Woodridge Public Library

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Online Databases (Premium Web sites providing information - subscribed to by the Library)

The Library provides access to numerous premium Web sites to Woodridge Public Library patrons. Most of these sites are also available to home users with a Woodridge Public Library card. Information available includes U.S. Census records, business contacts, public records, magazine and newspaper articles, legal forms and much more!

Browse Recommended Web Sites

Selected Web Sites (Useful Free Access Sites)

Browse our directory of some of our favorite and most-used, freely accessible Web sites. Includes links to many popular and useful sites, such as the Weather Channel, CNN, Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides, MapQuest, WebMD, ESPN and many more!

Woodridge & Beyond (Local and Regional Sites)

Check out our page of sites related to Woodridge and surrounding communities. Our listing includes links to the Village of Woodridge, local school districts, the Woodridge Chamber of Commerce, local hospitals and the DuPage County Health Department, the Woodridge Park District and numerous other community Web sites.

Download Audiobooks and e-Books

Digital Books (Media On Demand)

Don't forget to download a digital audiobook to your computer, mp3 player, iPod or copy one to a CD ... or download e-books to your e-book reader! 

Learn a Foreign Language

Mango Languages (Online Language Learning)

Check out our new online language learning resource! With Mango Languages, you can learn Arabic (Levantine), Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Farsi (Persian), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Arabic (Egyptian), Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America) and Vietnamese speakers can use Mango Languages to learn English.

View Woodridge Historistical Photographs

Woodridge Historical Photographs

The Village of Woodridge was incorporated on August 24, 1959, with a population of about 459 residents. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Village's incorporation, the Woodridge Public Library has compiled the this set of historical images. The images are from a variety of sources. Many of the images are from a former Library display related to the history of the Village. Additional images and information are provided courtesy of Centex, Inc., the Woodridge Police Department, the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District, the Woodridge Chamber of Commerce, the DuPage County Historical Society, and current and former residents of the area, including the Nadelhoffer family. The Library gratefully acknowledges their assistance and cooperation, and encourages anyone else willing to share images related to Woodridge history to contact the Library.