Online Resources
If you live anywhere in 62040 and need a library card, apply online at card.smrld.org
Can’t make to SMRLD during our regular business hours? You’re in luck! Many of our resources are available online anytime; 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Please see below for a chart of available online resources. Click the table headers to sort columns by your preferred method (Title, Category, etc.).
While using the library’s internet, please click the Title links in the “Title” column.
While using your own internet, please click the Yes links in the “Accessible from home?” column.
| Title | Description | Accessible from home? | Category | Appeal Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCmouse.com | Early learning activities for children ages 2-8. | No | Online Learning | Kids |
| Academic Search Premier | Articles from thousands of magazines/journals, covering all topics. | Yes | General | |
| America's News | Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Find titles from across the US and Illinois. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
| Ancestry Library Edition | Family history data, census information, immigration, etc. | No | Genealogy | Everyone |
| Auto Repair Source™ | Auto Repair Source™ contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. Database content includes more than 31,660 vehicles covered from 1945 to present; including drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins, recalls, enhanced wiring diagrams, specifications and maintenance schedules. | Yes | Automotive | |
| Belleville News Democrat Archives | 2000 – Today. Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of the BND. Includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
| Biblioboard Library | Discover local content from self published authors, top indie e-books reviewed by Library Journal, and so much more through Biblioboard library. No hold lists or login required! | Yes | Books | |
| Biography Reference Center | Biography Reference Center provides thousands of reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography Today and Biography, plus narrative biographies not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more. | Yes | General | |
| Business Source Premier | Articles, market research, industry reports,country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. | Yes | Business | |
| Chilton Auto Repair | Step-by-step instructions for vehicle specific maintenance and repair. ASE test prep questions for common certifications. | Yes | Automotive | |
| Cloud Library | Access thousands of e-books and audiobooks for readers of all ages. | Yes | Books | Everyone |
| Consumer Health Complete | Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is a full-text database designed to support patients’ information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. | Yes | Health & Wellness | |
| Consumer Reports | Consumer Reports (CR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to unbiased product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy. Product reviews for home, health, electronics, etc. You can also browse individual CR issues (2009-present). | Yes | General | |
| Digital Public Library of America | Discover millions of images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States. | Yes | General | |
| Explora Primary Schools | Easy-to-find articles and research on a variety of topics for elementary students. | Yes | General | Kids |
| Explora Public Libraries | Easy-to-find articles and research on a variety of topics for elementary students. | Yes | General | |
| Explora Secondary Schools | Easy-to-find articles and research on a variety of topics for middle and high school students. | Yes | General | Teens |
| Find a Topic | “Find a Topic” is a tool that allows you to browse research topics and quickly find relevant articles on a selected topic. Each broad topical area contains multiple sub-topics that lead to pertinent articles. Articles are found via searches that have been carefully crafted by NewsBank’s editorial team. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. | Yes | General | Everyone |
| Heritage Quest Online | Census records 1790-1930, family/local histories, PERSI article index, Revolutionary War applications | Yes | Genealogy | Everyone |
| History Reference Center | History Reference Center offers full text from books, magazines, and encyclopedias on historical topics. It contains thousands of historical documents, biographies of historical figures, and historical photos and maps. | Yes | History | |
| Illinois Digital Archives | The Illinois Digital Archives (IDA) was created in 2000, as a repository for the digital collections of the Illinois State Library as well as other libraries and cultural institutions in the State of Illinois. What can you find in the Illinois Digital Archives? Photographs, slides, glass negatives; Oral histories; Manuscripts and letters; Federal government documents; Postcards; Posters; Videos; Newspapers; Maps; and much more. | Yes | History | |
| Illinois Driving Practice Tests | These practice tests are good for the permit test, driver’s license test and the senior citizens’ refresher test. The written part of those tests at all Illinois DMV locations is the same. | Yes | Online Learning | Teens/Adults |
| Illinois Legal Aid Online | Learn about Illinois law and take action with free legal forms, referrals and clear information on issues dealing with family, housing, debt, work, and more. | Yes | Legal | |
| Indeed.com | Large job search website. | Yes | Jobs & Careers | Teens/Adults |
| Inkie.org | Inkie.org is a suite of resources – available to everyone in Illinois at no charge – that supports local authors with online creation and publishing tools and allow readers to access locally-produced content. | Yes | Books | |
| Internet Movie Database | IMDb, the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. | Yes | General | |
| KDL What’s Next | Search for series titles by author, book title, or series title. Kent District Library’s database gives the order of books in a series too. | Yes | Books | |
| Learning Express Library | LearningExpress Library features online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED® test prep, and more. | Yes | Online Learning | Everyone |
| LearningExpress Jobs and Careers Accelerator | LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator gives job seekers the most comprehensive collection of job search and career exploration tools anywhere — all in one place and always available online. It includes resume and letter builders with targeted samples and tips, millions of job and internship postings, interviewing advice and a personal dashboard to track users’ work. | Yes | Online Learning | Teens/Adults |
| Learning Express Computer Skills Center | Today, life happens on the computer. Computers are used to look for jobs, find information and to stay in touch with friends and family. LearningExpress Computer Skills are dynamic online multimedia tutorials that help patrons and students learn the fundamentals of the computer, the internet and popular software applications. | Yes | Online Learning | Everyone |
| Legal Information Reference Center | Search or browse legal forms and information. Search legal forms by state. | Yes | Legal | |
| Literary Reference Center | Literary Reference Center contains full text for plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticisms, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, author interviews, and classic texts. | Yes | Books | |
| Local Job Opportunities | Updated frequently, this page features local job opportunities. Compiled and curated by Six Mile Regional Library District staff. | Yes | Jobs & Careers | Teens/Adults |
| Madison County Journal | Search the Madison County Journal for years 2003-2016. | Yes | History | |
