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Subscription databases

These databases provide specialized information, including newspaper and magazine articles that are not available for free on the Internet. They are paid for by your library. | Free Web sites | Local Events

Subscription Databases

	Reviews, columns and recommended reading lists from Booklist magazine.

Contemporary Authors Gale	Entries on over 100,000 authors with full-text articles.

Literature Reference Collection Virtual Reference Library Gale	Over 330 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Includes a large collection of reference works on fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more.

Literature Resource Center Gale	Traditional literary reference works, critical information on authors and their works, current journal articles, and additional resources.

NoveList Plus	Helps you find new fiction and nonfiction books to read by searching favorite authors, titles, subjects, and genres.

Student Resource Center - Silver Gale	Full-text coverage of 95 magazines, primary documents, photographs, and illustrations.

TumbleBook Library	A collection of animated, talking picture books, puzzles and games. Includes books in Spanish, French & Chinese.

WorldCat FirstSearch	Over 62 million library records in 400 languages.

Free Web sites

Books for the Blind

Voices of Vision Talking Book Center
Talking books and magazines, books and magazines in Braille and playback equipment mailed free to eligible readers.

Books for Sale/Book Industry

AbeBooks
Bookstore with 13,500 sellers offering 110 million books.

Alibris
Bookstore with over 60 million used, new and out-of-print books.

Amazon.com
Largest online bookstore.

BarnesandNoble.com
An online bookstore.

BookWire
Information on books and the book industry.

eBooks

Google Books
Digital database that includes full views, limited views or snippets of thousands of books.

Project Gutenberg
Free access to thousands of public domain books.

Literary Criticism

Cliffs Notes
Searchable study guides for literature and other subjects.

IPL Online Literary Criticism
Critical and biographical Web sites about authors and their works.

New and Recommended Books, Music and Movies

Readers’ Services at the Des Plaines Public Library
Coming attractions, new DVDs, staff picks and links to Internet sites about books, movies and music.

The Academy of American Poets
Information about poets and poems.

Scripts and Screenplays

Internet Movie Script Database
Free full-text screenplays.

Simply Scripts
Free full-text plays, TV scripts, screenplays and more.

Local Events

The Wednesday Club at the Newberry Library
First Wednesday of the month beginning at 5:30 PM. Join other young professionals for beer, wine and light refreshments, followed by a talk or performance highlighting a book from the Newberry's collection. $9.00.