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Illinois

Online Resources

Note: If you are using the following Electronic Resources outside the Library, you will be asked to enter your St. Charles library card number and PIN number. Use the barcode on the back of your library card and the PIN used with your card.

• Grolier Online
Type Illinois in the Find it Fast box to search three sources, America the Beautiful, Lands and People and The New Book of Knowledge.

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Complete encyclopedia with related Internet links, best websites rated by EB editors, Britannica's Lives and the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
Type Illinois in the Search the Encyclopedia box.

• Facts on File Curriculum Resource Center
Grades 6-12: Science projects and printable maps, flags, timelines and science diagrams.
Select States from the Main Menu and then select Illinois.

• Rand McNally Classroom
Features maps, games, activities and geographic reference information.
Select U.S. States and Regions from the list on the left or the orange tab at the top of the screen and then Illinois.

• World Book Encyclopaedia
Features include timelines, maps, and interactive indexes. Incluye Encicopedia Estudiantil Halazgos.
Type Illinois in the Search box.

• World Geography and Culture
Reproducible, full-color maps, flags, statistics, images, and information about a location's geography, government, history, society, and culture.
Select Illinois from the drop-down box near the top of the screen.

websites

Note: When in the Library, access to the Youth Services selected Internet sites is available only to students who are registered with a signed Internet Use Permission Form on file.

• Constitution of the State of Illinois

• State of Illinois

• 50 States, Capitals & Flags

• Geography Online Games from Sheppard’s Software

• United States Geography

• US States: Facts, Map and State Capitals

Library Catalog Subject Headings

Search these headings to find books available for check out:

Illinois--Juvenile

Try your own search using the Super Search to search the library catalog and other electronic resources.

Youth Services Reference Collection

The following books are part of our Reference Collection and remain in the Library available for use when the Library is open.

General Encyclopedias at the Homework Center

Compton’s by Britannica
New Book of Knowledge
World Book Encyclopedia

Atlas Stand

J 911.73 NAT Historical Atlas of the United States
J 912.73 HAR The Young People’s Atlas of the United States

Illinois Resources J REFERENCE

016.977 EXP Exploring the Great Lakes States Through Literature
032.02 WOR The World Almanac and Book of Facts
352.1309773 ILL Illinois Blue Book
582.130973 LAN State Flowers
582.16 BRA State Trees
598.09773 DEV Birds of Illinois
598.2973 LAN State Birds
720.977311 AIA AIA Guide to Chicago
720.977311 CHI Chicago’s Famous Buildings
912.73 FAC Junior State Maps On File
917.304 COM Historic Landmarks of Black America
917.73 BLA Awesome Almanac Illinois
917.73 BUI Historic Illinois from the Air
917.73 HAY Streetwise Chicago
917.73 ILL Illinois Generations: A Traveler’s Guide to African American Heritage
917.7311 DAN Chicago’s Museums
917.73110443 DAV Kidding Around Chicago
920 COL Notable Illinois Women
929.92 BRA State Flags
929.92 HAB How Proudly They Wave
929.92 SHE State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols
973 BER Great State Seals of the United States
973 KAN Facts about the States
973.03 JUN Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States
973.03 WOR Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States
973.7115 TUR Underground Railroad in Illinois
977.3 ILL Illinois History: A magazine for Young People (at the ASK ME Desk)
977.3 KAY Illinois from A to Z
977.3 SAN America the Beautiful Series- Illinois
977.32 … St. Charles Reference Books

Questions?
Let Youth Services help. Feel free to ask us for help online or by phone at 630-584-9390.

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