| MasterFILE Premier | Updated daily, this database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Also contains reference books, primary source documents and an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. | Yes | General | |
| MedlinePlus | MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s Website for patients and their families and friends. It brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free. | Yes | Health & Wellness | |
| Middle Search Plus | Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. Also contains biographies, primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags | Yes | General | Kids/Teens |
| National Library of Medicine – Drug Information Portal | A gateway to selected prescription drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. | Yes | Health & Wellness | |
| Newsbank World News (1978-current) | This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
| Novelist K-8 Plus | Help connect young readers to books of interest. Includes YA books as well as children’s titles. Includes Lexile and Accelerated Reading levels. | Yes | Books | Kids/Teens |
| Novelist Plus | Find fiction/nonfiction based on your interests. | Yes | Books | Everyone |
| Oxford Reference | 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’ Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias. | Yes | General | |
| Points of View Reference Center | Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides full-text resources that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, and better understand controversial issues. | Yes | General | Teens |
| Primary Search | Find books, journals, and more. | Yes | General | |
| Regional Business News | Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. | Yes | Business | |
| Science Reference Center | This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. | Yes | Science | |
| Six Mile Regional Library District Catalog | Library catalog for all holdings available through the Illinois Heartland Library System. Log in to place requests, check on your library account, and access Worldcat database holdings. | Yes | Books & Media | Everyone |
| Six Miles of Local History | Web site is devoted to the history of the three communities served by the Six Mile Regional Library District: the city of Granite City, the village of Pontoon Beach, and the unincorporated area of Mitchell, Illinois. | Yes | History | |
| Small Business Reference Center | The Small Business Reference Center is a comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and more. It supports small business owners in all relevant areas from planning, financing and managing a business to exit strategies. | Yes | Business | |
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch Archives | 1988 – Today Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
| Transparent Language Online | The most comprehensive, effective, and engaging way to learn over 120 languages, including ESL | Yes | Online Learning | |
| USA Jobs | Search and apply for Federal government jobs. | Yes | Jobs & Careers | Teens/Adults |
| hoopla Accessible from anywhere! | hoopla allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. Hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. | Yes | Books & Media | Everyone |
| FamilySearch | Discover your family’s story through historical records. With a collection of billions of records, you can piece together your ancestors’ history and bring their stories to life. You can also find your family in the world's largest shared family tree. | Yes | Genealogy | Everyone |
| Family Guides-COVID-19 | Family Guides for COVID-19 from Unite for Literacy. Books in the collections are written in English and Spanish and all of them have voice over narration in around 30 other languages. | Yes | Books | Everyone |
| Early Readers-Rotating Collection | Early Readers Rotating Collection from Unite for Literacy. Books in the collections are written in English and Spanish and all of them have voice over narration in around 30 other languages. | Yes | Books | Kids |
| OverDrive/Libby | Borrow and read free ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines from your library (Six Mile Regional Library District under the Rolling Prairie Consortium) using your phone or tablet. | Yes | Books | Everyone |
| Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S. | ProQuest invites you to explore a selection of freely available primary source documents | Yes | History | Everyone |
| Edwardsville Intelligencer Collection | Explore Edwardsville area history through local news, events and people with the Edwardsville Intelligencer Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
| St Louis Post-Dispatch Collection | Explore St. Louis area history through local news, events and people with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
| Six Mile Regional Library District Online Research Collection | Online Access to over 40 of our print research materials from The Reference Shelf, Salem Press, and Grey House Publishing. View titles individually or search across all titles at once. | Yes | General | |
| Niche Academy | An online learning platform made for libraries. The platform gives individual libraries their own online academies that can be used as a teaching tool with tutorials on various library resources. | Yes | General | |
| Explore More Illinois | Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by SMRLD that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues. | Yes | General | Everyone |
| Granite City Press-Record Archives | The Granite City Press-Record was published from April 22, 1903, when it was called the Granite City Press, until December 26, 2012, as the Press-Record. The Granite City Press-Record covered the news and human-interest stories about Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Mitchell, Madison, and Venice, Illinois. The Granite City Press-Record archives were digitally transferred from the Library’s microfilm collection in a massive undertaking requiring many hours of work by SMRLD staff and others. It is our pleasure to make these archives available for public use, free-of-charge. | Yes | History | |
| Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections | There are five collections on this site that are free to search, free to browse, and free to download, containing 204,967 issues from 182 newspapers Illinois Newspapers; Farm, Field and Fireside (farm newspapers); American Popular Entertainment (vaudeville newspapers); Collegiate Chronicle (student newspapers); and Black Newspapers | Yes | Newspapers/History | Everyone |
| Alton Telegraph | Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Alton Telegraph. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. | Yes | Newspapers/History | |
 | Formerly known as Reference USA, Data Axle Reference Solutions is the go-to resource for comprehensive data on both businesses and individuals, tailored to the needs of small business owners, marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, researchers, and job seekers. It empowers users to create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, secure funding, and locate individuals. This platform offers detailed profiles of over 50 million U.S. businesses, 150 million U.S. residents, 7+ million job postings, internships, historical business data, and healthcare listings, making it an invaluable research tool for job seekers, businesses, and researchers. | Yes | Business | |
| Illinois Financial Wellness Hub | Reach your financial goals one step at a time. Join Enrich, a personal finance program provided by Illinois State Treasurer. Resources for all income levels and stages of life. Some popular topics include: Goal setting and budgeting; Saving for an emergency; Retirement planning; Planning for a child’s education; Managing debt; Buying a home; Estate planning; Social Security; and Investing | Yes | Finance |
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