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Biographies and full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, as well as images and links to vetted websites.

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.

Free one-to-one homework help, skills building, test preparation, and writing assistance. LIVE tutoring assistance is available daily from 2-11 PM.

Craft and Hobby features thousands of classes from many creative categories, taught by world-renowned experts, who walk you through each technique clearly with step-by-step demonstrations, providing expert tips and tricks along the way.

Presented by Jo-Ann Stores, Creativebug, offers educational and professional tools that focus on arts and crafts presented by recognized experts. Browse and get inspired by thousands of classes on sewing, illustration, painting, crafting, holiday décor, and much more!

Note: Creativebug requires a free user profile that will appear in class user lists and will be used to participate in discussion forums. When posting messages, your profile and comments are visible to the general public.

Enjoy our Winter Holiday Crafts and Creativebug Tik Tok.

Access to Illinois Rules of the Road and practice driving tests.

Online courses from accounting and finance to starting your own business. Courses are offered once a month and span 6 weeks.

Over 350 online courses in personal and professional development. Courses are offered once a month and span 6 weeks.

Reference sources, full-text articles, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia on history, literature, science, social studies and more.

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.

Detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.

Access online resources including ArticleFirst, MedLine, and the Illinois Catalog.

Thousands of video tutorials on business, technology, and digital media. Available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, French, German, and Portuguese.

An online language learning tool that offers courses in Spanish, Polish, English, Mandarin, and more.

Online curriculum for children preschool through kindergarten. Includes math, science, social studies, language, art, and music.

Discover great books for children from kindergarten through grade 8. Browse lists of award-winning titles, or search for books by grade level or Lexile score.

Book recommendations and reviews for adult and teen fiction and non-fiction.

Read It! is for middle/high school students, and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. It offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.

Information for assignments and projects, covering subjects like earth science, life science, space, technology, mathematics, and science history and biography.

An online collection animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.