Use your Vernon Area Library card to shop smart
Get the most out of every dollar by making informed purchasing decisions through Consumer Reports online. Access is free for Vernon Area Public Library cardholders when logging in through the library website, VAPLD.info/CR.
Consumer Reports online offers a convenient want to assess and compare products in almost any category from coffee makers to cars.
By combining laboratory testing with insights from hundreds of thousands of product owners, Consumer Reports gives consumers the most complete information available on each product.
The site also offers money-saving advice and tips, buying guides, videos and more.
Full access to the unbiased ratings, reviews and recommendations on the Consumer Reports website is typically available only to their members at a cost of $59 per year. However, Vernon Area Public Library cardholders can enjoy complimentary access to the site by logging in through the library's website using their library card number.
This access is made possible through the library's subscription to EBSCO Information Services, a trusted content provider for public libraries.
Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit member organization with an 80-plus year history of and commitment to putting consumers first.
As a mission-driven, independent nonprofit member organization, CR empowers and informs consumers, incentivizes corporations to act responsibly and helps policymakers prioritize the rights and interests of consumers in order to shape a truly consumer-driven marketplace.
Consumer Reports was founded in 1936 at a time when consumers had very few options to gauge the value, quality or authenticity of goods and services. It was an era of unfettered advertising claims, rapid technological progress and patchwork regulations; so CR was created to equip people with the trustworthy information they needed to make informed choices.
Over time, CR's findings shaped purchasing decisions, and regulators and manufacturers began to heed their voice and the needs and interests of consumers.
Today, CR remains an independent nonprofit with more than 6,000,000 members who fight with their voices and choices for a fair and just marketplace; one that is responsive and resilient enough to deliver trust to consumers no matter what changes come their way.
The Vernon Area Public Library District serves Lincolnshire, Prairie View and parts of Buffalo Grove, Long Grove, Riverwoods, Vernon Hills and unincorporated Vernon and Ela townships.
For more information, visit www.VAPLD.info.