REFERENCE/LEARNING
HEALTH
CONSUMER INFORMATION
JOB SEEKER RESOURCES
GENEALOGY
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
The Four Star Public Library can point you toward resources to help you better understand the Affordable Care Act. Our staff is happy to help you navigate these resources but are not trained to answer insurance questions or assist with choosing policies. To protect your privacy, we cannot help you complete personal applications.
- OCLC First Search - Full text journal and magazine articles. Call library for username and password.
- Google Scholar -an easy way to search for scholarly research
- GCF LearnFree.org - A great free technology training site that teaches Computer Basics, Pinterest, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and many more!
- TechBoomers - A great technology training site that teaches over 50 different Apps online!
- Ted Talks - 3000 + talks to stir your curiosity
- Digital Public Library of America - Discover 33,368,685 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the U.S.
- Federal Tax Forms - Download and print tax forms.
- Illinois Tax Forms - Download and print state tax forms.
- Illinois Legal Aid - Download free legal forms and more.
- Social Security Express - Estimate retirement benefits and more!
- Adams County Legal Self Help Center-online legal support
- Adams County GIS (Geographic Information System) -an interactive map viewer that allows users to see maps of Adams County, Illinois showing property lines, addresses, photography, streets, historical information and more.
HEALTH
- Talking Book & Braille Service - FREE audiobooks shipped directly to you if you have a visual or physical impairment.
- Medline Plus- Health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
- National Institutes of Health - Health information for consumers
- National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health - Complementary & Integrative Products and Practices
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Clinical Trials U.S. National Library of Medicine
- U.S. National Library of Medicine Drug Information Portal
- National Library of Medicine Daily Med - Drug information for people and animals
- Healthfinder - Health information that is easy to read in English and Spanish
- Senior Health - Health information for the elderly
- Kids Health Information - Kids & Teen health information by the Nemours Foundation
- Addiction Resource - for addiction treatment help and information
- HealthCorps - a national non-profit organization that gives teens tools to improve physical and mental health
- Mental Health Centers of Western Illinois
- Adams County Health Department
CONSUMER INFORMATION
- Illinois Driver Services
- Explore More Illinois - Click here to access fun places to visit in Illinois at reduced rates for being an IL public library cardholder
- Free Rules of the Road practice test- also links for the motorcycle and CDL sections.
- Consumer Reports - in library only
- Better Business Bureau
- Fuel Economy Guide
- Apply for a Passport
JOB SEEKER RESOURCES
- Illinois Job Link - job search tool. Both statewide and nationwide job banks are included.
- Illinois Worknet Center- Find and prepare for jobs.
- Monster.com - Job Search tool.
- GotResumeBuilder.com - a feature-rich online resume building tool that is FREE!!
GENEALOGY
- Illinois State Archives
- Illinois Digital Archives -a repository for the digital collections of the Illinois State Library & other libraries and cultural institutions
- Illinois Gen Web Project - a website with volunteers in your area helping to provide information
- Find a Grave
- FamilySearch
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
The Four Star Public Library can point you toward resources to help you better understand the Affordable Care Act. Our staff is happy to help you navigate these resources but are not trained to answer insurance questions or assist with choosing policies. To protect your privacy, we cannot help you complete personal applications.
- The portal for Illinois citizens and small businesses is http://healthcarereform.illinois.gov.
- The Adams County Health Department is training navigators who will assist individuals with Affordable Care Act questions. The Adams County Health Department number is 217-222-8440.
- Download paper applications from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Individual Short Form and Individual without Financial Assistance Family form.
- Understand the terms used in the Afforadable Care Act. Download the pdf
- Visit the federal website for the Afforadable Care Act. healthcare.gov