Library Source

Library Catalogs

Library of Congress | Explore the nation's largest, most detailed, and extensive library collection and services.

Library of Congress Digital Collection | A large number of pamphlets, letters, historic documents, pictures, early films and recordings.

Open-Access Text Archive | Thousands of public-domain books, online viewing or downloading in plain text or scanned formats. Part of the Internet Archive site.

PrairieCat | Catalog for 180 libraries in northern Illinois.

Worldcat | Catalog of more than a billion items in libraries worldwide.

Library Associations

American Library Association

Illinois Library Association

Public Library Association

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