Ancestry Library Edition | Auto Repair Reference Center | BadgerLink | GaleNet | HeritageQuest | Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center | Home Improvement Reference Center | Learning Express Library | MorningStar | netLibrary | Novelist Plus | Reference USA | Small Engine Repair

To use the following products from home, enter your library card number at  http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048  : Auto Repair Reference Center, BadgerLink, GaleNet, Heritage Quest, Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center, Home Improvement Reference Center, LibraryLearningExpress, NoveList Plus, Reference USA, and Small Engine Repair Reference Center.

This link to Ebsco's Auto Repair Reference Center provides information on repair procedures, wiring diagrams, service bulletins & recalls and more. 

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.

BadgerLink provides access to EBSCO's journals and magazines, including Searchasaurus for kids; ProQuest newspapers, including Wisconsin Newsstand; African American Biographical Database; and WISCAT statewide library catalog. 

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.

GaleNet can be used in Waukesha County public libraries as well as from home to access Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Opposing Viewpoints. 

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.

HeritageQuest Online has U.S. federal census information, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more. 

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number
 

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center provides on many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. It Includes full text for more than 740 magazines and books, as well as access to 720 videos and 140 hobby reports. Also offered are detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.

Subject areas include arts & crafts; collecting; games & electronics; model building; home & leisure; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & papercraft. Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center provides full text from the leading hobby and craft magazines, including Bead & Button, Birder's World, Creative Knitting, FineScale Modeler, PaperWorks, Scrapbooking, Quilter's World, and many more.

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.

Home Improvement Reference Center provides home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. It contains 27 major reference works in full text with more than 10,000 images, nearly 100 videos of popular home repair projects, a convenient A-Z browsing tool, and full-text magazines (e.g. This Old House).

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.

LearningExpressLibrary

LearningExpressLibrary   Each Learning Center offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information needed to achieve results—at school, at work, or in life. The Computer Skills Learning Center includes interactive courses on MicroSoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. Looking to land a job? An entire Learning Center is dedicated to help job seekers.

To access Learning Express from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card number.

Waukesha County Federated Library System is a member of the Wisconisn Public Library Consortium. County residents may sign-up to check-out, or download, electronic books from netLibrary. After initial sign-up at your public library in Waukesha County, netLibrary may be used from home.

Use NoveList Plus to search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.

Reference USA contains  information on U.S. companies & consumers.  This resource can be accessed at public libraries in Waukesha County as well as from home. 

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center provides reference and instructional information about small engine machinery maintenance and repair. Routine maintenance, such as tune-ups and brake service, as well as more extensive repairs involving engine transmission disassembly are covered. Engines types include: motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more. Many documents contain photos and detailed illustrations to visually support step-by-step procedures.

To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.