Your Rock Island Library offers 24-hour access to an entire library from your computer. To use any of the following online resources, click and login with your valid Rock Island Library Card. Access Newspaper Archive - Access NewspaperARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. It is your gateway to searching and reading historical newspapers online. Ancestry.com - In-library use only. Discover your ancestors with the world's largest family history website. Start a family tree, browse census records and more online. Children's Technology Review - Safe websites, game reviews and technology information for children. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other pdf file reader. ChiltonLIbrary.com - Updated auto repair and maintenance info. FirstSearch - An online reference search tool that delivers quality content from dozens of quality, respected databases of bibliographic and full-text content. Gale Business and Company Resource Center - Detailed company and industry information, from the nation's leading publisher of company data. Gale General Reference Center Gold - accurate information on current events, business trends, arts & sciences, sports, hobbies and more. Gale Health and Wellness Alternative Health Module - Additional access to information on alternative treatments/supportive medicine. Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center - Trustworthy access to medical information Grolier Online Encyclopedias - reliable information for kids' homework assignments and papers. HeritageQuest Online - genealogy research tools available for use at home. (The library also offers Ancestry.com, for in-library use only.) LearningExpress Library - updated practice tests and study guides for school, college, career or citzenship. Create a user name and password to confidentally track your scores and see where you've improved! TumbleBookLibrary - an online collection of animated, Music Online - Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. NetLibrary - E-books and downloadable audio books for your PC or MP3 player. (Must set up free account in person at a Rock Island Library.) NoveList - New books, reviews and author information for readers of all ages - children, teens and adults. Scholastic BookFlix - read-along e-books for children that support reading practice, even among reluctant readers. ValueLine Online - Stock market ratings and information. ValueLine - Look up company reports.
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