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| Subscription Resources | Description |
| Facts.com access from the library or from home! |
This resource offers access to news and facts on topics from the 1940's to the present day. Includes current events, issues and controversies, science information and world almanac. Have your library card number ready when accessing from home. |
FirstSearch  click button to access from home |
A database that contains abstracts plus many full text articles on a variety of subjects. You will also find a catalog of books, periodicals and other media found in libraries around the U.S. and some foreign countries. Have your library card number ready when accessing from home. |
| Grolier Online click button to access from home. Have your library card number ready when accessing from home. |
This is the latest addition to our online resources. This resource includes Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and America the Beautiful. Grolier Multimedia includes 40,000 articles, timelines, games and news for middle and high schools. America the Beautiful includes articles, timelines, profiles, games, and maps about the states. It also includes state-by-state history and current events for elementary and middle schools. Have your library card number ready when accessing from home. |
| HeritageQuest click button to access from home |
Your resource for census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. An ongoing project (new content is added weekly), HeritageQuest Online will grow to encompass obituaries, Freedman’s Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Index and additional materials. |
| Learning Express Library access from library or home | Practice taking all kinds of tests from the GED to Civil Service to College Entrance Exams. Create your own login and password. |
| Newsbank click button to access from home |
America’s Newspapers: A selection of the electronic version of several major national and state papers, including the Joliet, Kankakee and Morris papers and the Chicago Sun-Times. The papers are searchable and most include archives for several years. Paid ads are not included Have your library card number ready when accessing from home. |
| Novelist click button to access from home |
Novelist is a database that helps readers find authors and titles and also includes articles, reading lists and reviews. Have your library card number ready when accessing from home. |
| Physician's Desk Reference (access from library only) | The online version of the Physicians Desk Reference, this resource can be used to look up information on prescription drugs, herbal medicines, medical terms and drug interactions. |
| TumbleBookLibrary (access from library or at home) | An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games and teacher resources. |
| Audio Book Sources | Description |
| Listen Illinois |
This service allows patrons to select from the most comprehensive collection of audiobooks in the state. All titles can be downloaded to library owned MP3 players. Many titles can be downloadable to your personal computer and transferred to a portable listening device (PDA, MP3 player, etc.) or burned to CDs. You will need to create a username and password for each of the three vendors. Call the library for assistance. |
| Recorded Books/Net Library click button to access from home |
Digital audiobooks from Recorded Books can be downloadable to your personal computer and transferred to a portable listening device or, in some cases, burned to CD. These titles are available for download 24/7. They cannot be downloaded to library computers. |
| OverDrive |
Digital audiobooks from OverDrive can be downloadable to your personal computer and transferred to a portable listening device or, in some cases, burned to CD. These titles are available for download 24/7. They cannot be downloaded to library computers. |
| Authors, Books, Bookstores and Publishers | Description |
| BookLetters | Check out various readers advisory pages such as bestseller and award lists. Or visit Newsletter Signup to subscribe to a variety of newsletters, all about books. |
Dear Reader Online Book Club |
Every weekday morning, this online book club emails you a portion of a book that takes about five minutes to read. After reading two or three chapters, you can finish a book by checking it out of the library. Each Monday, we’ll feature new books. Signup today and start reading with us tomorrow. |
| Community | Description |
| Wilmington CUSD # 209-U |
School district's website |
| City of Wilmington | An informative page about the city of Wilmington |
| Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie | Information about Midewin |
| Wilmington Chamber of Commerce | Official website of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, includes a listing of Wilmington businesses. |
| Will County, Illinois | The official website of Will County |
| Emergency Preparedness | Description |
| Will County Health | This is the official web site of the Will County Health Department and Will County Community Health Center. We provide comprehensive public health programs and primary health care and dental services for medically underserved residents of one of America's fastest growing counties. Services are provided regardless of age, race, color, national origin or disability. |
| Will County EMA | Will County EMA accomplishes its mission through a wide array of programmatic efforts, including development of emergency plans; conduct of disaster exercises; development of emergency communications and warning systems; operations of specialized emergency response units; public awareness and education; and, guidance to local units of government. |
| Illinois Department of Public Health | The Illinois Department of Public Health is responaible for protecting the states' 12.4 million residents and all its visitors through the prevenion and control of disease and injury. |
| Illinos Homeland Security | The Illinos Homeland Security provides vital information to help citizens of Illinois to met the challanges of being prepared for Emergency Response. |
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention | The Center for Disease Control and Prevention functions to prevent and control infecions, chronic diseases, infections, workplace hazzards, disabilities and environmental health threats. |
| Department of Homeland Security | This is a division of the Department of Homeland Security. This site has tips on preparedness, other related stories about disasters. Also some links to how to volunteer to help durning disasters, before and after. |
| Ready.gov | Ready.gov is a common sense framework designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness. One of the primary mandates of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is to educate the public, on a continuing basis, about how to be prepared in case of a national emergency – including a possible terrorist attack. |
| FEMA | Are You Ready? provides a step-by-step approach to disaster preparedness by walking the reader through how to get informed about local emergency plans, how to identify hazards that affect their local area, and how to develop and maintain an emergency communications plan and disaster supplies kit. Other topics covered include evacuation, emergency public shelters, animals in disaster, and information specific to people with disabilities. |
| Department of Health and Human Services | This is the Department of Health and Human Services. It provides information about Medicare, Medicade and Family and Childrens Services. |
| Red Cross | This is the Red Cross home page. It gives information on how to volunteer, how to reach Service Members in times of emergency, giving blood and tissue donations. Also how to contact the Red Cross nearest you. |
| Reference | Description |
| Ask Away Illinois | Ask Away Illinois is an online chat-based reference service available 24/7 |
| Illinois Clicks! | Illinois Clicks! an information website with quality Internet resources, reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians. |
| The Internet Public Library | Virtual library full of resources |
| Refdesk | Virtual reference desk |