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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.


Oak Leaves

Search (full-text articles): current (1995-present)


Oxford English Dictionary

Online dictionary and thesaurus, featuring British, American, and global English use in formal and slang contexts.


PBS Newshour

Search (full-text articles): current (2016-present)


PebbleGo & PebbleGo Next

Content hub packed with informational articles featuring engaging multimedia, interactive lessons and games, and literacy supports for students of all abilities.

  • For preschool-grade 3: PebbleGo subjects include animals, biographies, health, science, and social studies.
  • For grades 3-5: PebbleGo Next subjects include American Indian history, biographies, science, social studies, and states.