Data Privacy

The Oak Park Public Library is committed to protecting the privacy of all who use its services in compliance with Illinois state laws and professional standards related to the personal information of library users (see the library’s Confidentiality of Circulation Records Policy and Institutional Data Policy).

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Data privacy & third-party vendors

Oak Park Public Library uses third-party vendors to provide digital content, including ebooks, digital audiobooks, movies, music, online resources, and more. Some of these vendors may collect and share the personally identifiable information (PII) you choose to provide them in order to use their services. You can choose not to use these third-party vendors.

The information that could be collected by third-party vendors may include:

  • When you register with the third-party vendor, provide feedback and suggestions, request information, or create shared content
  • Internet address (IP address), search history, location-based data, and device information
  • Non-personally identifiable information, such as your ad views, analytics, browser information, cookie data, date/time of your request, demographic data, hardware/software type, interaction data, serving domains, page views, and the web page you visited immediately prior to visiting the site
  • Other data as described in the vendor’s privacy policy and terms of use

The Oak Park Public Library’s Confidentiality of Circulation Records and Institutional Data policies do not apply to the third-party vendors we use. We suggest you review the privacy statements for individual third-party vendors to decide if you agree to their terms.

Digital Content/Resource NamePrivacy Statements for Third-Party Vendors
Academic Search CompleteEBSCO
African American HeritageProQuest
African American HistoryInfobase
AGRICOLAEBSCO
Alt HealthWatchEBSCO
American Indian HistoryInfobase
American Sign LanguageEBSCO
Ancestry Library EditionProQuest
Article SearchSirsiDynix
ArticleFirstOCLC
AtoZ Maps OnlineWorld Trade Press
AtoZ World CultureWorld Trade Press
Auto Repair SourceEBSCO
BeanstackZoobean
BiblioboardBiblioLabs
Biography Reference SourceEBSCO
Booklist ReaderALA
Brainfuse HelpNowBrainfuse
Brainfuse JobNowBrainfuse
Business Source CompleteEBSCO
CatalogSirsiDynix
Check IllinoisRecord Information Services
Consumer Health CompleteEBSCO
Consumer ReportsConsumer Reports
Consumers’ CheckbookConsumer’s Checkbook
CreativebugCreativebug
CultureGramsProQuest
Enciclopedia Estudiantil HallazgosWorld Book
ERICEBSCO
Ethnic Diversity SoruceEBSCO
Excel Adult High School DiplomaExcel Education Systems
FamilySearchFamilySearch
FinancialFitLearningExpress
FirstSearchOCLC
Foundation Directory OnlineCandid
Funk & Wagnalls New World EncyclopediaEBSCO
FlipsterEBSCO
Gale in Context: BiographyCengage
Global Newsstream*ProQuest
Grants to IndividualsCandid
GreenFILEEBSCO
Health Source: Consumer EditionEBSCO
Health Source: Nursing/Academic EditionEBSCO
HeritageQuest OnlineProQuest
Historical U.S. Major DailiesProQuest
History Reference SourceEBSCO
Hobbies & Crafts SourceEBSCO
Home Improvement SourceEBSCO
HooplaMidwest Tape
Illinois Driver’s Education Test PreparationDMV Permit Test
KanopyKanopy
LearningExpressLearningExpress
Legal Information SourceEBSCO
Legal SourceEBSCO
LGBTQ+ SourceEBSCO
Library & Information Science SourceEBSCO
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)LinkedIn
LitBaseEBSCO
Literary Reference SourceEBSCO
Little PimMango Languages
Mango LanguagesMango Languages
MasterFILE CompleteEBSCO
MedlineOCLC
Media On Demand (Libby)OverDrive
Meescan App (self-checkout app)Meescan
Middle Search PlusEBSCO
Morningstar Investment Research CenterMorningstar
National Geographic KidsCengage
The New York Times (full website access)The New York Times
NewsBank Chicago*NewsBank
Newspaper Source PlusEBSCO
NewspaperARCHIVENewspaperARCHIVE
NoveList K-8EBSCO
Novelist PlusEBSCO
OpenAthensJisc
OrangeBoyOrangeBoy (PDF)
Oxford English DictionaryOxford University Press
PebbleGO & PebbleGO NextCapstone
Points of View Reference CenterEBSCO
PressbooksPressbooks
PressReaderPressReader
Primary SearchEBSCO
Professional Development CollectionEBSCO
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences CollectionEBSCO
Read It!EBSCO
Record Information ServicesRecord Information Services
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)Data Axle
Regional Business NewsEBSCO
Religion & Philosophy CollectionEBSCO
Science Reference SourceEBSCO
ScienceFlixScholastic
Small Business SourceEBSCO
Small Engine Repair SourceEBSCO
Smiota (locker app)Smiota
SWAN Libraries App (library account/self-checkout app)SirsiDynix
TumbleBookLibraryTumbleBooks
Value LineValue Line
World BookWorld Book
WorldCat DiscoveryOCLC

*Global Newstream includes Barron’s, Bloomberg Wire Service, Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Crain’s Chicago Business, The Daily Beast, Daily Herald, Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, Daily Star, The Daily Telegraph, Dow Jones Institutional News, Evening Standard, Financial Times, Fresh Air (NPR), The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, i, The Independent, The London Free Press, Los Angeles Times, Le Monde [France], Muslim Journal, The New York Times (full-text article access), The New York Times Book Review, Le Parisien [France], PBS Newshour, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Politico, La Raza, Reforma, USA Today, The Sun, Telegraph, The Times, Toronto Star, The Vancouver Sun, The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

NewsBank Chicago includes the Chicago Sun-Times, Oak Leaves, and Wednesday Journal of Oak Park.