Online Research
Database List A-Z
More than 4,600 magazines and journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.
With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records.
Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls. Covers thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
Comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 500,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines.
Resources for readers, including reviews, excerpts, readalikes interviews, articles, newsletters, book club resources and more.
Interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning – online!
Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.
Includes full text for over 2,470 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.
(Background Checks) Search public records of individuals to find contact information, criminal records, information on properties, and more.
Research Elmhurst history through the Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Collection with coverage from 1875-1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
(Background Checks) Search public records of individuals to find contact information, criminal records, information on properties, and more.
Find step-by-step auto repair instructions, maintenance schedules, recalls, diagrams and more.
Índice de Revistas Latinamericanas en las Ciencias y las Humanidades. Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
Access to Consumer Reports’ unbiased product and service ratings and recommendations.
Consumers' Checkbook
Provides consumer ratings for businesses around the Chicagoland area. Tutorial
Access remotely – Allows you to submit your own reviews, but requires you to provide name, address, email to establish an account
In-library Access – Open to all library users and requires no personal information to access.
Find over 1,000 online arts and crafts video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. App available for iOS and Android devices.
Find information on 190 countries or investigate the 50 states of the USA
Provides complete, full-text access to the Dictionary of Literary Biography (vols. 1-348).
OverDrive- Catalog of downloadable eAudiobooks, eBooks and eVideos. Libby app available on iOS and Android devices.
Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of Elmhurst Suburban Life. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Provides full text for over 50 magazines and over 100 pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.
Provides full text access to magazines covering general topics for middle and junior high school students.
In Library Use only
Learn about your family history with the largest online family history database in the world. Elmhurst Public Library is designated as a FamilySearch affiliate library.
This genealogical research site features US military records including original historical documents, newspapers, images, city directories and more.
Stream over 15 MILLION songs and download 5 MP3s per week. App available for iOS and Android devices.
Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format.
Provides information on diseases and conditions, alternative medicine, treatments and herbal remedies.
This collection assembles genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.
Subject areas include arts & crafts; games & electronics; models; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & paper craft.
Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130 reference books.
A streaming media platform that offers access to movies, TV shows, music albums, and audiobooks. App available for iOS and Android devices.
The state of Illinois provides access to a number of databases brought to you by EBSCO. See all names, descriptions, and links for access in this linked PDF.
Thousands of legal forms by topic including Bankruptcy, Divorce, Name Changes, Wills & Estate Planning and more. Most of the full text legal reference books provided through NOLO.
(formerly Lynda.com)* helps anyone learn software, technology, creative, and business skills through online video tutorials. App available for iOS and Android devices.
- App Access: Click Sign in and then click “Sign in with your library card” then enter the library ID: elmhurstpubliclibrary click continue then enter your EPL library card number and PIN.
Provides complete, full-text access to the some of literature’s most popular works.
This tool tells you the location of thousands of magazine and newspaper titles in print and online at the Elmhurst Public Library
Full text for nearly 1,700 magazines, newspapers & journals covering business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
Conduct a company search of over 12 million companies, find demographic data, residential data and more.
The most comprehensive collection of classical music available online offering over 2,222,300 tracks of Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
4,000+ regional and local newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s from across the U.S. and the world.
Chicago Community Collection search Chicago Metro news sources. Includes full text & image versions of the Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald Dupage Edition. This extensive collection is available in the library and remotely on an easy-to-use mobile responsive interface. Includes easy citation tools, article sharing and email capability for your convenience.
NoveList K-8 helps readers find the books they want to read. Find read-alike titles for both fiction and nonfiction titles.
Online readers’ advisory assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new titles and authors from all subjects, periods and genres.
The NYT News and Audio Apps, New York Times Games, New York Times Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic can be accessed using a 24-hour access code from anywhere.
Provides full text access to differing points of view on current social issues.
Read magazines online using your browser or the PressReader app. App available iOS and Android devices.
Access to full-text of more than 800 U.S. and international newspapers, including Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, and more.
Find new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures & sales, and bankruptcies in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry & Will counties.
Find information on 11 million US businesses including phone numbers, SIC codes directory information and more.
