Resources by Category
This is a curated list of databases* the District subscribes to and websites we use for information. When accessing databases we subscribe to from outside of our Branches, you will be prompted to enter your library card number to obtain access. Please note that Ancestry® Library Edition may only be accessed from inside our Branches.*Databases have an asterisk * after their name. AUTOMOTIVE BIOGRAPHY
- Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S.
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Literary Reference Center Plus*
- Primary Search*
- Business Source Premier*
- Consumer Reports*
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Public Records Database*
- Regional Business News*
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Explora for Educators*
- Explora for Primary Schools*
- Explora for Public Libraries
- Explora for Secondary Schools
- GoodCall Scholarship Finder
- History Reference Center*
- Primary Search*
- Scholastic Teachables*
- Science Reference Center*
- TumbleBooks Library*
- TumbleMath*
- White Oak Library District's Blog
GENEALOGY
- Ancestry® Library Edition
NEW! During this pandemic, Ancestry® has made it possible for library card holders to access Ancestry® Library Edition from home! (Previously, you could only access from within our Branches). They have generously extended this special service through March 31, 2021. Follow these steps:
1. Login to your library card account
2. After logging in, click the blue link that says "Ancestry Library" to go to the Ancestry® Library Edition where you can search genealogical records. - BackgroundChecks.org
- Family Search
- FOLD3 Library Edition*
- HeritageQuest Online*
- MyHeritage Library Edition*
NEW! TumbleBooks Library is an online collection of electronic children's books accessible through the library's website. Animation, sound, music and narration are added to existing picture books to produce an electronic book which you can read, or have read to you.
NEW! TumbleMath is the most comprehensive collection of math picture books you will find anywhere. ... Click on Quiz Portal and you will find a Portal containing thousands of quizzes created by math teachers specifically for your state/provincial standards. HEALTH & MEDICAL
- Consumer Health Complete*
- Drugs.com
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Genetics Home Reference
- Health Finder
- Mayo Clinic
- Medline Plus
- Medline/PubMed
- NIH Senior Health
- ReferenceUSA*
- Toxnet
- WebMD
- Consumer Health Complete*
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Explora for Educators*
- Explora for Primary Schools*
- Explora for Public Libraries
- Explora for Secondary Schools
- History Reference Center*
- Literary Reference Center Plus*
- Novelist Plus*
- Novelist K-8 Plus*
- Primary Search*
- Scholastic Teachables*
- Science Reference Center*
- TumbleBooks Library*
- TumbleMath*
- White Oak Library District's Blog
JOURNALS LANGUAGES
LEGAL & GOVERNMENT
- ABA Home Front
- ABA Military Pro Bono Project
- Congress.gov
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Free Legal Answers™
- Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Illinois General Assembly
- Illinois Issues
- Illinois Legal Aid Online
- Illinois Tax Forms
- IRS Federal Tax Forms
- Prairie State Legal Services
- Public Records Database*
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law (Only in the Library)
- United States Tax Forms & Publications
- Chicago Sun Times
- Chicago Tribune: Joliet & Romeoville
- Bugle Newspapers
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847 to 1874
- Patch: Joliet
- Patch: Lockport
- Patch: Plainfield
- Patch: Romeoville
- Primary Search*
- Book Riot
- Illinois Group Catalog
- LibraryReads
- Novelist Plus*
- Novelist K-8 Plus*
- Overdrive
- Read, Watch, Binge! by NPR
- Scholastic Teachables*
- Subscribe to eNewsletters
- White Oak Library District's Blog
