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Library Catalog

Prairie Cat
Holdings of 200+ libraries in Northwest Illinois and Eastern Iowa including Franklin Grove. Franklin Grove Library cardholders may place holds, renew materials and check their account. Default pin setting is the last four digits of your library barcode.


Information Resources
 

Reading Related Links

Google Books

 

Homework & Home Schooling Links

Automatic Bibliography & Citation Maker
The fastest way to create accurate, comprehensive works cited lists.

First Search
First Search offers electronic access to abstracts of journal articles and scholarly publications, Internet resources, index to journal articles. In addition there are more than 10 million full-text and full-image articles available. To access First Search an authorization and password are required. These may be obtained by contacting the library.

Gale Virtual Reference Database
Gale Virtual Reference Library provides access to a world of reliable information for students, academics, and the general public. Nearly 300 works of reference material in e-book format can be accessed through this link. Each one is fully searchable. This includes titles in areas such as arts, biography, business, history, law, literature, medicine, geography, religion, science, technology, and more. A password is required for access. This may be obtained by contacting the library.

Home Schooling
Resources and information on home schooling.


News Bank
Includes America’s News Magazines featuring articles from Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and Popular Science. To access News Bank you will be asked to enter your library card barcode. If you wish to use News Bank within the library and do not have a barcode please contact the library.

 

Read Kiddo Read
Great site dedicated to helping make children readers for life. Suggestions on books and more information for anyone with a child in their life.

Peterson's
Comprehensive College Guide

Info Please
All the knowledge you need.

RefDesk
Fact Checker for the Internet

 

Local Links

Franklin Creek Park

Lee County Genealogical Society

Lee County Historical Society

Lee County Tourism Council

Nachusa Grasslands

State and Local Government
A directory of official state, county and city government websites.

Village of Franklin Grove

Lee County Health Department

Legal Self Help Center

Weather

 

Governmental Links

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

IRS

Medicare

 

Law Related Links

Illinois Public Records
Search IL for Free Public Records, Criminal Records and Court Records

Law - Criminal, Family, Labor Laws and more
Laws.com is extremely dedicated to stop crime and award heroes. Laws.com is a firm believer in providing the public with a free flow of information, especially, in the area of crime prevention.

Law School.org
Site for law students, future lawyers and lawyers. Reliable information about law schools.

Legal Zoom

Legal Self Help Center

 

Other Links

Annual Credit Report

Chess Games
Great website about chess and how to play. Special thank you to ChessBoss.com for providing us with our new chess sets!

Digital Librarian
A librarian's choice of the best of the Web

Kelley Blue Book
Trusted source for vehicle valuation.

Physicians Desktop Reference
Resources and information on health topics, prescription drugs and more.

Family Doctor.org
Health Information for the whole family.

Illinois Hospital Report Card
Consumer guide to health care.

Job Hunting

Jobs on Jobfox

The Riley Guide

Vault

 

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