Do Something New Using Library Resources

Something Library New Do Resourceswith Online

1Read Books. Watch Movies. Listen to Music!

Get the ultimate access to news and entertainment and download books, movies, magazines and music through the library’s website. Check out cloudLibrary and hoopla to find the latest hot fiction and nonfiction titles. You can also find great movies, documentaries, TV episodes and educational videos on hoopla and Kanopy. Titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded to view later. Also use hoopla for a huge selection of music albums. Visit ahml.info/ebooks.

2Explore Your Family History

There is no family story quite like your own, and the library can help you tell the tale! Explore the lives of your ancestors using our genealogy resources. Check census records, military records, family histories, obituaries, public records and more using resources like Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest, Findmypast and HeritageHub. Go to ahml.info and navigate to Research > Databases > All Databases > Genealogy & Local Info. Ancestry Library Edition and Findmypast are only available inside the library.

Shop smarter! Looking for a new refrigerator? Need a plumber? Find reviews for appliances, electronics, cars and more from ConsumerReports.org. Get customer ratings of local services, health care providers and financial services from Chicago Consumers’ Checkbook. Go to ahml.info and navigate to Research > Databases > All Databases > Consumer.

4Research Your Investments

Invest smarter, too! Want to make a move on your friend’s big stock tip? Do your research first! Information is power, and the library can help you analyze your personal portfolio and make better investment decisions using established online tools such as Value Line, Morningstar, Weiss Financial Ratings, CFRA Research, the Wall Street Journal or Business Insights Global to get analysts’ ratings, news articles and more. Go to ahml.info and navigate to Research > Databases > All Databases > Investments.

5Keep Up on Newspapers and Magazines

Need your news fix? Looking for great recipe ideas, travel tips…or celebrity gossip? Get online access to an international collection of thousands of current full magazines and newspapers, including The Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, The Washington Post, People Magazine, National Geographic, Chicago Magazine and many more at our Online Newsstand.

Includes access to the Libby, PressReader and Flipster magazine/newspaper collections. Go to ahml.info/newsstand.

Sign up for an online library card

Sign up for an Arlington Heights Memorial Library card online to access thousands of eBooks, digital magazines, movies and more. You can use your card right away to check out eBooks, access library databases and online learning resources, as well as reserve books, DVDs and more. Request your card today and start reading, watching, listening and learning online. Visit ahml.info/register to sign up.