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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 Tribune
Search (full-text articles): current (1985-present), online edition (2017-present) & historical (1849-2015)
Christian Science Monitor
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (October 2003-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (1980-present)
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.
Foundation Directory Online (FDO) (access available at the Main Library only)
Candid’s grant-seeking tool, which includes 232,000+ funder profiles, 18.4+ million grants, 900,000+ grant recipient profiles, and 1+ million key grant decision-makers and leaders, along with contacts, maps, charts, federal grants, requests for proposals (RFPs), and more.
As a Funding Information Network partner, the library provides access to Candid’s websites: Foundation Directory Online and Grants to Individuals, both offering information and resources to assist and strengthen nonprofit organizations.
Grants to Individuals (GTI) (access available at the Main Library only)
Candid’s tool for students, artists, researchers—and other individual grant seekers—with profiles on 10,000 foundations that provide grants, and details on scholarships, fellowships, and other grants available to individuals.
As a Funding Information Network partner, the library provides access to Candid’s websites: Foundation Directory Online and Grants to Individuals, both offering information and resources to assist and strengthen nonprofit organizations.