Databases

Explore the growing historical collection of the Fulton County Historical & Genealogical Society in digitized, searchable format here. Each year, additional digitized records will be added, so be sure to check in for updates!

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 credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the Canton Daily Ledger, Chicago Sun-Times, USA TODAY, and more. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Chicago Sun-Times Collection – 1986-Current - Explore Chicago history through local news, events and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Daily Ledger Collection – 2001-Current - Explore Canton history through local news, events and people with the Daily Ledger Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

This free, online site contains practice tests for Illinois driver’s licenses as well as driver’s manuals for car, motorcycle, and CDL.

Explore More Illinois makes it possible for member libraries to offer free passes discounted admission and other deals from a wide variety of Illinois cultural attractions to library cardholders Cardholders will reserve all passesdiscounts online…

Search multiple Illinois library catalogs at once log in to place interlibrary loan requests and pick up items at our library You can request up to 5 items on interlibrary loan at one time ParlinIngersoll Public Library cardholders will need to enter their library barcode and pin to process requests from outside the library…

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today.

HeritageQuest is a comprehensive treasury of genealogical resources dating back to the 1700s. Includes U.S. Census data, city directories, family histories, and much more. Access within the library or from home using your Parlin-Ingersoll Public Library library card barcode.

Find thousands of journals, magazines, e-books, and online databases on various topics, from education and health to business and personal growth. You can search or browse databases alphabetically, by subject, or in a special collection just for K-12 students.

Access OCLC WorldCat Discovery formerly FirstSearch for holdings of books worldwide magazine indexes and more This is for search purposes only requests cannot be placed from home Please contact library staff to place requests…

Pantagraph Collection – 1989-Current - Explore Bloomington history through local news, events and people with the Pantagraph Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Pekin Daily Times Collection – 2001-Current - Explore Pekin history through local news, events and people with the Pekin Daily Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Research Peoria history through the Peoria Journal Star Historical and Current Collection with coverage from 1951-2018. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Register Mail Collection – 1997-Current - Explore Galesburg history through local news, events and people with the Register Mail Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

ParlinIngersoll Public Library cardholders can access the Peoria Journal Star in text format from 1991 to the present A full image format is also available from January 2019 to the current issue This full color image appears to the reader in the format of the actual print newspaper including photos comics and advertisements…

Explore information through national news, events and people with the USA Today Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.