An encyclopedia for grades 4 – 8. Includes information on animals, U.S. states, countries, science, and more.
Provides detailed coverage of science subjects, from earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography.
Provides over 1,900 magazines, newspapers, and reference books; 10,000 educator-approved websites. Designed for elementary and middle schoolers.
Provides thousands of full-text articles on a variety of social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues.
An online language learning program that includes over 100 languages including English as a Second Language. App available for iOS and Android.
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
Tutoring and Career Center available from 10 a.m.-Midnight everyday.
- Tutoring – Whether you have a math problem, research paper or tough science assignment, Live Homework Help® from Tutor.com can assist you. Students in grades K-12 and early college as well as curious adults can work with a tutor in English or Spanish between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight every day. Subjects covered include math, science, English, and social studies.
- Career Center – Work one-to-one with career specialists to get help with writing a resume or cover letter, searching for a job or preparing for an interview.
Provides investment ratings for bonds, money markets, mutual funds, stocks and ETFs and financial safety ratings for property, life & annuity, credit unions and banks.
In Library Use only
Access Illinois-related federal and state cases, statutes and regulations.
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More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles for students from grades 4 through 12.
Search a board collection of scholarly analysis, full-text periodicals and reference works that cover the events and individuals that have shaped world history.
Business & Investing
- Business Insights: Global: Resources for readers, including reviews, excerpts, readalikes interviews, articles, newsletters, book club resources and more.
- Mergent Intellect: Conduct a company search of over 12 million companies, find demographic data, residential data and more.
- MorningStar: Research specific stocks and mutual funds using MorningStar reports.
- Reference Solutions: Find information on 11 million US businesses including phone numbers, SIC codes directory information and more.
- ValueLine: Includes on-line access to Value Line’s leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities and more. Get Help
- Weiss Financial Ratings: Provides investment ratings for bonds, money markets, mutual funds, stocks and ETFs and financial safety ratings for property, life & annuity, credit unions and banks.
Consumer Information
- Auto Repair Source: Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls. Covers thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
- Check Illinois: (Background Checks) Search public records of individuals to find contact information, criminal records, information on properties, and more.
- Chilton Library: Find step-by-step auto repair instructions, maintenance schedules, recalls, diagrams and more.
- Consumer Reports: Access to Consumer Reports’ unbiased product and service ratings and recommendations.
- Consumers' Checkbook: Provides consumer ratings for businesses around the Chicagoland area. Tutorial
- Access remotely – Submit your own reviews, but requires you to provide name, address, email to establish an account.
- In-library Access – Open to all library users and requires no personal information to access.
- Home Improvement Source: Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130
- Public Records Electronic Database: Find new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures & sales, and bankruptcies in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry & Will counties.
eLearning
- Auto Repair Source: Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls. Covers thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
- Chilton Library: Find step-by-step auto repair instructions, maintenance schedules, recalls, diagrams and more.
- Creativebug: Over 1,000 online arts and crafts video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. App available for iOS and Android devices.
- Fiero Code: Self-paced learn-to-code software for kids age 8-18.
- Hobby & Crafts Source: Subject areas include arts & crafts; games & electronics; models; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & paper craft.
- Learning Express Library: Job & Career Accelerator: Powerful tools and guidance to achieve your career goals.
- LinkedIn Learning: Helps anyone learn software, technology, creative, and business skills through online video tutorials. App available for iOS and Android devices.
- Niche Academy: Hosts expertly crafted tutorials to help you get the most out of your Library.
- Transparent Languages Online: Is an online language learning program that includes over 100 languages including English as a Second Language. App available for iOS and Android.
- Tutor.com: Tutoring and Career Center available from 10 a.m.-Midnight everyday.
- Tutoring – Whether you have a math problem, research paper or tough science assignment, Live Homework Help® from Tutor.com can assist you. Students in grades K-12 and early college as well as curious adults can work with a tutor in English or Spanish between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight every day. Subjects covered include math, science, English and social studies.
- Career Center – Work one-to-one with career specialists to get help with writing a resume or cover letter, searching for a job or preparing for an interview.
Genealogy
- Ancestry Library Edition: In Library Use only. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records.
