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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
 

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.


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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

 

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