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Oswego Community Schools' Online Catalog
Oswego Community Schools' Online Catalog only available within the school network.

eLibrary
eLibrary is the perfect resource for delivering full-text and multimedia reference essentials. The easy-to-use interface makes research easy. Students find the answers they need from more than 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts--plus thousands of maps, pictures, educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, and audio/video files. Visit eLibrary 

International Children's Digital Library
The International Children's Digital Library is the result of a University of Maryland research project funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and Microsoft Research to create the world's most comprehensive multicultural digital library of outstanding children's books. Today, the Library is managed by the International Children's Digital Library Foundation, a non profit corporation. Visit ICDL 

Lightspan
PLATO Learning, Inc. is the original educational software company, with a history of successful student outcomes. Our heritage of innovation dates back to 1963 and continues today as we lead the educational technology industry with the breadth and depth of our software and services. We deliver just-in-time online assessments that are tied directly to state and provincial standards. Our courseware includes thousands of hours of basic to advanced level instructional content for K-adult learners. Visit Lightspan 

MarcoPolo
MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier national and international education organizations and the Verizon Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States. Visit MarcoPolo 

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate^® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. The online dictionary includes the main A-Z listing of the Collegiate Dictionary, as well as the Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of that book. It also includes 1,000 illustrations and 25 tables. Selected sections of the print Collegiate Dictionary, notably the Signs and Symbols section, are omitted from the online Collegiate Dictionary because they include special characters and symbols that cannot readily be reproduced in HTM. Visit Merriam-Webster Online 

Public Library - Aurora
The Aurora Public Library is a service-oriented, tax-supported library, which is responsive to the needs of individuals and groups that are a part of its community.  The Library's mission is to provide materials and information in a wide variety of formats and to help patrons of all ages pursue their educational, informational, recreational and cultural interest in a way that is meaningful to them. Visit Aurora Public Library 

Public Library - Oswego
The Oswego Public Library District exists to provide quality library service which will effectively meet the informational, educational, and recreational needs of district residents of all ages, with special emphasis on supplying popular materials, providing reference service, and assisting students of all ages in meeting their educational needs. Visit Oswego Public Library 

Public Library - Plainfield
The Youth Services Department, serving children, teens, and young adults, is located on the newly-renovated lower level of the Plainfield Library. Youth Services encompasses all children from infants to high school students. Materials, which include books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes, range from easy books to chapter books, as well as juvenile, teen, and young adult fiction and non-fiction Visit Plainfield Public Library 

Public Library - Yorkville
Yorkville is experiencing a period of rapid growth and it's estimated that in 20 years Yorkville's population could be 40,000.  Thanks to Yorkville residents, who recently approved a bond sale that will allow for a 34,000 square foot addition to the existing 6,000 square foot library, the Yorkville Public Library will now be able to provide a modern facility for the community in anticipation of the population growth. The existing library will be able to remain open during nearly the entire construction period and, when the addition is complete, it will open as the new library while the existing building is renovated for use as meeting rooms that will serve public functions as well as library programs. Visit Yorkville Public Library 

World Book
Since 1917, World Book, Inc., has set the standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, and reliability in research materials for both children and adults. Based in Chicago, Illinois, World Book is an industry leader in the production of award-winning encyclopedias, reference sources, and multimedia products for the home and schools. Visit World Book