Northlake
Public Library District Reference & Adult Services Department
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Looking for the latest "Oprah" book? Want to learn how to use the Internet ? Interested in the Civil War? Writing a research paper on Watergate? Have a taste for homemade banana bread? Ready to finally finish reading MOBY DICK? Thinking of selling your car but aren't sure what it's worth? Need more information about the new prescription the doctor gave you? Perhaps you just want to hang out tonight and watch a video or listen to a new CD before you buy it. Then the Northlake Library is the right place for you!! Our Adult Services Department offers a wide variety of materials to meet your informational and recreational needs. But besides books, videos, CD's periodicals and computer resources, we also offer a fully trained, professional staff to assist you in finding the right book or resource, answer your questions and teach you how to use the computer resources available. In person or by phone, every hour that the library is open, we have a staff person available to help you. In fact, last year we assisted in answering over 9,000 reference qustions. Remember, this is your library. Whether you need to know something or are just looking for a pleasant way to spend an evening -- the library is the place to get started and the Reference Librarian is the person to ask Now Featuring... Books: There are over 37,400 books in the Adult Fiction and Adult Non-fiction collections, and more are being added every day. Books are available for a 2 week loan period, and there is no limit on the number you can check out at one time. Interlibrary Loans: If a title is not available within the library's own collection, library patrons can request that the title be sent from another library. Simply inquire about this service at the Information Desk, or call (708) 562-2301 and ask for a Reference Librarian. Magazines: There are over 130 to choose from, and back-issues are available for checkout for one week. Newspapers: All major local papers are available, including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Barron's, Crain's Chicago Business, USA Today, and the Northlake Herald Journal. Videos: Feature films are available for $2 each per two-day checkout. Many popular newer, older, and children's films are available. Videos: Non-fiction are free and may be checked out for 2 weeks. Included are how-to, travel, hobby, biography, history, safety, and many other subject areas. Music CD's & Cassettes: Your favorites of rock, folk, classical, international, soundtracks, and more are available (limit 5per two-week checkout). Books-on-tape: Many popular titles are available on sound cassette for a loan period of 2 weeks. Tax Forms: Federal & Illinois (originals when available; reproducible masters for last four years) See also www.irs.gov or www.ILtax.com Quiet
Study Room - Available for individuals studying independently;
no reservation required. The Quiety Study Room is also available
by reservation to designated literacy tutors. Internet
Workstations Stop in or call 708-562-2301 for full details. Typewriter
(Registration with an ID is required; reservations recommended) Basic
Computer & Internet Classes Computer Basics - If you have very little or no experience using personal computers, this class may be just for you. It covers the very basics such as using a the mouse, the desktop, and a few basic functions. This class meets once for about 1.5 hours. See the Calendar of Events for upcoming classes. Internet Basics - Are you interested in finding out what the Internet is all about? In this hands-on class you will learn basic terminology, explore some interesting web sites using Internet Explorer, do some basic searches, and print something you found yourself on the Internet during class. This class meets once for about one hour. Basic computer skills are helpful but not necessary. See the Calendar of Events for this month's classes. An Internet Access Agreement must be completed before the start of class.
Electronic Research Resources: SWAN Online Catalog - search the card catalog online for materials including books, videos, cds and much more. You may check your circulation record and request books as well. Click here to use the Online Catalog Auto Repair Reference Center - repair manuals for cars, trucks, SUVs, vans; both domestic and import models. Click here to use Auto Repair Reference Center WorldBook
Encyclopedia Online
- All the features of the entire set of encyclopedias at your fingertips,
plus much, much more! Electric Library Plus - search for your subject within a wide selection of full-text sources, including popular magazines, scholarly journals, current newspapers, television and radio transcripts, photographs, maps, reference and historical sources, plus children's and ethnic publications. Click here to use Electric Library Plus. Note: You will need to enter your 14-digit Northlake Library card barcode to use this resource from outside the library. NetLibrary E-Books (books in electronic format)- for more information click here. Info-Trac
Web - A research tool containing
3databases:
Contemporary
Literary Criticism (CLC) Select Online - Chicago
Tribune Online - Searchable full-text of the newspaper
back to 1985; however it does not contain images, stock charts, or
obituaries. Access is available from home or from within the library.
Northlake Herald-Journal
- full-text local news covering January 2002 to present. Poetry Search - Use Columbia Granger's World of Poetry CD-ROM to find poems by subject, title, first line or last line, author or keyword. It contains 10,000 full-text poems and indexes 135,000 poems in 700 anthologies and 70 collected works. This is available from within the Northlake library. Heritage Quest Online - a variety of resources for family and ancestry research. Click here to use Heritage Quest from home Issues
& Controversies - full-text coverage of over 600
debateable issues, statistics, charts, and much more. Great for researching
controversial topics. World Alamac Reference
Online - Here
you can look up just about anything, such as presidents, cities, countries,
notable people of the world, calendars, etc. World Almanac
Encyclopedia
- Here you can look up just about anything, such as presidents, cities,
countries, notable people of the world, calendars, etc. NoveList - This easy-to-use resource will help you find books that you might like to read. You can search for books by type (mystery, westerns, fantasy, romance, etc.), by author and title, or find other books you might like that are similar to one you did like. This is available from within the Northlake Library, or click here to access NoveList from home. ListenIllinois.org - Books in audio mp3 format. Select up to 3 titles then call us (708-562-2301) or e-mail the library so we can load them onto handheld audio players for you. (24 hours notice appreciated, Northlake Library Card required.) Click here for more information. Encyclopedia Britannica Online - the Web version of the encyclopedia set that features fast & easy searching, pictures, maps and much more. This is available only from within the Northlake Library. SLS Union List of Serials Online - if you're looking to see which library carries a particular magazine or newspaper, and how far back it saves them, use this handy search tool.
The Northlake Public Library has a growing collection of materials in Spanish, including books, books-on-tape, magazines, music cassettes/CD's and videos. You may also want to visit the list of Internet Links for Spanish web sites.
Phone (708) 562-2301 with your Reference questions. |
