Online Resources

Read books online anywhere in Illinois, no library card needed. Special curated boards offer recommendations for STEM education, classics, scholarly resources, young writers — even independent Illinois writers and self-published novels.

Anyone physically in the state of Illinois can use this service. There is no limit on use; items can be read by 1 or 100 people at the same time. This means no hold queues and no waiting for titles!

Watch video storybooks and then read e-books to learn more about the topic in the story. Grades Pre-K - 3.

Access to over 1,500 education books, exercise and learning guides created by educators to support children in building their reading, writing and comprehension skills.

Inkie.org is a suite of resources - available to everyone in Illinois at no charge - that supports local authors with online creation and publishing tools, and allows readers to access locally produced content.

LOTE Online 4 Kids is a database of digital books in World Languages, created for children to enjoy books and learn language through storytelling. LOTE Online for Kids allows children to enjoy the magic of books in World Languages from the comfort of home. Each book is provided with an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills.