Anytime e-Resources
Featured Resources
Niche Academy
Niche Academy provides tutorials and online learning tools for the Library's Anytime E-Resources and other popular apps. This services is available to assist you 24/7.
Libby, by Overdrive
Wisconsin’s Digital Library offers audiobooks and e-books for your computer, mobile device, or MP3 player.
Hoopla Digital
Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, TV, or mobile device
Consumer Reports Online
Online access to PDFs of Consumer Reports Magazine. Click "Search within this publication" at the top, or select specific issues to browse on the right.
Auto Repair Source
A more powerful auto repair center.
Driver’s Education
Free permit practice tests for car, motorcycle, and CDL to get you ready for your Wisconsin DMV visit.
FuelEconomy.gov
A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed fuel economy website featuring updated fuel economy data for passenger vehicles, fuel saving tips, safety ratings, and links to car buying websites.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines, including mowers, snowmobiles, and tractors.
Buying or Refinancing a Home: Options and Tools. Money Smart Week
Money Smart Week 2022 and North West Housing Partnership present information on your options and tools for buying or refinancing a home. Includes resources on buying a home, shopping for a mortgage, and refinancing in English and Spanish.
Credit: Build & Improve it! Money Smart Week
Learn how to build and improve your credit with this resource from Money Smart Week 2022 and the Consumer Finance and Protection Bureau. Includes presentation and resources on your credit report, your credit score, and rebuilding your credit score in English and Spanish.
Military OneSource
A resource for Service Members and their families throughout their military careers, providing no cost support to the military community in the form of counseling, financial planners, tutoring, and more.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Financial information on stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs.
Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Money Smart Week
Learn how to eat well on a budget with this resource from Money Smart Week 2022 and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Includes presentation, information about the Spend Smart. Eat Smart. app, and a grocery list template in English and Spanish.
Understanding Social Security Retirement, Spouse, and Survivor Benefits. Money Smart Week
Money Smart Week 2022 and the Social Security Administration present information on social security benefits. Includes resources on understanding your benefits, Social Security 2022 updates, and Social Security online facts in English and Spanish.
ValueLine
Stock reports and rankings, as well as news, commentary and investment planning tools.
Wisconsin State Law Library
Access to legal forms, information, and resources for legal assistance.
Wisconsin State Legislature
Up-to-date online access to Wisconsin Statutes, the Administrative Register, legislator contact information, and more.
Healthcare.gov
Apply and enroll in health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which is part of the Affordable Care Act.
Medline Plus
Trusted health information for you from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
PublicHealth.org
Free resources, online courses, and health guides on vital public health topics.
GCFLearnFree
Free print and video tutorials, lessons, and games on technology basics (Office, Google, and smartphones), living in the online world, essential skills (math, grammar and more), design, and careers.
GotResumeBuilder.com
A free resume builder service featuring a step-by-step resume writing guide, assistance with formatting, and the ability to download and email your resume in multiple formats.
Job Center of Wisconsin
Register online with Job Service of Wisconsin as part of the unemployment insurance application process, fill out your profile to create a resume, search jobs, and more.
Jobs for Teens
Employment resources for ages 11-19 including job search, interview tips, and resume assistance.
LearningExpress Library
Practice tests and tutorial course series for students and adult learners.
Resources for Job Seekers
A collection of resources for people looking for a job compiled by South Central Library System (SCLS).
All About Romance
Book reviews, author information, printable lists, and steaminess ratings.
Bookbrowse.com
Recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction books that engage and entertain as well as deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Cliffnotes
Online study guides for the classics, today’s popular literature, and school subjects, as well as homework help and test preparation.
Comics Worth Reading
Independent opinions, news, and reviews of graphic novels, manga and comic books.
Fantastic Fiction
An online catalog of authors and books for those who love fiction, featuring lists of series in order, awards and author info, as well as the ability to create a free account to follow your favorite authors, and keep lists of books you’ve read and want to read.
Goodreads
A site for readers and book recommendations, featuring descriptions, reviews, and recommendations, as well as an opportunity create an account to track books you’re reading, have read or want to read, and get book recommendations.
HathiTrust
Academic and research institutions work together to offer this world wide digital collection of millions of titles.
Horror Writer’s Association
A worldwide organization of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it, as well as a sponsor of the Bram Stoker Awards.
Kent District Library’s “What’s Next”: Books in Series
A database that allows you to search by author, title, or series title to find the order of a series.
Library Reads
A monthly list of the best new fiction and nonfiction picks from library staff nationwide.
Literary Reference Center Plus
A collection of literary criticism and works. For students and adult researchers.
Locus Online
Access to book reviews and interviews about science fiction and fantasy books from Locus Magazine.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Book Reviews Link
Book reviews and news from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
No Flying, No Tights
Devoted to presenting graphic novel reviews for teens and those who work with them, featuring indexes by title, creator and publisher, reviews by subject and core lists.
NoveList Plus
Book reviews, annotations, read-alikes, discussion guides, awards lists, and more.
Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists
Middle school librarian Jennifer Hubert reviews books for teens that are looking for a good read.
Sparknotes
Online study guides for the classics, today’s popular literature, and school subjects.
Stop, You’re Killing Me
Mystery series information, including searches by author, character, character’s job, location, historical time period, diversity, and cross-genre, as well as read-alikes and awards lists.
The Christy Awards
Annual awards to recognize novels of excellence written from a Christian worldview for several genres, first novels, and young adult.
Uchronia
Dedicated to the genre best known as alternate history, which considers the “what ifs” of history, exploring fiction where one or more past events are changed and unraveling the subsequent effect on history.
WPR’s “Chapter A Day”
Wisconsin Public Radio’s book club broadcasting a chapter from a book for a half hour each weekday, generally including contemporary fiction, history, and biography selections.
YALSA Teen Book Finder
Featuring great selections for teens from YALSA’s book awards and book lists, including books, audiobooks, and films.
BadgerLink
Wisconsin’s online library which provides access to licensed content such as magazines, newspapers, scholarly articles, encyclopedias and more.
EBSCOHost Article Databases
Magazine, journal, and newspaper article databases on general subjects, business, health, news and more.
HathiTrust
Academic and research institutions work together to offer this world wide digital collection of millions of titles.
Newspapers.com
Historical newspapers archive from the 1700’s-2000’s containing regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.
Salem Press Online Reference Shelf
Brings online access to award-winning works in history, literature, science, and health.
US Newsstream
Current and archival to 1980’s U.S. news featuring key national and regional sources such as Gannett titles Marshfield News Herald with full text coverage Feb 1, 2003 to present; the Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, and more.
UW Digital Collections
Explore millions of images, pages, sound recordings and more from across the UW, Wisconsin, and the world.
Wisconsin Blue Books
The complete series State of Wisconsin Blue Book is available online in a searchable electronic format via the UW Digital Collections.
World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities compiled by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
WorldCat FirstSearch
A catalog of books and other materials from all around the world, allowing you to locate items you are unable to find in our library.
