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Library Learning & Research Online

The Rock Island Library subscribes to a variety of online research tools that you can use for free. You can use these online tools 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any device connected to the Internet. Or use them at any Rock Island Library location during business hours. Most require a Rock Island Public Library card. 
  

Get the app! Mobile apps for many digital resources are available here.

Articles and General Research Tools 

Consumer Health Complete logo
Consumer Health Complete
Covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream to holistic/integrated medicine
  First Search article image
First Search
Search for full text articles and books around the world. Special log-in required. See Reference Desk staff or online tools brochure.
  Issue Lab logo
Issue Lab
Articles on social, economics, and environmental challenges
  Master File database logo
Master File Premier
Full text articles from 1,700 journals and magazines
 
ConsumerReports_button_200x100.gifOnline consumer guides. Research your next purchase.
                 
 

Business, Stock and Grant-Finding Tools 

Business Source Premier Logo
Business Source Premier
Business articles and journals.
  Regional Business News
Regional Business News
Nearly100 regional business full text articles 
  Valueline Online logo
ValueLine Online
Stock market ratings, company information
  Foundation Directory Online
Foundation Center Directory
In-Library Use Only
 
Funding opportunities worldwide.Special log-in required - see Reference staff for assistance.
 

Genealogy & History

image-ancestry_0_0.jpgThe world's largest family history website. Use on a Rock Island Library computer only.

 

fold_3_ancestry.jpgUS military historical records, Civil War Widows’ Pensions, United States Colored Troops, Native Americans, FBI case files, and Holocaust archives. in-Library use only.

    image-heritage_0.jpgUse from home with a valid Rock Island Library card or from computers at Rock Island Libraries.    
 

Homework and Skill Building 

Help Now Logo
HelpNow
Live tutors, study skills, writing, flashcards, practice tests, etc. Kindergarten to college levels.

Adult Learning Center is also available.
 
Job Now

JobNow
Resume and interview skills,templates, live help, resume feedback.
Adult Learning Center - practice tests for civil service, GED, citizenship; skill improvement, technical training




 
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World Book Online
Online encyclopedia of articles, early learning, geography, etc. 
Includes bibliographic citations.
 
ABC Mouse subscription

ABC Mouse
Lessons and learning games for young children. Can only be used on library computers.
   
 

Reading Resources For Adults 


Bookletters
Monthly updates on new and notable books, audiobooks, and DVDs, with links to the library catalog. Free newsletters. 
 
  NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus
The readers tool. Find titles in series, authors, audiobook narrators, or books that are like your favorites.Fiction & nonfiction.
  Bookmate logo
 

Reading Resources for  Children and Teens

NoveList K-8 Plus
NoveList K-8
Book recommendations, reviews, authors for K-8 readers. 
  Scholastic Book Flix
Scholastic Book Flix
Read-along ebooks, with non-fiction pairs. English & Spanish. 
  TumbleBook Library
Tumble Books
Animated, talking picture books develop reading skills
  TumbleBook Cloud Junior
TumbleBook Cloud Junior
eBooks Grades  3 to 6
   

Downtown

401 19th Street, Rock Island
(309) 732-7323
Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday 9am - 5pm

 

30/31

3059 30th Street, Rock Island
(309) 732-7369
Monday - Tuesday 9am-5pm
Wednesday 12pm -8pm
Thursday 12pm-8pm
Friday - Saturday 9am-5pm

Southwest

9010 Ridgewood Road, Rock Island
(309) 732-7338
Monday - Tuesday  12pm-8 pm
Wednesday-Saturday  9am-5pm

All locations closed Feb. 18
for staff development day
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