Online Resources – Chicago Public Library

“…for Students” Literary Criticism Collection

Paul — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:09:02 +0000

Get help understanding the plays, novels, poetry and short stories most read by students.

2-1-1 Metro Chicago

Tiffany — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:14:01 +0000

211 Metro Chicago connects you to the help you need for childcare, employment, food assistance, health care, housing, legal and immigration issues, substance use, transportation, utilities assistance and more. There are three ways to connect:

Dial 211 from any cell phone or landline to speak with a live Resource Navigator
Text your zip code to 898211 to text with a live Resource Navigator
Visit 211metrochicago.org

ABCmouse.com

Shilo — Wed, 27 May 2015 16:03:47 +0000

Young learners, ages 2 and up, can play and learn with 3,500+ interactive books, educational games, puzzles and other learning activities.

America’s News

Paul — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:27:16 +0000

Search hundreds of newspapers and other news sources. Papers include the Chicago Sun-Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kansas City Star, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Peoria Journal Star and State Journal-Register. Find additional newspapers in ProQuest Newspapers (Global Newsstream).

American National Biography

Gloriane Peck — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:02:43 +0000

Biographies of more than 18,000 deceased American men and women from all eras and walks of life, as well as selected non-nationals who had a profound influence on American history. Each article ends with a bibliography to guide you in further research.

Ancestry Library Edition

Gloriane Peck — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:41:40 +0000

U.S. and U.K. census records and indexes, the Social Security Death Index, World War I draft registration cards, Civil War service records, immigration records and many more sources for genealogical research.

ArchiveGrid

Gloriane Peck — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:56:07 +0000

An index of personal papers, organizational records and more housed at archives throughout the world, including Chicago Public Library, Evanston Historical Society, Newberry Library and University of Illinois at Chicago.

Art Index/Art Index Retrospective

Gloriane Peck — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:52:58 +0000

An index of articles back to 1929. Full text is available online for some recent articles (1997-present). Find earlier articles in the print journal collection in the Harold Washington Library Center's Visual and Performing Arts Department.

ARTbibliographies Modern

Gloriane Peck — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:55:08 +0000

An index of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, doctoral dissertations and exhibition reviews covering all forms of modern and contemporary art with entries back to 1974. Most of the titles included in the index are available in the Harold Washington Library Center's Visual and Performing Arts Department.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

Gloriane Peck — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:58:09 +0000

An index of articles on architecture and design. Coverage begins in the 1930s, with selected journals indexed back to the 1860s. Most of the titles included in the index are available at the Harold Washington Library Center.