Resources

Stream the world's best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema.  Hedberg cardholder exclusive.

Online practice tests for exams like the GED, SAT, ACT, Civil Service and ASVAB. Also includes skills improvement units for reading comprehension, writing, math, and the US Citizenship test.

Este centro ofrece práctica para mejorar las habilidades básicas, práctica para el examen de GED o ser ciudadano estadounidense.  Available through the Wisconsin BadgerLink project.

Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader! It's free and easy to get started.

The top ten books published this month that librarians across the country love.

Learn business, creative, software and technology skills to achieve your personal and professional goals through online courses taught by industry leaders.  Available to Prairie Lakes System cardholders.

Information about authors' lives and works - great for school reports, book clubs, and readers!  Available through the Wisconsin BadgerLink project.

Discussion questions, book reviews and recommendations, tips on starting a book club, book club recipes and more.

Find information about Janesville and Rock County history in newspaper articles, photographs, books, and pamphlets.

An online language-learning system that can help you learn English and other languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian, Italian and more!  Hedberg cardholder exclusive.

An online health information resource for patients and their families and friends, \a service of the National Library of Medicine

Trusted, objective stock, ETF, fund ratings, analysis and portfolio tools. Note: You must enter your library card barcode to use this database.  Hedberg cardholder exclusive.

Enter your address and press search for a list of elected officials who represent you. Your elected officials are determined by your address.

Elecciones y El Voto: Cómo, dónde y cuándo votar

Learn how you can use the resources at the National Archives to explore your family's ancestry.

Resources in multiple languages to help you prepare for the U.S. Citizenship exam

Full-text newspapers, television and radio news transcripts. Includes selections from the Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times, and Janesville Gazette.  Available through the Wisconsin BadgerLink project.

Explore newspaper articles in Wisconsin. Find births, deaths, news and more! Includes thousands of pages from the Janesville Gazette.  Hedberg cardholder exclusive.