Online Resources

Resources with a ♦♦♦ symbol are accessible to any user with an FDL card number on any device from anywhere, as well as to any user on FDL’s WiFi or computers.

Resources with a ■■■ symbol are accessible to users only on FDL’s WiFi or computers.

AUTOMOTIVE

Auto Repair Source: Service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks. ♦♦♦
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Driving Permit Practice Tests: Free online test prep and handbooks for students preparing for Illinois’ automobile and motorcycle driving tests.

CAREERS & EDUCATION

ABCMouse.com: Helps kids learn to read through phonics and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music, and much more. For kids age 2 to 7. ■■■

Educate Station: Offers lesson plans with printable worksheets in language arts, math, science, social studies, and social & emotional learning curricula for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. ♦♦♦

English Language Basics (GCF LearnFree): Includes a literacy program for adults developing stronger reading and grammar skills and an English Language Learning program for non-native speakers.

GCF LearnFree: Free online and app-based computer, Internet, and technology training, as well as lessons in job searching, reading, math, and life skills.

Mango Languages: Language-learning resources for more than 70 languages. ♦♦♦
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Typing Basics (GCF LearnFree): Free tutorial using audio, images, animation, and text teaches users to type by practicing with more than 400 sentences and almost 500 words.

FINANCE & LAW

East Peoria Code of Ordinances: Regulations, ordinances, and law as applicable to the City of East Peoria.

Illinois General Assembly: Direct access to Illinois Constitution, Compiled Statues, Public Acts, Bills, Resolutions, and more.

Illinois Legal Aid Online: ILAO provides tools, forms, and resources for self-represented individuals to navigate a range of legal issues in Illinois.

Legal Information Reference Center: Forms, detailed how-to instructions, and NOLO legal guides covering a wide range of legal issues. ♦♦♦
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USA.gov Laws and Legal Issues: USA.gov is the U.S. government’s official web portal to all federal, state, and local government web resources and services.

GENEALOGY

Ancestry Library Edition: Popular genealogy collection of 200+ billion images in 7,000 unique databases. Includes genealogical search, message boards, blank charts and forms, and tutorials to help you perform research. ■■■
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HeritageQuest Online: Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content, including city directories, military and immigration records, and more. ♦♦♦
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Illinois State Library Genealogical Resources: Collection includes census records, military records, county histories, atlases, and more.

National Archives: Federal database includes census records, U.S. military records, naturalization records, land records, and more.

HEALTH

Consumer Health Complete: Full-text journals, magazines, health reference books, and evidence-based health reports for consumer-oriented health content on key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. ♦♦♦

MedlinePlus: Health information from the National Library of Medicine. Easy access to medical term dictionaries and guides to symptoms, treatments, and drug interactions.

National Institute on Aging: Provides easily accessible senior-friendly and aging-related health and wellness information.

HISTORY & CULTURE

The 50 States: Comprehensive profiles of the 50 U.S. states, including history, timelines, maps, statistics, economy, environments, and rankings. ♦♦♦ Patrons must enter only the first 5 digits of their Fondulac District Library card number for access outside the library.

CIA World Factbook: Information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Digital Public Library of America: DPLA contains millions of texts, images, videos, and audio materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country.

Illinois Digital Archives: IDA shares the digital collections of the Illinois State Library as well as other libraries and cultural institutions in the State of Illinois.

Illinois State Archives: Search the archives collected by the Illinois State Library, Illinois Statewide Vital Records Databases and the Illinois Regional Archives Depositories.

Library of Congress: Access the Library of Congress’ digital resources, including immense collections of historical documents, photographs, and much more.

NEWS, MAGAZINES, & JOURNALS

Consumer Reports: Make better purchasing decisions using trusted ratings and reviews, recommendations, and buying advice for thousands of products and services, including cars, appliances, health care, finances, and more. ♦♦♦

Google Scholar: Search across many disciplines and sources for articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites.

MasterFile Premier: Complete articles from a robust collection of full-text magazines, journals, e-books, primary source documents, and images for subjects in business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and more. ♦♦♦
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NEWSBANK: Newsbank is the platform for access to newspapers and magazines online, including the East Peoria Times Courier, Pekin Daily Times, Peoria Journal Star, State Journal-Register, and more. Explore local news, events, and people, and search collections for current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. All Newsbank links are available remotely 24/7 on any device. ♦♦♦
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America’s News: Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, politics, social issues, and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the collections of several local, state, and national papers.

America’s News Magazines: Find information on topics of current interest including business, science, and technology.  Features the Atlantic, Education Week, Newsweek, Popular Science, Smithsonian, and more for current events and homework help.

Chicago Sun Times Collection: Search 1986 to present.

Chicago Sun Times Image Edition: View and search full daily editions from 2018 to present.

East Peoria Times Courier Collection: Search February 2008 to October 2022. (Older editions available on microfilm at the library.)

Pekin Daily Times Collection: Search 2001 to present.

Pekin Daily Times Image Edition: Search 2019 to present.

Peoria Journal Star Collection: Search July 1991 to present.

Peoria Journal Star Image Edition: View and search full daily editions from 2019 to present.

Register-Mail Collection (Galesburg): Search 1997 to present.

Register Mail Image Edition: Search 2019 to present.

State Journal-Register Collection (Springfield): Search 1985 to present.

State Journal-Register Image Edition: Search 2018 to present.

USA Today CollectionSearch 1987 to present.

USA Today Image Edition: Search 2006 to present.

READING & LITERATURE

NoveList Plus: Find your next great read with NoveList. You can search by genre, find read-alikes and listen-alikes for favorite books and audiobooks, and get suggestions and lists of books in series order. Includes titles for ages 0 to adult, as well as resources for teachers and parents. ♦♦♦
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NoveList K-8 Plus: The same great features of NoveList Plus, but without adult titles, except for a limited number used in middle school curricula. Includes titles for kids age 0 through 8th grade. ♦♦♦

TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Office Classes (GCF LearnFree): Free online classes for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Instructor assistance and CEU/certificates available.

Niche Academy: Free video tutorials to help viewers learn how to use Google Docs, Drive, Gmail, Forms, Photos, Slides, and Sheets; library apps, social media, TinkerCad, and more.
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Technology Tutorials (GCF LearnFree): Tutorials for every day technologies – from email basics and mouse tutorials to Internet usage, social media, Microsoft Office, and online safety lessons.

Auto repair source

Driving Tests

ABCMouse.com

Educate Station

GCF LearnFree

legal information reference center

Ancestry Library Edition

HeritageQuest Online

Medline Plus

Illinois Digital Archives

Consumer Reports

MasterFILE Premier

East Peoria Times Courier

Peoria Journal Star

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus K-8