Databases

View factory drawings, step-by-step maintenance instructions, technical service bulletins and recalls. 

Find how-to instructions and creative ideas in the full-text content from leading hobby and craft magazines.

Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of do-it-yourself home improvement and repair projects.

Legal Source is the definitive resource for keeping up to date with current legal issues, studies, thoughts, and trends

This reference database provides detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines, from motorcycles and ATVs to generators and outdoor power equipment.

Access census, military and other vital records as you conduct genealogy research. This resource can only be accessed at the Library. 

Conduct genealogy research by searching for census data, family records and local histories as well as conduct genealogy research.  

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1824–today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. HeritageHub includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s and original obituary images.

Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 17,000 publications, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals. An easy-to-use online resource—updated daily with new material—that illuminates centuries of Hispanic history, culture and daily life.

Search the full text of historical reference books, magazines, journals and primary source documents.

Search millions of full-text articles and television and radio transcripts from major news sources around the world.

Alt Healthwatch is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

Browse 7,000 recipes, 650 ingredient articles, vintage food labels and ads, historical "what did they eat?" articles and food videos all paired with graphics and illustrations.

Find information and resources on mainstream, complementary and holistic medicine.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.

Find full text articles and searchable cited references for top business journals.

Review ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services in categories including appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, babies and kids, food, personal finance and travel. 

A comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more.

A step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit. 

ReferenceUSA helps users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds and locate people. Database of more than 24 mil. businesses, 262 mil. consumers make research easy and fast.

Small Business Source offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to understand and address a wide variety of small business topics. 

Access Value Line's leading investment publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities. 

Powered by Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing, this database gives you powerful new tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth and learn more about your finances.

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media. 

Explore and stay informed on local topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more.  Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the Chicago area including the Beacon News, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Naperville Sun. 

Explore Chicago history through local news, events and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

Explore suburban history through local news, events and people with the Daily Herald Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 17,000 publications, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals. An easy-to-use online resource—updated daily with new material—that illuminates centuries of Hispanic history, culture and daily life.

Designed for high school libraries, MAS Complete is a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. 

Publications included: The Atlantic, People and more. 

News Bank is the largest resource of its kind with unmatched U.S. news content from local, regional, and national sources. Its diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. 

Search millions of full-text articles and television and radio transcripts from major news sources around the world.

Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. 

Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from archived issues of the Warrenville Press (2007-2013). 

Educate Station currently has a full curriculum for grades Pre-K through Fifth Grade, presented in a recommended learning sequence of printable packets. 

The LearningExpress suite of highly-acclaimed eLearning solutions provides interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, career development and more.

Lingo LITE uses images, text and native speaker video to help you learn vocabulary up to four times faster than any other method. Lingo LITE uses Associative Multimedia Learning to help your brain associate an image with the correct word in a language without first translating it from your native language, for a faster and easier learning experience.

Learn software, design, coding and general business skills at your own pace. Prepare for certification exams and beef up your resume with new marketable skills. 

*When using the LinkedIn Learning app, use warrenville as the library ID. Then you'll need to enter your library card number and PIN.

Learn a new language with this dynamic lesson program focusing on everyday conversational skills and comprehension.

Easy to digest tutorials that cover our databases, eMedia and other software tips including Google, Facebook and more.

Test prep resources help users prepare for a variety of standardized exams, including college entry exams like the SAT and ACT, and vocational exams in industries like law enforcement, journeyman, cosmetology, as well as U.S. citizenship.

Search full-text articles from trade and industry-related periodicals.

BookPage highlights the best new books across all genres, as chosen by our editors. Every book we cover is one that we are excited to recommend to readers. A star indicates a book of exceptional quality in its genre or category.

Booklist is a book-review magazine that has been published by the American Library Association that offers the most reliable reviews so you can decide what to read, view or listen to.

Looking to supplement your student teaching experience? Find research using Education Source Ultimate, a full-text database available through the library.

Search thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, and author biographies, along with full-text classic literature.

Designed for high school libraries, MAS Complete is a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. 

Publications included: The Atlantic, People and more. 

Get book recommendations based on other books and authors you already love. Parents can check reading level and age-appropriateness.

Find author read-alikes, book discussion guides, book talks and feature articles for more than 150,000 fiction and 50,000 nonfiction titles.

Professional Development Collection is a highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers. 

Search businesses, people, mailing lists and sales leads, jobs and more. 

Find full-text journals and articles.

Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture.

Browse 7,000 recipes, 650 ingredient articles, vintage food labels and ads, historical "what did they eat?" articles and food videos all paired with graphics and illustrations.

Download and print from a collection of 60,000 royalty-free maps.

Research in a large-scale encyclopedia of U.S. state and country information. State information is arranged into 103 editorial and image datasets for each state.

Biography Reference Source provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today. 

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media. 

Find full text articles and searchable cited references for top business journals.

Search Illinois public records and perform basic background checks. See Record Information Services for more Illinois public records.

Explore and stay informed on local topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more.  Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the Chicago area including the Beacon News, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Naperville Sun. 

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources.

Looking to supplement your student teaching experience? Find research using Education Source Ultimate, a full-text database available through the library.

This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. 

Gale Legal Forms offers a wide selection of essential state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms that may be customized for the most common legal procedures. 

Find information and resources on mainstream, complementary and holistic medicine.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1824–today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. HeritageHub includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s and original obituary images.

Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 17,000 publications, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals. An easy-to-use online resource—updated daily with new material—that illuminates centuries of Hispanic history, culture and daily life.

Search the full text of historical reference books, magazines, journals and primary source documents.

Legal Source is the definitive resource for keeping up to date with current legal issues, studies, thoughts, and trends

LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers and videos.

Library & Information Science Source stands as the premier full-text database for studies in library and information science.

Search thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, and author biographies, along with full-text classic literature.

Search full-text articles from magazines like Bon Appetit, GQ, National Geographic and more.

Search a full-text database of middle school magazines and reference books.

Search millions of full-text articles and television and radio transcripts from major news sources around the world.

Test prep resources help users prepare for a variety of standardized exams, including college entry exams like the SAT and ACT, and vocational exams in industries like law enforcement, journeyman, cosmetology, as well as U.S. citizenship.

Research multiple sides of controversial issues.

Search the full text of popular children's magazines and encyclopedia entries and explore a vast image collection. Designed for elementary school students.

Professional Development Collection is a highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers. 

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection provides access to hundreds of full-text journals and offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.

Scroll through public records on new homeowners, new businesses, bankruptcies, foreclosures and sales for Cook, DuPage, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. 

ReferenceUSA helps users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds and locate people. Database of more than 24 mil. businesses, 262 mil. consumers make research easy and fast.

Religion & Philosophy Collection is an essential full-text database for theology and philosophy research.

Search full text articles from hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias and reference books.

Search full-text articles from trade and industry-related periodicals.

Browse 7,000 recipes, 650 ingredient articles, vintage food labels and ads, historical "what did they eat?" articles and food videos all paired with graphics and illustrations.

Download and print from a collection of 60,000 royalty-free maps.

Research in a large-scale encyclopedia of U.S. state and country information. State information is arranged into 103 editorial and image datasets for each state.

Educate Station currently has a full curriculum for grades Pre-K through Fifth Grade, presented in a recommended learning sequence of printable packets. 

Search a full-text database of middle school magazines and reference books.

Get book recommendations based on other books and authors you already love. Parents can check reading level and age-appropriateness.

Research multiple sides of controversial issues.

Search the full text of popular children's magazines and encyclopedia entries and explore a vast image collection. Designed for elementary school students.