Research Help
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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 judgment-free zone where you will be greeted with a smile and receive a trusted answer.
Popular Subjects
Online Learning,
Research and Tutoring
Starting a Business, Business Resources, Legal Forms, and Investing
Resume Help, Applying for a Job, Help with Interviews
Help Becoming a US Citizen and Adjusting To Life in the US
Discovering Your
Family Tree
Learn the History of Elgin and your Home
Read Local Newspapers
(From 1849 to Today) and Magazines
Fix, Sell, and Purchase a Vehicle
Find a Doctor and
Research a Condition
Stock Market Reports,
Save for College, and Retirement
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- ABCMouse.com Early Learning Academy (In-library use only)
- Ancestry Library Edition - (In-library use only)
- Auto Repair Source
- Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta
- Chicago Tribune (1849-current)
- Consumer Reports
- Courier News (1997-current)
- Craft & Hobby
- Daily Herald (12/10/1992-current)
- DMV Driving Tests
- DMV Examenes de Manejo
- EBSCOhost Academic Research
- Elgin Newspaper & Vital Records Index
- Enciclopedia Esudiantil Hallazgos
- Explora Elementary Schools
- Explora High Schools
- Explora Middle Schools
- Explora Public Libraries
- The Great Courses
- HeritageQuest Online
- Hobbies & Crafts
- Home Improvement Reference Center
- Illinois Public Records
- Learning Express
- Learning Express - Job & Career Accelerator
- Mango Languages
- Niche Academy
- NoveList
- PebbleGo
- Reference eBooks
- Reference Solutions
- Scholastic Teachables
- Tutor.com
- Value Line
- World Book Online