Online Resources

Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profile & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more! Use your Flossmoor Library card to gain access.

Explore food culture and traditional recipes from around the world. It's a movable feast in a digital cookbook. With recipes and information about 174 countries, you can learn to make classic dishes from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

The world is full of awe-inspiring places, and AtoZ World Travel can help you reach them. For travelers and knowledge seekers alike, AtoZ World Travel is a comprehensive travel resource with information about points of interest, security, transportation, food and recipes, culture, language, and more for over 200 cities across the globe. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

With more than 3,500 learning activities and 450 lessons, ABCmouse.com is the most comprehensive early learning curriculum available online! Access available while at Flossmoor Public Library only. Remote access not available.

This database is for anyone engaged in at-home auto repair. Just input your vehicle information and you can download instructions and diagrams to help service any system in the car Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

Buying advice, product ratings, reviews, recommendations, money-saving advice and tips, and videos for products including appliances, electronics, food, and more. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

The EBSCO Databases provide a wealth of information across a variety of disciplines, for users of all ages. You can access full-text articles or citations from thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers, and reference texts. After clicking the logo at left, scroll through the database list and choose the one that best suits your needs. Hint: if you are unsure which database to use, select “Masterfile Complete” for general research and homework. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

Get help paying for college. Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Download your FAFSA form or apply online.

In partnership with Driving-Tests.org, the Flossmoor Library is proud to offer FREE Illinois Driver Permit practice tests. Tests for both automobile and motorcycle, along with the Driver Handbook for each are available.

Global Road Warrior is the world’s most extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Global Road Warrior consists of 174 Country Guides with 119 topics covered in each guide. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

HeritageQuest Online is a treasury of American genealogical sources - rich in primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Use your Flossmoor Library card to gain access.

How-tos and creative ideas in arts and crafts, collecting, home and garden, indoor recreation, kids' crafts, model building, needlecrafts and textiles, outdoor recreation, performing arts, science and technology, and scrapbooking and papercrafts. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

Detailed, user-friendly how-to information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

Illinois Court Help connects you to the information you need to go to court. It’s a free service from the Illinois Courts.

Illinois Department of Revenue. Download your state income tax forms.

Internal Revenue Service. Download your federal income tax forms.

Flossmoor Public Library cardholders can sign-up to start streaming films instantly via Kanopy. Flossmoor Library patrons can stream five films per library card per month (credits do not roll over). Each movie is available for 72 hours (3 days). In addition, cardholders can watch unlimited instructional videos from the Great Courses and Kanopy Kids! You will need to use your Flossmoor Library card number to register. When you create your account you will designate a password. Click image to access Kanopy.

Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary's resources will help you succeed. Included:Learn-A-Test provides online access to practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests. Also try out the new Computer & Internet Basics and Job & Career Accelerator! Access this resource with your Flossmoor Library card number and create your own password.

Reading recommendations for kids' fiction and nonfiction that you can search by Lexile, subject, and grade level. Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

Novelist: Your Guide to Fiction. Search over 125.000 titles. Search by author, title or series. Site will provide a description, LEXILE score and more! Log-in from home with your library card barcode and PIN.

The World Book Web Public Library Edition is a top reference site for students at the primary or secondary level. The World Book Web includes: World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online Info Finder, and World Book Online for Kids. Sign in with your Flossmoor Library Card.

OCLC FirstSearch provides electronic access to a variety of searchable databases including WorldCat, the world's largest computerized card catalog.