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Bloomington Library offers a lot of databases, and it can become overwhelming trying to find the exact database you need. To generally search through a wider variety of databases visit Explora, a search engine that goes through all the EBSCO databases Bloomington Library offers. With your library card from Bloomington Library, you can access Explora for FREE. To login from outside the library, patrons will need to enter their library card number and PIN/password.

Explore and stay informed about local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs, careers, political issues, social issues and more with Access World News. This resource features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the United States, including The Pantagraph. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Online tutorials are available. 

This curated collection features open primary source documents such as historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom. This resource supports a wide range of students, from middle and high school to college, and anyone interested in learning more about the ongoing Black Freedom Struggle. No library card is required to access this collection.

Read the Chicago Sun Times! Search for articles about news, issues, events, people, and more. View text-only articles from 1986 to the present or view images of full issues from 2018 to the present. This database is updated daily.

Read The Courier! Search for articles from the Lincoln, IL, area about news, issues, events, people, and more. View text-only articles from 2000 to the present. This database is updated daily.

Search for articles from the Daily Vidette, Illinois State University's student run news paper covering issues, events, people, and more. View text-only articles from 2011 to the present. This database is updated daily.

Bloomington Library offers a lot of databases, and it can become overwhelming trying to find the exact database you need. To generally search through a wider variety of databases visit Explora, a search engine that goes through all the EBSCO databases Bloomington Library offers. With your library card from Bloomington Library, you can access Explora for FREE. To login from outside the library, patrons will need to enter their library card number and PIN/password.

This groundbreaking collection includes thousands of high-quality eBooks on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This resource offers titles across subjects like African American Studies, Indigenous Studies, Poverty Studies, Gender Studies and more. With your library card from Bloomington Library, you can access Diversity & Ethnic Studies for FREE. To login from outside the library, patrons will need to enter their library card number and PIN/password.

This full-text database is a dedicated resource where patrons can find articles, books, journals and more about culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. With your library card from Bloomington Library, you can access Ethnic Diversity Source for FREE. To login from outside the library, patrons will need to enter their library card number and PIN/password.

Read the Herald & Review Collection! Search for articles from the Decatur, IL, area about news, issues, events, people, and more. View text-only articles from 1990 to the present or view images of full issues from 2022 to the present. This database is updated daily.

Search for articles from the Illinois Argus, Illinois Wesleyan University's student run news paper covering issues, events, people, and more. View text-only articles from 2014 to the present. This database is updated daily.

This definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text. Historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers, videos, and a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms is also available. With your library card from Bloomington Library, you can access LGBTQ+ Source for FREE. To login from outside the library, patrons will need to enter their library card number and PIN/password.

We provide free online access to the New York Times with your Bloomington Library Card. Patrons inside the library can access the online version of the New York Times at any time. The New York Times is also accessible remotely via a digital pass that you can check out with your library card. 5,000 passes are available each day. When accessing this database offsite, you will need to receive and redeem a 24-hour code. Once that 24-hour period expires, you will need to sign in again to receive another 24-hour code.

This resource provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, television & radio transcripts, and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Featured newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more. With your library card from Bloomington Library, you can access Newspaper Source Plus for FREE. To login from outside the library, patrons will need to enter their library card number and PIN/password.

Bloomington Library offers multiple databases that offer a variety of access to The Pantagraph, a newspaper local to Bloomington, IL. Find full-text articles about local news, issues, events, people, images and more. Click View from Anywhere below to look through the different databases.

Find full-text articles about news, issues, events, people and more as you search Peoria Journal Star archives from 1991 - today. Articles from 2019 are available with text and images. The 2006-2020 blogs are also available. Updated daily, the archive includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and more.

The Post Amerikan was Bloomington-Normal's underground alternative newspaper published from 1972 to 2004, making its 32 years the longest continuous publication run for any underground newspaper in America. This historic newspaper is now available online due to a collaboration between the McLean County Museum of History, owner of an archive of nearly all the Post Amerikan's 32-year-run of issues, and EIU's Booth Library.

Bloomington Library offers a lot of databases, and it can become overwhelming trying to find the exact database you need. To generally search through a wider variety of databases visit Explora, a search engine that goes through all the EBSCO databases Bloomington Library offers. With your library card from Bloomington Library, you can access Explora for FREE. To login from outside the library, patrons will need to enter their library card number and PIN/password.