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Put your mouse over the title for a brief description. 1 Search - search the library catalog and many databases in one quick, easy search. ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialities | In library only. A to Z Maps Online A to Z The USA Adult Learning Center - from HelpNow Alldata (automotive, 1982-present) | In library only. America the Beautiful America's News Magazines America's Obituaries and Death Notices Ancestry - Library Edition | In library only. ARCHIVEGRID ArticleFirst Biography Resource Center BookFLIX (Grades pre-K - 3) Booklist Online Business and Company Resource Center CAMIO CCS Library Magazine/Newspaper List Chicago Sun-Times (1986-present) Chicago Tribune (1985-present) Chicago Tribune on Digital Microfilm (begins 2008) Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (major stories, obits) Chicago Tribune Historical (Proquest 1849-1986) Chilton Library (automotive repair) Consumer Reports Consumers Checkbook | In library only. Contemporary Authors CQ Researcher Cross-Search (Search Multiple Databases at one time)     Put your mouse over the title for a brief description. Lands and Peoples Legal Forms (Illinois forms) LexisNexis Library Express Literature Resource Center Mango Languages Medline Medline Plus | Free Web site Morningstar MyMediaMall - Downloadable audiobooks, ebooks & videos. New Book of Knowledge New Book of Popular Science New York Times on Digital Microfilm (Begins 2008) New York Times Historical Archive (1851-2005) NoveList Plus NoveList Plus K-8 OAIster Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Language Dictionaries Online PebbleGo - Animal info Public Records

Put your mouse over the title for a brief description. Daily Herald (1995-present) Daily Life Online Des Plaines Public Library Magazine/Newspaper List Des Plaines Times (1995-1/15/2009: no longer published) eLibrary Elementary Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos Encyclopedia Americana Encyclopedia of Associations ERIC Explorers & Exploration FirstSearch - 13 databases in many different subject areas. Gale Power Search General Reference Center Gold GPO (Government Publications) Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia HelpNow - live, online tutoring |    Learn more about HelpNow Heritage Quest Online iBistro I-Share Illinois Periodicals Online Investor Newsletters | In library only - see a librarian. JobNow - NEW! | Learn more about JobNow Kids InfoBits     Put your mouse over the title for a brief description. ReferenceUSA ReferenceUSA Health Care Salem Health Online Salem History Online SILC - Statewide Illinois Library Catalog SRDS Media Solutions | In library only Student Resource Center TumbleBook Library Value Line Research Center Virtual Reference Library Wall Street Journal (1984-present) Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Public and Private Companies-2008 Current company and industry information. Wilson Select Plus World Book Encyclopedia Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos WorldAlmanac WorldCat