What's New in the Young Adult Area?

Programs

What's coming up of interest to young adults: Teen Advisory Board, Teen Read Week and more.

Homework Help!

These databases are available in the library and remotely. You will need to enter your Northbrook Library card number, without spaces, to log on. Problems connecting? Try our troubleshooting page.

Biography Resource Center

Database of biographical information and articles on numerous individuals. Searches can be done by name, ethnicity, occupation, year of death or birth, etc.

Daily Life Online

Award winning database brings history up close through a thematic arrangement that navigates across topics, time periods and cultures.

EBSCOhost

Database of periodical articles, most full text.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Search for articles and information on the online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

First Search

Search for journal articles and reports from several databases, such as ERIC, ABI, ECO and GPO, WilsonSelect and more.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Search across this entire collection of 300 e-books covering all subject areas.

History Resource Center

Search for articles, primary documents, timelines and profiles of events and people in U.S. history.

LearningExpressLibrary/Learn-A-Test

Practice exams based on ACT, SAT, TOEFL, and other official tests. Gives immediate scoring, complete answer explanations and an individual analysis.

ProQuest

A full-text resource of 1400 periodicals and regional newspapers, including the New York Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.

Serials Solutions

Use this to find which of our databases indexes certain magazines and/or newspapers.

SIRS

Social Issues Magazine Index: Full-text magazine and newspaper articles covering social, historical, political, scientific and economic issues.