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!

We also have Ancestry Library Edition that is only accessible at the library.

	BookFLIX Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource for children in PreK-3 that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning.
	BookNews Keep up with new books. Sign up to receive a monthly newsletter in your email with new book choices. 21 genres to choose from.  If you like the titles there are links to our catalog.
	Business Source Premier Provides company profiles, industry profiles, country reports, and market research reports.
	CultureGrams Search U.S. and World information for population and information on world cultures.
	Ebsco Host Search a master database for articles and news. An electronic journals service available to through the library. It aggregates access to electronic journals from various publishers. Please have your library card number ready to enter.
	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 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.
	HeritageQuest Find genealogical information here. Search in census images, books, articles, Revolutionary War records, and the Freedman's Bank from this site. (In the library we have the Ancestry Library database for you use too.)
	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.
	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.
	MyLibraryDV Access hundreds of hours of DVD-quality programming.
	MyMediaMall Check out and download eAudiobooks, eBooks, and eVideos any time of the day or night from the comfort of your home. MyMediaMall, powered by Overdrive, allows users to download to a personal computer, as well as enjoy digital content on a wide array of devices including MP3 players, CDs, Smartphones, and PDAs.
	NetLibrary You can now download eAudiobooks to your home computer or MP3 player. You will need an MP3 player that supports protected WMA files. If you have trouble with the initial set-up please come into the library to register and get additional information.
	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.
	Reference USA The No. 1 source of information on businesses and people for researchers, students, job seekers, and government agencies.
	Student Research Center Search for magazine articles in this database designed for students in Middle and High Schools.
	TumbleBook Library e-books for e-kids! Have a story read to you, some in foreign languages too. Read a book, or play some games.