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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.
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National Geographic Kids
Go on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. NatGeo Kids offers a complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images. High-quality informational texts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school students.
Available in browser on laptop/desktop.
Checkout periods & lending limits
- No holds, no waiting, no limits
- Borrow as many titles as you want
Special features
- Point-and-click access to pictures, books, and magazines
- Easy access to subject indexing and related terms
- Authoritative nonfiction digital content in support of Common Core State Standards
NewsBank Chicago
Search multiple Chicagoland newspapers at the same time, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Oak Leaves, and Wednesday Journal.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full-text collection of major news content, including newspapers, magazines, newswires, and news transcripts of television and radio.
NewspaperARCHIVE
Access to historical issues of hundreds of Illinois newspapers, including Oak Leaves (1902-1977), with searchable articles, advertisements, editorials, classified ads, and obituaries.
NoveList K-8 Plus
Fiction and nonfiction book lists for children, award-winning titles, and books by grade-level or Lexile score.
NoveList Plus
Book reviews, annotations, readalikes, discussion guides, and book lists for fiction and nonfiction readers.
Oxford English Dictionary
Online dictionary and historical thesaurus—a guide to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world.
PebbleGo & PebbleGo Next
Content hub packed with informational articles featuring engaging multimedia, interactive lessons and games, and literacy supports for grades preK-5.
- For preK-grade 3: PebbleGo subjects include animals, biographies, health, science, and social studies.
- For grades 3-5: PebbleGo Next subjects include American Indian history, biographies, health, science, social studies, and states.
Philadelphia Daily News
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (November 2010-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (1983-present)
Philadelphia Inquirer
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (October 2003-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (1983-present)
Points of View Reference Source
Full-text database that presents multiple sides of an issue. Hundreds of topics are covered—each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic also features a guide to help students evaluate the controversy and enhance their ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Pressbooks (from inkie.org)
Easy-to-use book writing software that creates a book in all the formats needed to publish, in print and digitally, through inkie.org. Delivers print-ready files for CreateSpace, IngramSpark, and Lightning Source, as well as ebook files optimized for Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Nook, Kobo, Google Play, and more.
How to access
- First-time users must create an account through the inkie.org Pressbooks page.
- Choose to connect via your local library and then create a new profile.
- You will be asked to fill in your email address (optional) and create a username and password.
- You will need to select or search for the Oak Park Public Library.
- Enter your Oak Park Public Library card number when prompted.
- After you have created an account, you can log in with your username and password.
- Questions? Email collections@oppl.org.
PressReader
Access more than 7,000 publications from around the world, in their original language and format. Available on Apple iOS, Android, Kindle HD/HDX, and in browser on laptop/desktop. Need help? View the Quick Start Guide and explore the help center.
Checkout periods & lending limits
- Unlimited checkouts—simultaneous access, no waiting!
- Lending period: None. Keep titles for as long as you choose!
Special features
- Save stories to read and share later
- New issues of the titles you choose automatically delivered to your device
- Original page and mobile-optimized text views available
- Listening mode
- One-touch translation
How to access
- From pressreader.com or the PressReader app, select Sign in.
- Choose Library or Group.
- Search for and select Oak Park Public Library from the dropdown menu (use the search bar provided to type in Oak Park Public Library).
- Select the option to sign in using OpenAthens.
- Enter your Oak Park library card number and PIN and press Sign in.
Primary Search
Full-text articles, news, and current events, using grade levels or Lexile ranges, for primary students.
Professional Development Collection
Full-text high-quality education journals and reports for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Hundreds of full-text journals—offering particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.
