 The library offers a variety of free online resources accessible with your library card.
Many of these resources are available 24 hours a day from your home via the Internet.
For assistance using our online databases, contact our Information Desk at 847.669.5386 & press 3.
Click on a topic below to expand your options.
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Books & Other Library Materials
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Browse the items we own. This includes books, magazines, movies, software, and sound recordings. To find items at other libraries, select “all member libraries” from the drop down box. Place holds, renew items, and much more online! |
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Expand your search to the holdings of libraries throughout the country. Huntley Area Public Library cardholders may contact the library’s Information Desk at 847-669-5386 ext. 21 to request an interlibrary loan. Some materials may not be eligible for transfer. |
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Enjoy films that matter on your tablet, smartphone, computer, or smart TV. Stream a wide variety of content for all ages anytime, anywhere to your preferred devices with no fees and no commercials.
Use this link to get started and create an account. Look for the Kanopy app in the Google Play and Apple stores to watch on your handheld devices and search for it on your smart television, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV stick, Google Chromecast, or Roku device or television to watch. |
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BiblioBoard offers patrons unlimited, multi-user access to a free digital library that includes licensed content, a growing assortment of rich historical and locally curated multimedia content as well as high-quality Open Access content and Open Educational Resources. Featuring interesting digital exhibits and collections from a wide range of partners, BiblioBoard OA ensures global access to this content all with unlimited uses and no restrictions. |
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hoopla offers digital streaming and downloads of eBooks, audiobooks, comic books, movies, television shows and music to Huntley Area Public Library patrons at no cost. Library users have a monthly download limit of 10 items. Android and IOS and requires only a Huntley Area Public Library card to access. Look for the hoopla app in the Google Play, Amazon, or Apple app store to use it on your devices. Search for it with your smart television, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, or Google Chromecast to watch with ease. If you are so inclined you may also listen to hoopla streaming music and audiobooks in your vehicle that supports Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. Learn more about hoopla with this handy brochure.
Use this link to set up your account and get started downloading from hoopla today.
Use this link if you already set up an account. |
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Download audiobooks, ebooks and videos with your digital device(s) from the Digital Library of Illinois (formerly MyMediaMall). All you need to get started with free digital content from your library is an internet connection and your Huntley Area Public Library card. Need help using the Libby app? Download this brochure.
Use this link to get started. |
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Enjoy a variety of children’s ebooks, interactive stories and animated adventures, all you need is your library card after you install the app on your digital device. Learn more about the Tumblebook Library with this brochure.
Get Started (in English): www.tumblebooklibrary.com
Get Started (in Espanol): www.bibliotecatumble.com |
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Business & Residential Resources
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Access key public record data from selected Illinois counties for personal and business use. Searchable databases include new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures and auctions, and bankruptcies. After selecting this eResource, choose a searchable database.
From home: Use this link for home access. Click on Log in, located on the upper right side of the website. |
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Do a quick, free background check. Search by name, property address, property PIN, or business name. See foreclosures, mortgage records, real estate transactions, building code violations, DUIs, misdemeanors, felonies, tax liens, and more.
From home: Use this link for home access.
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Stocks and mutual funds news and analysis, financial planning tools, investment strategies, and industry reports |
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Career, Language & School Resources
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Self-paced courses for learning more than 70 world languages, American Sign Language, and courses for English language learners. Find out more about Mango at the library’s Information Desk.
Use this link to get started. |
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Scholastic Teachables is an online database of tens of thousands teacher-created, searchable, printable educational resources for all subjects in grades PreK–6.
Use this link to get started. |
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Encyclopedias
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Gale Ebooks includes 330 complete reference books on a variety of fields such as art, business, education, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, religion, science, and social science. These types of reference titles once were accessible only in print, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely from home 24/7.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from the back of your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt.
World Book Kids (ages 6-10) is full of fun learning activities, hands-on science projects, and age-appropriate articles about all kinds of topics. Image based navigation is an option to help young learners find information quickly.
