Biographies:
Biography Resource Center	A comprehensive biographical database, it includes authors, newsmakers, entertainers, political figures, historical figures, artists, and athletes.
Literature Resource Center	Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Books & Literature:
MAX	Search for books and other materials at the Rockford Public Library using our online catalog, MAX.
Novelist	Find a good book to read! Novelist lets you search for fiction titles by title, author, plot, genre or subject.
Novelist K-8	Novelist K-8 works just like Novelist, but is geared towards kids in kindergarten through 8th grade.
Overdrive	OverDrive is a downloadable audio and digital book service available to all RPL cardholders. You can download bestselling audio books and other digital content directly from RPL’s website. Just install the free reader software and then use your library card number to access all your favorite titles.
Education:
Illinois Skills Match	Matches up job seekers with employers that are looking for employees.
FAFSA	Find out information about the FAFSA program and fill out a FAFSA application online.
Testing and Education Reference Center	Helps users meet their educational goals by identifying scholarships, practicing tests on-line, and offering a database of thousands of colleges and graduate schools.
Scholarship Search	Search the Rockford area databases for scholarships.
Credited Online Colleges and Universities in Illinois	A complete list of credited online colleges and universties in Illinois
Homework Help:
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia	Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos	An encyclopedia in Spanish for students. Una enciclopedia en español para los estudiantes.
World Book Online	Contains more than 25,000 encyclopedia articles as well as magazine articles, a dictionary, pictures, sounds, and videos.
Middle Search Plus	Full text of nearly 140 magazines for middle and junior high school research.
Student Research Center	Search magazines, newspapers, biographies, Radio & TV transcripts, and much more.
Grolier Online	Contains information on Lands and People & Amazing Animals of the world.
EBSCO Animals	EBSCO Animals provides information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
Cqresearcher	Congressional Quarterly