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.
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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)
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)
Evening Standard [U.K.]
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (March 2006-present)
Search (full-text articles) current (1998-present)
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!
Global Newsstream
The most recent global news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s, featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites—including Barron’s, Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Financial Times, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more—in active full-text format.
Historical Newspapers: U.S. Major Dailies
Historical newspaper collection (covering 1849-2020)—including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post—with easily searchable, first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society, and events of the time.
La Raza [Chicago]
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (January 2008-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (2007-present)
