Welcome to our database collection! Click on the title to access the database. A Fossil Ridge Public Library District card may be required.
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.
Chicago Tribune
Searchable complete full-text articles of local and regional news from 1985-present. Does not include advertisements.
THESE DATABASES CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM HOME
Online Library CatalogAccess our catalog online to search for items and place your own holds.
FirstSearch
Click 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.
Online Magazine Index (Infotrac)
Contains thousands of full-text articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books from 1980-present. Topics include business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, health and more. Many articles include color images and graphics.
HeritageQuest
Click 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.
Novelist
Assists readers in finding authors, titles and series by genre and includes articles, reading lists, and reviews. Also has the same information for use by students K - 8. Note: Requires a Fossil Ridge Public Library card for home access.
Issues and Controversies (Facts.com)
Contains up-to-date, in-depth, and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.
Statewide Illinois Library Catalog (SILC)
Search the holdings of 600 Illinois libraries to find location, call number, and the availability of an item. Items may be requested through interlibrary loan.
Find-it Illinois
Portal for Illinois government and other information. Includes information on Illinois government, authors, and the Illinois Digital achives.
Yahoo
