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.
Candid (access available at the Main Library only)
Formerly Foundation Directory Online (FDO) and Grants to Individuals (GTI), this comprehensive source of nonprofit information offers data on 1.9 million+ nonprofits and 304,000 grantmakers—connecting nonprofits to grants and donors to nonprofits that inspire them. This grant-seeking tool combines decades of trusted data from Foundation Directory and GuideStar.
Watch these videos to get started: Finding Funders and Building a Funder Prospect List, Identify and Connect with Best Matched Funders, and How to Search for a Nonprofit to Partner With.
As a Funding Information Network partner, the library provides access to Candid, which offers information and resources to assist and strengthen nonprofit organizations.
FamilySearch
Genealogical service that includes over a billion individual ancestral entries worldwide. Additional content—including millions of records and images—is available in-library only.
Get step-by-step instructions on how to set up an account (first-time users must create an account; a library card is not needed but name and birthdate are required):
FinancialFit
Curated collection of personal finance lessons to guide learners in making life’s biggest financial decisions.
Create an account
First-time users will be prompted to create an account.
- Click the link above for “FinancialFit.”
- Select “Sign In / Register” near the top right.
- Select the “REGISTER” button under “New User” on the right.
- “Oak Park Public Library – Financial Fit” should already be selected as your institution.
- Fill out the required information and select the “REGISTER” button.
FirstSearch
Access to 14 databases, including both indexes to articles and books and some full text.
Flipster
More than 20 current subscriptions to popular magazines. Available on Apple iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire, and in browser on laptop/desktop (using the Flipster link above). Need help? Browse FAQs and watch video tutorials for Apple iOS, Android devices, Kindle Fire devices, and laptop/desktops.
Checkout periods & lending limits
- Unlimited checkouts—simultaneous access, no waiting!
- Lending period: None. Keep titles for as long as you choose!
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Images, maps, and full-text articles on a wide variety of subject areas.
