The Library is Closed for the Final Stages of Construction and Moving. We will reopen June 2024.
CLOUDLIBRARY
Click on the links below for more information:
RBDIGITAL
TUMBLEBOOKLIBRARY
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of eBooks for children.There are over 250 animated, talking picture books and site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles!
It’s unlimited, and it’s FREE for you to use from home!
CLICK HERE to access the TumbleBookLibrary Training Video
NEWSPAPERS
NEWSBANK
Electronic and archived editions of local, national and global newspapers. Start browsing the entire collection or jump to a specific publication.
Local Newspapers:
Belleville News Democrat - online articles
THE COLLINSVILLE CHRONICLE
GENEALOGY RESOURCES
HERITAGE QUEST
HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. With more than 4.4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.
HeritageHub contains a premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices from 1704-today. Search by newspaper title or location by city and state.
AMERICAS NEWS
News of local interest happens everywhere, from small towns to big cities across the United States. America's News provides access to information on people, issues and events in the local area and around the country. This comprehensive resource offers hundreds of millions of current and archived full-text articles from news sources nationwide in a single, fully searchable online database. It includes the electronic editions of more than 3,000 U.S. news sources with more than 79% of these sources not available in any other library database.
