Save time and money by using the library’s electronic resources! The library subscribes to several online resources that are available 24/7. For remote access, you’ll just need your 14-digit ZB Library Card number.
Click here for eResources By Name or Free eResources.
Adult Learning
- Adult Learning Center: Brainfuse has many services for life-long learners, including live coaching to pass the GED, prepare for the US Citizenship Test, write a winning resume, learn MS Office and more!
- LearningExpressLibrary has learning centers for adults also! Learning centers include GED preparation, Job Search & Workplace Skills, Jobs & Careers, Skill Building for Adults, US Citizenship and Resources for Spanish Speakers.
Articles
- Newsbank: Search from a variety of newspapers, including: Acceda Noticias, Access World News, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Lake County News-Sun.
- Omni Text Select: Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
Careers
- Adult Learning Center: Brainfuse has resources for skills building and resume writing. Connect with a live expert to learn MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
- Careers Internet Database: Click on Members and when prompted key in UserName 397w Password future. Information on over 350 career fields.
- Free Online Typing Tests
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Information for hundreds of different types of jobs.
Encyclopedias
Gale Virtual Reference Library: A wealth of reference content in a database format.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Quick reference for students and adult learners, including:
- Amazing Animals
- America the Beautiful
- La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
- The New Book of Knowledge
- The New Book of Popular Science
World Almanacs: Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
Genealogy
- Ancestry Library: Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more. [only available in the library]
- Heritage Quest Online: An essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers.
Homework Help
- Brainfuse: Online tutoring and homework help.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: A wealth of reference content in a database format.
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Quick reference for elementary students and middle-high school students.
- LearningExpressLibrary: Study guides, test preparation, practice tests and ebooks.
- Novelist Plus: Titles, articles and lists for fiction and nonfiction needs. Tutorial.
- Novelist Plus K-8: A guide to reading for grades K-8.
Readers’ Guides
