Go to AMERICAS NEWS MAGAZINES
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/signin/LakeForestPublic

What you can do with it

Read articles from 27 popular magazines, including National Review, The New Yorker, and Popular Science.

In Library use only: Go to ANCESTRY
https://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com

What you can do with it

Search family histories using census, marriage, birth, death, and military records from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more. International records continue to grow.

User Guide

Watch a tutorial

Go to AtoZdatabases
https://www.atozdatabases.com

What you can do with it

Research sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, background searches, finding friends and relatives, and a whole lot of other possibilities.

Go to BIBLIOBOARD
https://www.lakeforestlibrary.org/biblioboard/" then choose from "BiblioBoard Library of Illinois," "biblioboard open access," or "RAILS for Schools."

What you can do with it

Download FREE eBooks and eAudiobooks, featuring community-created content, local self-published books, and thousands of other always-available titles. No account needed.

User Guide

BiblioBoard support page

Amount

Unlimited with no return period

How to access

Go to BUSINESS SOURCE ELITE
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=s8891559&profile=bse&defaultdb=bsh

What you can do with it

Search more than 1,000 business and economics journals, and read profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies.

Go to CHICAGO TRIBUNE
http://search.proquest.com/chicagotribune/news/fromBasicHomePage?accountid=257

What you can do with it

Explore full text articles (excluding images) from 1985 to the present. For historical articles from 1849–1989, visit the the Historical Chicago Tribune database.

Go to HISTORICAL CHICAGO TRIBUNE
http://search.proquest.com/hnpchicagotribune/historicalnews/fromBasicHomePage?accountid=257

What you can do with it

Explore articles and images, obituaries, and marriage and birth announcements from 1849–1989.

Go to CLOUDLIBRARY
https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/lakeforestlibrary/Featured

What you can do with it

Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks, especially new and recently published titles.

User Guide

Getting Started with the cloudLibrary app

Amount

5 checkouts at a time

Loan Period

2 weeks

How to access

Go to CONSUMER REPORTS
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=s8891559&profile=crcro

What you can do with it

View expert ratings from Consumer Reports magazine, which includes evaluations of hundreds of products from appliances to cars to electronics.

User Guide

Watch a tutorial

Consumer ratings, comments, and advice on repair services, finance, home care, and more in the greater Chicago area.

In the Library: click here.

From Anywhere: click here.

Go to CREATIVEBUG
https://www.creativebug.com/lib/lakeforestlibrary

What you can do with it

Choose from more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

User Guide

Getting Started with the Creativebug app

How to access

Go to CULTUREGRAMS

What you can do with it

Explore cultural information including videos, recipes, customs, and lifestyles from other countries in the world and states in the U.S.

Go to DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA
https://dp.la

What you can do with it

Explore the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions, including photographs, museum objects, government documents, and so much more!

Go to EBSCO HOST

Allows for simultaneous searching of any combination of EBSCO databases including: BIR Entertainment, Book Index with Reviews, Business Source Elite, Health Source (Academic and Consumer editions), Masterfile Premier, Regional Business News, Fiction Core Collection, and AHFS Consumer Medication Information.