Research Guides

These are designed to be the starting point for school assignments and research projects on different topics. Each guide contains online resources, websites, search terms for the Library’s online catalog, and a list of reference books on the subject available in the Youth Services Department of the Library.

The clip art found in the guides is courtesy of Clipart ETC, an online collection of free educational clipart for student use. Many come in different sizes.

Research Guide Categories: American History: Civil War American History: Revolutionary War Biography Countries Genealogy Illinois Native Americans Pond Life Rocks, Minerals, Gems Science Projects States WWI, WWII and Holocaust

Research Guide Categories:

• American History: Civil War
• American History: Revolutionary War
• Biography
• Countries
• Genealogy
• Illinois
• Native Americans
• Pond Life
• Rocks, Minerals, Gems
• Science Projects
• States
• WWI, WWII & Holocaust