Online Resources

Creativebug offers online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more.

Driving Services provides free access to DMV practice tests.

BiblioBoard, the PatronsFirst® digital library offered by BiblioLabs offers seamless, unlimited access to multimedia content for library patrons.

Educate Station

About Educate Station:

Developed by experienced and passionate educators from across the United States, Educate Station helps libraries support their communities by providing quality educational content for homeschooling families and teachers.

Educate Station currently has a full curriculum for grades Pre-K through Fifth Grade, presented in a recommended learning sequence of printable packets. The primary subjects are:

· English Language Arts

· Math

· Science

· Social Studies

· Social-Emotional Learning

Leave the planning to Educate Station with our Weekly and Monthly Learning Plans!

May contain: computer, electronics, tablet computer, and qr code

Hoopla is a library media streaming platform for audiobooks, comics, e-books, movies, music, TV and it's all FREE thanks to your public library!

Libby is the newer library reading app by OverDrive. Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for free!

Boundless gives library users the ability to search, browse and discover ebooks and/or digital audiobooks.

Inkie.org is a suite of resources - available to everyone in Illinois at no charge - that support local authors with online creation and publishing tools and allow readers to access locally-produced content.

Website Accessibility Policy

Farmington Area Public Library District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Farmington Area Public Library District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 309-245-2175

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Farmington Area Public Library District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Farmington Area Public Library District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 309-245-2175.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.

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