Databases & Research Help
Research Help
Talk with a Librarian now! Receive personalized 1:1 help from GBPL professionals- you can even schedule an appointment.
Phone: 847-429-4680
Text: 847-754-4599
Email: Email gbplweb@gailborden.info to get a response within 24 hours
In person: The Information Desk is located on the second floor of the Main Library
Everyone deserves to have access to trusted resources and information. When you visit us, you enter a judgement free zone where you will be greeted with a smile and receive a trusted answer.
For Students
Have a tough homework assignment and need some help getting started? In-person assistance is available in the Youth Center and in Studio 270 at the Main Library on Grove Avenue. Or, you can use your GBPL library card to access a variety of resources. Here are some to get you started:
Go to Tutor.com to get live help online in math, science, English, etc. from a professional tutor.
Tutors are available from 4-11PM daily.
Access a suite of World Book Online resources for all ages - including two Spanish language databases.

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Databases
- Ancestry Library Edition - [Tutorial Available] Only available at the library
- ArkivDigital Only available at the library
- Auto Finance Resource
- Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta
- Biography in Context
- Business Insights: Global
- Chicago Tribune (1849-current)
- Chilton's Vehicle Repair Manuals - [Tutorial Available]
- Courier News (1997-current)
- Daily Herald (12/10/1992-current)
- Demographics Now
- Driving-Tests.org
- Elgin Newspaper & Vital Records Index
- Enciclopedia Esudiantil Hallazgos
- Gale Courses
- General OneFile
- The Great Courses
- HeritageQuest Online
- Illinois Public Records
- Legal Forms Library - [Tutorial Available]
- Literary Sources from Gale
- NoveList - [Tutorial Available]
- PebbleGo
- ReferenceUSA - [Tutorial Available]
- Science in Context
- Small Business Resource Center
- Student Resources in Context
- Testing & Education Reference Center - [Tutorial Available]
- Tutor.com - [Tutorial Available]
- U.S. History in Context
- Value Line
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Virtual Reference Library - [Tutorial Available]
- World Book Encyclopedia
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