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NEWS

• Expanded Service Hours Coming Soon!

  The library will soon be open on Sundays!  Between Labor Day and Memorial Day, the library will be open from 12pm to...

• September is Library Card Sign up Month!

  All month long, you can spin the Prize Wheel when you register for a new library card or renew your expired card!...

• Bookmark Design Contest 2023- Winners Announced!

  Bookmark Design Contest 2023! Winners have been announced in our second annual bookmark design contest! Thank you to...

Digital Resources

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Check out and download eAudiobooks, eBooks, and eVideos. Download to a personal computer, as well as enjoy digital content on a wide array of devices including MP3 players, CDs, Smartphones, and PDAs iPod®, iPhone™, and the iPod Touch. 

Prairie Trails Public Library District is participating in eRead Illinois, a new program through the Illinois State Library designed to increase access to e-Books for Illinois residents.

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks, animated, talking picture books, which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.

Need information for current issues, business information and homework help? Check out America's News featuring the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Southtown, USA Today, Hispanic Life in America, Black Life in America, and more.

Learning to Read, then Reading to Learn! Thematically paired fiction and nonfiction titles are designed to bridge learning-to-read and reading-to-learn. Animated classic storybooks introduce early learners to the delights of reading while sparking curiosity, creating a natural springboard into the paired nonfiction text for deeper discovery.    

Emphasizing the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix® is transforming the way students access science topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build an abiding interest in science, technology, and engineering.  Content suggested for students grade 4 and higher.

TumbleMath is the most comprehensive collection of math picture books you will find anywhere. All in the amazing TumbleBook format complete with animation and narration. The books are accompanied by supplementary materials such as lesson plans and quizzes.