Wilmington Public Library District

Next Reads - Get Great Reading Suggestions! Kids, tweens, and teens –all enjoy the convenience of our free NextReads service. Just subscribe online, and soon you’ll be receiving great reading lists delivered right to your inbox! New books—and older terrific reads you might have missed. Because every newsletter includes links directly to our library catalog, you can even be at home while placing holds on the books you want! Signing up is so easy! Just click on the NextReads logo.

Go directly to our online book clubs. Sign up for a variety of genre and 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.

Homework Resources

Learning Express Library

Create a free account and have access to an extensive, easy to use online collection of study aides and practice exams, covering reading, writing, and math skills for elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels. It offers resources for college entrance exams (ACT, SAT, GRE, and others) as well as civil service exams, job search and workplace skill options, and much more! Create your own login and password.

America's Newspapers

A selection of the electronic version of several major national and state papers, including the Joliet Herald News, Morris Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times, and the New York Times. The papers are searchable and most include archives for several years. Great research tool for current events or other projects!