download eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eVideos from our website directly onto your personal computer, PDA or MP3 device. It couldn’t be easier! Follow the simple step-by-step directions to place holds and download materials. Once your requested materials download, you have the materials for an allotted time. After that time, the materials are automatically returned, and you never have to worry about late fees.
The digital version of a print book can be read on your home or work computer, laptop, pocket PC or personal digital assistant (PDA). Audio books can be downloaded to a pocket PC, MP3 player or other portable devices or burned to CDs. The Library's Digital Book collection includes bestsellers and classics, fiction and non-fiction, titles for children and young adults.
Playaway-A tiny, electronic device which fits in the palm of your hand and is a pre-loaded,complete and self-playing audiobook. Call the Media Desk for more information, 847-428-3661 ext. 307. Titles we own.
College Resources
Thinking of your future?
- Books for the College Bound
- Canadian Universities : Locate schools in the Canadian provinces.
- College Board:"Find out if you're taking the right classes to meet a college's requirements with Academic Tracker. You can also see how you stack up to students who got accepted and enrolled."
- CollegeSource: A virtual library representing over 37,000 college catalogs and over 31,300,000 course descriptions!
- CollegeZone: Information about and interactive access to all relevant higher education opportunities, career exploration and financial assistance programs for Illinois citizens.
- Community Colleges
- Financial Aid : Search for scholarships and other monetary aids to help you go to college.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-09 Edition.Use this resource to help you found out more specifics about jobs such as training and education, salary, etc. Career books can be found at the library under the call number 331.702 on the non-fiction shelves and also in the Reference area.
- Peterson's Resource : Learn about the colleges, universities, and graduate schools.
- Canadian Universities : Locate schools in the Canadian provinces.