We celebrate poetry to explore and create, come to the library to find your "poem mate"!
Scan for Print books through Collection Discovery:
Scan for both Print & Online books:
Try your hand at Blackout Poetry, located by the 1st floor Octagon book display on National Poetry Month! (Thank you, Christina G., for the display!)
Maria Ashton-Stebbings
The Kickoff celebration starts today, April 8!
Learn more about Asian American and Pacific Islander culture with the ECC Library's Research Guide.
Plus, results of What's your lucky charm?
New books arrive every week–search our library’s catalog from our website for new and old favorites. New books can be found on the 1st floor-come browse fiction, non-fiction, biographies, and more!
In addition, we have not only a huge collection of eBooks available, but we also have Libby, which has a great assortment of books, including comics and manga!
Palace Project! This is an app-only option for eBooks and eAudio. It is replacing the sunsetted Boundless. If you need help setting it up, let us know!
App and instructions for Libby.
App and instructions for Palace Project.
Finally, check out our Graphic Novels section on 1st floor near the computer lab! You can also take a look at our Collection Discovery section in our I-Share catalog to browse our print graphic novel items.
View our full Collection Discovery genres (print books in the library)
Quit: the power of knowing when to walk away
Nobody's Girl: a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
A Blacklist education: American history, a family mystery, and a teacher under fire
Essential clinical skills in nursing
Algospeak: how social media is transforming the future of language
The very heart of it: New York Diaries 1983-1994 (Thomas Mallon)
Creating and sustaining civility in nursing
Gods of New York: egoists, idealists, opportunists, and the birth of the modern city 1986-1990
Alienation and identity of romantic love
The hours are long but the pay is low: a curious life in independent music
How to think more and better: how to be reasonable in unreasonable times
Everyday ecofascism: crisis and consumption in American literature
AI Literacy fundamentals: helping you join the AI conversation
Serendipity: the afterlife of the object
The West: the history of an idea
Movies with balls: the greatest sports films of all time
Gut feelings: the microbiome and our health
Voltaire: a reference guide to his life and works
John Singer Sargent: the charcoal portraits
Better Than New: tips for upcycling and refinishing furniture
Kaho'olawe: the true story of an island and her people
-Contact Victoria Turner, Technical Services Librarian, for suggestions and questions. Thank you to our tireless Tech Services department for your hard work!
Featuring the fabulous Billie Barnett!
A research appointment with a librarian gives you a 30 minute slot to discuss research topics and strategies, helping to make the research process easier and save time. Appointments are available either in person or by Zoom during the times below.
Students can book an appointment by visiting our calendar, or you can email us, or call 847-214-7354.
In-person or remote Zoom Research appointments will be held during our library hours with 24 hours notice:
Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Demystify the research process by making your appointment today!
Archeological Dig in Oquawka, Illinois in 1976. Student is sorting archeological chards
The library is closed Sunday, March 29- Sunday, April 5 for Spring Recess. The library will reopen on Monday, April 6, at 7:45 a.m.
To use the library's databases and eBooks 24/7, use your AccessECC ID and password.
Aaron Vessup, Elgin Community College Speech Professor (1981-2002)
