Get access to subscription-based resources that Google can’t offer
Your Oak Park Public Library card and PIN give you access to the online resources listed here. Have questions? Get answers to FAQs, watch how-to videos, read about your data privacy, and contact us.
Need to search multiple resources at once? Use the catalog's Article Search to find full-text results.
Catalog
Oak Park’s shared public catalog of more than 8 million items from 90 libraries throughout the suburban Chicago area.
Check Illinois
Background checks with search by name, property address, property PIN, or business name, including foreclosures, mortgage records, real estate transactions, building code violations, DUIs, misdemeanors, felonies, tax liens, and more.
Chicago Sun-Times (historical & current collection)
Research Chicago history, and study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies, and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online.
Search (full-text articles): current full-text articles (1948-present)
Chicago Tribune
Get Chicago news, sports, weather, business, and more.
Browse (full website access or digital scan of print issue)
Available in browser on laptop/desktop (access to the Chicago Tribune app is not available through the library).
How to access the full website or digital scan of print issue
- Click the link above for “full website access” or “digital scan of print issue.”
- Follow the steps below based on your location.
- From any Oak Park library building (on any library computer or device connected to the library’s WiFi): Select the option “No, thanks, I want to access the news anonymously.” (Please note: You can create an account, but it is not required and only accessible from an Oak Park library building.)
- From anywhere outside the library: Enter your Oak Park library card number when prompted.
- Enjoy unlimited, full-site access.
Create an account (optional & only accessible from an Oak Park library building)
- Enter your email address and create a password or connect using an existing Google, Facebook, or Apple account. Your email address will become your username.
- Create a password. Your password must contain at least 8 characters and three of the following: a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number (0-9), and a special character (!@#$%^&*). You will need to remember this username and password to log in next time.
Search (full-text articles): current (1985-present), online edition (2017-present) & historical (1849-2015)
Consumer Health Complete
Content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
Consumer Reports
Ratings, reviews, recommendations, and buying advice from the source that buyers trust.
Consumers’ Checkbook
Ratings on Chicago-area service providers, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies.
Creativebug
An inspirational resource for DIY, crafters, and makers with more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
CultureGrams
Cultural information on the countries of the world, includes a States Edition with U.S. state facts.
Daily Mail [U.K.]
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (September 2005-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (1998-present)
Daily Star [U.K.]
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (October 2003-present) & Sunday edition (October 2003-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (2015-present)
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (access from inside any Oak Park library building or anywhere outside the library)
Herramienta de referencia en español para niños. Contiene miles de artículos fáciles de leer y repletos de ilustraciones, videos, mapas interactivos y una amplia variedad de juegos y actividades, diseñado para desarrollar las habilidades claves del lenguaje y de investigación.
World Book Encyclopedia for Spanish speakers—with thousands of easy-to-read articles packed with illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and a wide variety of games and activities—designed to develop key language and research skills.
Ethnic Diversity Source
Full-text database dedicated to resources covering the culture, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.
Evening Standard [U.K.]
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (March 2006-present)
Search (full-text articles) current (1998-present)
