The Grayslake Area Public Library District provides access to special subscription databases to our patrons. This service is free 24/7 for Grayslake Area Library card holders only!

	CultureGrams Search U.S. and World information for population and information on world cultures.
	FirstSearch Search a variety of databases through OCLC databases including libraries throughout the country.
	Gail Virtual Reference Library Search 180 reference books in 16 subjects from Art to Social Science individually or simultaneously.
	Grolier Online Kids Includes seven encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia America, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science.
	Historical Newspapers Search Chicago Tribune and New York Times for full text articles from the 1850s. There are also special sections of timelines and obituaries of famous people.
	Kids Search Search for Magazine articles with this kid friendly database.
	LearningExpressLibrary Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons prepare for academic tests, real estate exam, ems tests, firefighter exam and much more. To begin click on "New User" or "Returning User". Then enter a user name (your library card number) and create a password (your choice).
	Literary Reference Center includes plot summaries, synopses, articles of literary criticism, author biographies, full text from over 300 literary journals, book reviews, poems, short stories, author interviews, and images of key literary figures.
	NewsBank Search the online editions of the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Grayslake Review, and the Chicago Sun-Times newspapers. Includes full-text articles. Availability varies.
	NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists.
	Searchasaurus Search for magazine articles using this database designed for elementary students.
	Student Research Center Search for magazine articles in this database designed for students in Middle and High Schools.