Online Resources
Whether you're at home or on the road, you can still take advantage of a number of MPLD services!
Online Catalog
Our searchable web catalog will show you what is available at the Manhattan Public Library and at our partner libraries around the state, inlcuding New Lenox, Joliet, Plainfield, Wilmington, and Peotone. Look up items, check on their shelf status, and place holds all on one easy website. Click here to access the online catalog.
Reference Databases
We have a number of reference databases available for our patrons, including:
- FirstSearch
- Wall Street Journal Online
- Value Line
- NoveList
- MedlinePlus
- General Reference Center Gold
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Illinois Harvest
- EBSCOhost Research Databases
- Business Source Premier
- MasterFILE Premier
- Regional Business News
- Consumer Health Complete
Click Here to access any of these databases. Please note that you will need your MPLD library card number in order to access them.
Other Resources
Ask?Away
Have you ever found yourself in need of quick information from the Internet but get lost among thousands of possibilities? The Internet can be difficult to navigate, and good information can be hard to find. Sometimes the information you need is only available in a library resource. But through Ask?Away, Illinois librarians are now online to help! They are also in partnership with librarians around the state and the world so that you can have your question answered online and in real-time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Read more...