- Chicago Tribune Historical Archive: The full-text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1997, includes front pages, time lines, this day in history, obituary searching and more.
- Elmhurst Local History/Newspaper Index
- FamilySearch: In Library Use only. Learn about your family history with the largest online family history database in the world. Elmhurst Public Library is designated as a FamilySearch affiliate library.
- Fold3: This genealogical research site features US military records including original historical documents, newspapers, images, city directories and more.
- Global Newsstream Collection:
- Heritage Quest: This collection assembles genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.
- Newspapers.com Library Edition: 4,000+ regional and local newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s from across the U.S. and the world.
Kids' & Middle School Databases
- BookFlix: Interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning – online!
- CultureGrams: Find information on 190 countries or investigate the 50 states of the USA.
- Explora Middle & High School: Provides full text access to magazines covering general topics for middle and junior high school students.
- Explora Primary Grades: Provides full text for over 50 magazines and over 100 pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.
- Fiero Code: Self-paced learn-to-code software for kids age 8-18.
- NoveList K-8 Plus: NoveList K-8 helps readers find the books they want to read. Find read-alike titles for both fiction and nonfiction titles.
- Scholastic Go!: An encyclopedia for grades 4 – 8. Includes information on animals, U.S. states, countries, science, and more.
- SIRS Discoverer: Provides over 1,900 magazines, newspapers, and reference books; 10,000 educator-approved websites. Designed for elementary and middle schoolers.
- TumbleBooks: TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
- Tutor.com Learning Suite: Tutoring and Career Center available from 10 a.m.-Midnight everyday.
- Tutoring – Whether you have a math problem, research paper or tough science assignment, Live Homework Help® from Tutor.com can assist you. Students in grades K-12 and early college as well as curious adults can work with a tutor in English or Spanish between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight every day. Subjects covered include math, science, English, and social studies.
- Career Center – Work one-to-one with career specialists to get help with writing a resume or cover letter, searching for a job or preparing for an interview.
- World Book Encyclopedia: More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles for students from grades 4 through 12.
Newspapers & Magazines
- Magazine/Newspaper Title Search: This tool tells you the location of thousands of magazine and newspaper titles in print and online at the Elmhurst Public Library
- Chicago Community Collection: (NewsBank) Chicago Metro news sources.
- Chicago Daily News Historical Archive: Research Elmhurst history through the Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Collection with coverage from 1875-1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
- Chicago Sun Times Collection Current and Historical: (NewsBank) 1941-Current
- Chicago Tribune: Complete full-text of Chicago Tribune (1/1/1985-Current).
- Chicago Tribune Historical Archive: The full-text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1997, includes front pages, time lines, this day in history, obituary searching and more.
- Daily Herald DuPage Collection: (NewsBank)
- Elmhurst Local History/Newspaper Index: This is an index of several local Elmhurst, IL newspapers.
- Global Newsstream Collection: Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format.
- Elmhurst Suburban Life: (2010-2020) Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of Elmhurst Suburban Life. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
- NYT All Access: The NYT News and Audio Apps, New York Times Games, New York Times Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic can be accessed using a 24-hour access code from anywhere.
- Newspapers.com Library Edition: 4,000+ regional and local newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s from across the U.S. and the world.
- NewsBank: Chicago Community Collection search Chicago Metro news sources. Includes full text & image versions of the Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald Dupage Edition. This extensive collection is available in the library and remotely on an easy-to-use mobile responsive interface. Includes easy citation tools, article sharing and email capability for your convenience.
- PressReader: Read magazines online using your browser or the PressReader app. App available iOS and Android devices.
- Proquest Newsstand: Access to full-text of more than 800 U.S. and international newspapers, including Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, and more.
Readers' Resources
- Book Browse: Resources for readers, including reviews, excerpts, readalikes interviews, articles, newsletters, book club resources and more.
- BookFlix: Interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning – online!
- Literature Criticism Online: Provides complete, full-text access to the some of literature’s most popular works.
- NoveList Plus: Online readers’ advisory assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new titles and authors from all subjects, periods and genres.
- NoveList K-8 Plus: Helps readers find the books they want to read. Find read-alike titles for both fiction and nonfiction titles.