Welcome to our database collection! Click on the title to access the database. A Fossil Ridge Public Library District card may be required.
FEATURED DATABASE
Testing & Education Reference Center - Over 300 practice tests and courses for high school, college prep, and grad school prep. Also provided are career tools and international tools such as practice tests for the TOFEL and entrance exams into popular professions such as law enforcement and fire fighting.
THESE DATABASES ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN LIBRARY USE ONLY:
Ancestry.comSearches a wide variety of databases, census records, U.S. marriage and death records, immigration records, passenger lists, and much more.
THESE DATABASES CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM HOME
AtoZ Maps OnlineAccess over 145,000 maps including: physical maps, climate change maps, historic maps, hurricane maps, earthquake maps, animal and plant species distribution maps, current event maps, topographic maps, and weather maps, NASA Earth Observatory Maps, NASA Animation Maps, more than 14,000 Google Earth® “skins,” U.S. Geological Survey Maps, U.S. Census Bureau Maps, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Maps. 2,700 full-color flag images and icons, 300 geography crossword puzzles, 267 geography lesson plans, 30 interactive geography games, and quizzes.
AtoZ the USAThis database offers extensive information on all 50 U.S. states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia in 156 data categories with 50+ maps for each state. It has thousands of U.S. state reports and articles ready to download, royalty-free image collections of flags, vintage postcards, panoramic photos, license plates, and much more.
AtoZ World CultureAccess country-by-country cultural information on 175 nations and territories; including, religion, business culture, historical notes, government, stereotypes, holidays and festivals, food and recipes, health notes, women in culture and business and much more.
AtoZ World TravelAccess to 150 world travel guides with information on city facts, neighborhoods, attractions, nightlife, shopping, restaurants, weather, health and medical, language, currency, transportation and much more.
Chilton LibraryRepresents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles from the past 30 yrs. plus additional coverage of speciality models.
Find-it IllinoisPortal for Illinois government and other information. Includes information on Illinois government, authors, and the Illinois Digital achives.
FirstSearchClick here to access FirstSearch from home
Search for books, sound recordings, videos, journal and magazine articles (many full-text), dissertations and conference proceedings, and ready-reference tools such as directories, almanacs, and encyclopedias. Subjects include education, science, arts and humanities, consumer affairs, etc. Library holdings are displayed to identify items in our collection. Other items can be requested thru Interlibrary Loan.
HeritageQuestClick here to access HeritageQuest from home
Resource for census data, family records, and related books and articles. Index is fully searchable by name, location, birthplace and more. Includes collections of over 25,000 fully searchable family and county histories, city directories, business directories, church histories and a special index specifically for the Revolutionary War.
Universal ClassUniversal Class offers courses in Exercise and Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Music, Home and Garden Care, Cooking, Computers and Technology, Health and Medicine, Homeschooling, Job Assistance, Law and Legal, Parenting and Family, Pet and Animal Care…plus 100’s more.
FIND WHAT YOU NEED THROUGH THESE FREE RESOURCES
Arts and CultureBooks and Reviews
Business and Finance
Careers and Jobs
Computers and Technology
Consumer Information
Education
Genealogy
Government and Law
Health and Medicine
History
Languages
Local and Regional Info
People and Places
Pets
Reference Resources
Science
Sports and Leisure
Transportation
Vehicle Research and Buying
