While fall means back to school for many, research and learning can take place anywhere, at any age. The Evanston Public Library website is a portal to vast online resources. To access this information, begin at epl.org and choose the tab indicated under the EXPLORE category on the homepage. You don't have to be in the library to take advantage of most of these resources -- you can explore them wherever you are. But you must have an Evanston Public Library card.
 Go to: EXPLORE/LEARNING/Test Preparation.
Discover support for students and professionals to build academic skills, prepare for standardized tests, career certification tests, and more. These test preparation sites offer interactive online tutorials, practice tests, articles, e-books, and high-stakes test preparation -- modeled after the official tests.
- College
admissions and placement exams (ACT, SAT, AP, and TOEFL)
- Academic
skills-improvement for 4th grade skills-level through college (reading,
writing, math, science)
- Graduate
School Admissions exams (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MAT and MCAT)
- Adult
learning (reading, writing, math, science and more)
- High
school equivalency (GED, HiSET, and TASC) test prep
- U.S.
citizenship test prep in English and Spanish
- Spanish
content available for the GED test and academic skills improvement
- Career
occupational certification exam prep
 Go to: EXPLORE/LEARNING/Mango
Languages
Choose from 70 different languages including French and French
Canadian, German, English, Bengali, Ancient, Koine or Modern Greek, Biblical or
modern Hebrew, Japanese, Norwegian, even Pirate! Mango’s
conversational approach teaches practical, relevant content focused on four key
areas of language learning: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and culture.
 Go to: EXPLORE/RESEARCH RESOURCES/Genealogy
There’s no time like the present to research your family’s
past. Take a look at the variety of resources to help find more about who you
are and where you came from.
AfriGeneas:
African American Genealogy on the Web
This web site is devoted to the
advancement of the science of African American Genealogy and genealogical study
of other Ethnic Studies by Dr. James M. Rose, alias Dr. Roots.
Shorefront
African-American history on Chicago’s
North Shore. Full text of the only publication devoted to the history of
Evanston’s African-American community. Also has a map of Evanston
African-American historic sites.
Ancestry.com
Search U.S. Census records from
1790-1930; Evanston city directories from 1890-93; immigration records; birth,
marriage, and death records; and old telephone directories from around the
country. Only available in the library.
Family
Search
The largest collection of free
family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world. From the Church
of Latter Day Saints Family history Library.
HeritageQuest Online
Includes family histories,
genealogical serials, local histories, the U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930, and
primary sources in full images.
MyHeritage
Learn more about your family
history and genealogy by searching through more than 4.2 billion records.
 Don’t forget you can check out digital content from the
Library catalog through Hoopla and Overdrive/My Media Mall – Download
ebooks and audiobooks. Put your favorite e-book or audiobook on hold through
Overdrive’s new easy-to-use Libby app. Download Libby through the App store on
your phone.
Take a few minutes to explore the multitude of resources on the EXPLORE tab at epl.org. Who knows the places you will go!
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