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OverDrive
Instantly borrow free ebooks and audiobooks to read on your
device or Kindle. Compatible with all smart phones, tablets,
computers, and eReaders. (connect)
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Multilingual books from Unite for Literacy (connect)
Resource for beginner language learners who need
listening practice. The books
introduce vocabulary and simple sentence structures
about common everyday topics
through simple stories as well as questions and
answers.
Project Gutenberg (connect)
Free public domain e-books.
LibriVox (connect)
Free public domain audiobooks
DigiLibraries (connect)
Free e-books in a variety of formats, including Chromebook
compatible
BiblioBoard Open access (connect)
Inkie.org instance (connect)
provides access to all the content available in BiblioBoard. Along
with the educational resources, this includes independently
published adult and
YA novels, OERs, PopUp Picks and more.
RAILS for Schools (connect)
Provides streamlined access to educational content appropriate
for school-aged users. Many materials
are available in English and in Spanish. Access to the inkie.org
BiblioBoard instance is restricted.
Educational Resources:
Scholastic Learn at Home (connect)
Daily projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and
growing. Pre-k and up
Khan Academy (connect)
Free resources for ages 4-18, or a free app for ages 2-
7. Requires signing up for a
free account.
GCF LEARNFREE (CONNECT)
Goodwill Community Foundation’s site for free
tutorials learning about computers,
reading and math.
American Panorama (connect)
Digital Atlas of America uses online GIS to explore and visualize
data with maps. Free.
Arcademics (connect)
Boost student engagement & fact fluency with our free multiplayer
educational games, math games,
language arts games, and more! Always Free.
NASA STEM Engagement (connect)
A variety of STEM-related videos, homework help, and games from
NASA.
PBS Learning Media (connect)
Curated collection of free, standards-aligned videos, interactives,
lesson plans and more for Illinois
teachers.
Science Buddies (connect)
Science Buddies offers thousands of free resources for learning
STEM, including a collection of 160+ fun,
hands-on STEM activities and videos. Each of our K-12 activities
covers a specific STEM concept, can be
done in an hour or less, and can usually be done with materials
easily found at home.
Spelling City (connect)
Efficient game-based study of literacy skills using any word list.
Currently free with code "VSCFree90".
Beanstalk (connect)
Educational materials focused on pre-school aged youth. Free to
join during COVID-19 pandemic.
Coloring Nature (connect)
Coloring Nature is for children and adults. We have more than 675
FREE printable coloring pages . Our
coloring categories include serious science: biomes, anatomy,
animals, plants and more, plus some pure
whimsy – just for fun. Always Free.
History:
Digital Public Library of America (connect)
DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s
libraries, archives,
museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the
materials found through
DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral
histories, personal letters,
museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so
much more—are free and
immediately available in digital format. The cultural
institutions participating in DPLA
represent the richness and diversity of America itself, from
the smallest local history
museum to our nation’s largest cultural institutions.
Illinois Digital Archives (connect)
The Illinois Digital Archives is a repository for the digital
collections of the Illinois
State Library as well as other libraries and cultural institutions
in the State of Illinois.
It contains historical photographs, slides, glass negatives, oral
histories,
manuscripts, letters, federal government documents,
postcards, posters, videos,
newspapers, and maps.
American Archive of Public Broadcasting (connect)
Access to thousands of historic public television and radio
programs.
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E-Resources
A Winnebago Public Library card number and Personal Identification Number (PIN),
which is your last name in lowercase, are required for access to most of the library’s e-
resources. Free software may also need to be downloaded to your computer or
e-reader. E-Resource services are free to Winnebago Public Library District card
holders.
Adult and Teen:
2019 IL DMV Practice Test
Practice tests (Easy, Hard, Hardest) and Exam Simulator, FAQs section with detailed answers
to over 100 questions. (connect)
Secretary of State Facility Finder (connect)
Driver’s Manual (connect)
Illinois Motorcycle Operator Manual (connect)
Illinois CDL Handbook (connect)
Genealogy Online Information
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Illinios State Archives Databases (connect)
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Illinois Digital Archive (connect)
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The USGenWeb Project (connect)
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US Board on Geographic Names (connect)
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Nationwide Gravesite Locator (connect)
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DAR Genealogical Research System (connect)
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (connect)
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General Land Office Records (connect)