World Book Student (ages 10-14) is an encyclopedia tailored specifically for students. Articles include multimedia and related resources, biographies and supplemental tools.
Use this link to get started. You will need to enter the barcode number from the back of your Huntley Area Public Library card if you are off-site.
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Find a Good Book
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Find new authors and titles to enjoy in this readers’ advisory resource for adults and young adults. Features award-winning books, book discussion guides, recommended reads, and more.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from the back of your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Locate great fiction and nonfiction reads for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Offers searching by grade level and Lexile reading level.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from the back of your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Local History & Genealogy
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Explore local history stories, photos and information about Huntley provided by the library’s local historians. Find lists of local history information available in the library’s collection. Stop by the library’s Information Desk to gain access to these items.
Use this link to explore Huntley History. |
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View the vast, global genealogical resources maintained by FamilySearch International, a nonprofit subsidiary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Creation of a free personal account is required to access the broad range of services offered. The Huntley Area Public Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.
Some content is restricted and available for in-Library use only. |
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This is a comprehensive resource for those researching family or local history. Over 50 states and 7 million pages are indexed in this one source. You can search by keyword within books and articles. Images may be downloaded in PDF format for printing.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode of your Huntley Area Public Library card when prompted. |
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This genealogy research tool provides patrons with instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! These collections are continuously expanding.
Use this link at the library to get started. |
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Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1824 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Only Fold 3 combines official military records with deep first-person content, including bios, photos, letters and more. More than 470 million searchable records span hundreds of years.
Coverage includes:
- Revolutionary War
- Civil War
- War of 1812
- Mexican American and Early Indian Wars
- World Wars I and II
- Korean and Vietnam Conflicts
- Recent Wars
- International Records
- And more
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Newspapers
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Complimentary access to the Wall Street Journal with your library card.
Click here to create an account and log in. You will have 72 hours unlimited use before you will need to reactivate.
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Complimentary access to the New York Times with your library card, includes News, Cooking, Games, and The Athletic.
First you will need to set up a free account at nytimes.com using your email address.
- Inside the library looking for News? Click here and log in
- Inside the library looking for Cooking, Games, or the Athletic? Click here and log in
- At home? Click here and log in
You will have 24 hours of unlimited access before you will need to reactivate.
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International and national newspapers and magazines in multiple languages, presented in full-page format.
To sign in within the library, click here, or download the PressReader app.
For remote access, click here, click Sign In, select Library or Group, search for Huntley, and enter your library card number and pin.
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Explore information through national news, events and people with USA Today Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
From home: Click here and log in. |
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More than 4,000 historical newspapers from the 1700s-2000s from the around the world and the United States, ranging from well-known regional and state titles to local newspapers. You’ll find over 160 Illinois newspapers, including the Algonquin Herald, the Daily Herald, the Daily Sentinel, the Crystal Lake Herald, and the Marengo Beacon. You’ll need your Huntley Area Public Library Card number to access this service from home.
From the library: Access the Newspapers.com World Collection at www.newspapers.com
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from the back of your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Explore our local newspaper’s text archive from 2005 to current and their image edition from 2020 to current with the Northwest Herald Collection. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Explore more than 30 years of Chicago area history with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Coverage from 1986 through today, including full-text, web-only content, and full-color image edition. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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Explore Arlington Heights and suburban area history through local news, events, and people with the Daily Herald Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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This extensive, digitized newspaper collection dates back to 1960. You can view high resolution scans of pages from the archives of the longest running publication about Huntley,IL. |
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Product Testing & Ratings
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For nearly 80 years, Consumer Reports has empowered consumers with the knowledge they need to make better and more informed choices—and has battled in the public and private sectors for safer products and fair market practices.
From the library: Access the expansive product reviews and ratings at www.consumerreports.org
From home: Use this link and enter the barcode from the back of your Huntley Area Public Library card at the login prompt. |
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