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Explora Public Libraries

Get access to subscription-based resources that Google can’t offer

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Explora is your go-to one stop search for reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. Search for articles, e-books, news, videos and more, and browse popular topics by category to get research ideas. For help, check out the Explora Quick Start Guide.

With Explora, you are searching over 50 databases in a single search box, including:

  • Academic Search Elite
  • Alt Health Watch
  • Biography Reference Source
  • Business Source Elite
  • ERIC
  • Ethnic Diversity Source
  • Health Source
  • History Reference Source
  • Hobbies & Crafts Source
  • Home Improvement Source
  • Legal Informaton Source
  • LGBTQ+ Source
  • Literary Reference Source
  • MasterFILE Complete
  • Newspaper Source Plus
  • Points of View Reference Source
  • Pyschology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
  • Religion and Philosophy Collection
  • Science Reference Source
  • Small Business Source
  • Teacher Reference Center

To visit individual EBSCO databases, visit our EBSCO library profile page.

Explora Public Libraries requires a Chicago Ridge Library Card to access databases outside the library.

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See our Book a Librarian page for more information.