As we alerted you last week, the Wauconda Area Library is closed until further notice due to the rapidly changing situation in Illinois around
COVID-19
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While the physical building and book drops are closed, we remain committed to serving the public. You can find a comprehensive list of
databases online
but we will highlight some below. We hope they will be of use to you during this difficult time.
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Nurture your creative side with 1000+ video classes in painting, knitting, crafting, sewing, and more. Try one of the daily practice sessions and look forward to logging back in every day.
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Learn technology, creative, and business skills you can use today. Thousands of online courses taught by experts in the field.
You can access Lynda by entering your full library barcode and repeating the last four digits of your barcode as the PIN.
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Browse educational and engaging videos for children of all ages that promote positive social and emotional development and inspire creativity in young minds.
Includes episodes from Sesame Street. Arthur, Daniel Tiger, Mo Willem's Pigeon, story time favorite books, and even language learning videos!
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TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
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Temporarily available via remote access
Provides access to more than 2 billion names, census records, military records, court, land and probate records, and passenger lists. Content added daily.
Look into your genealogy today!
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Enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films, and more.
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Use your time to practice another language!
This language-learning software teaches practical conversation in over 70 languages, with free mobile apps, hands-free learning features, and progress tracking.
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Did you know the Library has more than o
ne language learning database?
Try Pronunciator today!
Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 100 languages with Personalized Courses that include study guides and audio lessons, video phrases, movies, music, and more.
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The Library has two collections that you can find via the Overdrive websites linked below or on your smart device with the Libby app!
Overdrive
(Collection 1): Wauconda Area Library curated collection only available to patrons with a Wauconda Area Library card.
**Recently updated with even more bestselling content**
Digital Library of Illinois
(Collection 2):
A collection shared with multiple libraries that is available to all participating libraries. This collection has a wider selection but could have longer wait times.
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Enjoy Hoopla: a streaming platform for audiobooks, comics, ebooks, movies, music, and TV.
*Increased checkouts from 8 to 15!*
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Follow us online for more resources and conversation
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