Money Management Resources

Managing personal finances in this time of economic uncertainty is a top priority for many of us. There are some online resources that may help. For interactive, web-based tools, choose from the Top 18 New Money Management Sites as selected by Wall$treetFighter.com. Many of these Web 2.0 tools are free and most offer the ability not only to store information online but to share and consolidate it among those with whom you split household or business expenses.

For solid advice and for tools that are also effective, but less interactive, try the Home and Families section of the University of Illinois Extension program, or the website MyMoney.gov, provided by the U. S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

LexisNexis® @ Your Library

We've added LexisNexis® Library Express !  You now have access to over 6,000 news business, and legal sources, including articles in national, international, and regional newspapers; wire services, blogs and broadcast transcripts. Use the Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures, or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria.  Legal resources include law review journals, case law, federal and state statutes, patents, and more.  You can access all content (except legal) from anywhere in the world, using the epl.org/business web page.

For help, try the LexisNexis tutorials  or contact the Evanston Public Library Reference Desk at 847-448-8630 or text us by sending a message to 265010 

Abraham Lincoln in Evanston

In April, 1860, Abraham Lincoln visited Evanston and was given a reception by Evanston resident Julius White.

In 1914, the president of the Evanston Historical Society, J. Seymour Currey, wrote a 16-page account of this visit, entitled Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Evanston in 1860.

In honor of the 200th anniversary of President Lincoln's birth, we have digitized this publication. It is available as part of Evanston's Local History Collection through Digital Past.

Digital Past is a local history digitization initiative undertaken by libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural venues throughout Illinois in partnership with the North Suburban Library System (NSLS) in Wheeling, Illinois.

Info In A Box

Try Info in a Box!
More than 370 encyclopedias and reference sources you can use from the library or remotely 24/7. Topics covered: world history and culture, medicine and health, statistics, literature, business and science. You will need an Evanston Library Card to access from outside the library.