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—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German writer, scientist, master of poetry, drama and novel

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SWAN Online Catalog
Our local library catalog. Search for books and materials in Crete and throughout the Chicagoland area. Login with your library card to place requests, pay fines, and cancel holds.
I-Share Catalog
76 libraries in the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) contribute records to I-Share. This is a great place to find text books, scholarly titles, and hard to find resources in all disciplines. Contact the Reference Desk to request items from member libraries.
OCLC FirstSearch Service
Contact the Reference Desk for the authorization code to connect to the following 14 databases: ArticleFirst: An index of articles from the contents pages of journals ClasePeriodica: An index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities Ebooks: A catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide ECO: A collection of scholarly journals ERIC: Journal articles and reports in education GPO: U.S. government publications IllinoisCatalog: A catalog of materials in Illinois libraries MEDLINE: All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing OAIster: Union catalog of digital resources PapersFirst: An index of papers presented at conferences worldwide Proceedings: An index of worldwide conference proceedings World Almanac: Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs WorldCat: catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide WorldCat Dissertations: A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat *Includes some full-text content

Access for free, from any computer with an internet connection with your Crete Library card. Some services require additional authentication. Contact the Reference Desk at 672-8017 for authorization codes, if necessary.
Available for in-library use only. Use a public internet computer, or bring your laptop and connect wirelessly.
Freely available on the web. Access from any computer with an internet connection.
A print resource available at the Crete Public Library. See the SWAN catalog for availability or to request one of these items with your Crete Library card.

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