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Librarian: Ms. Combs
Hours: 7:30-4:00 Monday - Friday
Almanacs

• African-American Almanac
offers history, biographies
• CIA World Factbook
provides detailed country information
• CNN Daily Almanac
what's happening, what happened
• Information Please Almanacs
several topical almanacs
Biography
• Academy of Achievement
profiles of extraordinary individuals
• Biography.com
over 25,000 biographies from A&E
• Catharton.com
artists, authors, directors, and musicians
• Distinguished Women
bios of women past and present
• Inventor Hall of Fame
bios by inventor or invention
• Lives
links to thousands of biographical resources
• MEL Biography
a metasite of biographical resources
• Public Figure
learn about people in the news
Countries
• CIA World Factbook
provides detailed country information
• Countries A-Z
general information, recipes, fact book, etc.
• CountryReports.org
country info from around the world
• Flags of all countries
premiere flag site
• Nationmaster.com
country statistics in graphical, easily compared formats
Dictionaries
• Information Please Dictionary
and encyclopedia
• Law Dictionary
defines legal terms
• Medical Dictionary
defines hundreds of medical terms
• Phrase Finder
find phrases related to a word
• Rhyme Zone
type in words to find rhymes and synonyms
• Webopedia
defines computer and Internet terms
Encyclopedias
• Britannica
includes links to "best" web sites
• How Stuff Works
articles about how things work
• HyperHistory
search timelines of history
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
philosophical research
• Medline Plus
medical encyclopedia
Government
• American Factfinder
US Census Bureau information
• Federal Web Locator
quick links to gov't agencies
• FirstGov
"your first click to the US Government"
• GOVSPOT
Federal, State, and Local Government resources
• THOMAS
searchable information about the U.S. Congress
• The White House
executive branch of our government
• The Senate
connect with your senator, search for bill
• House of Representatives
what's happening in the house
• Project Vote Smart
about US elected officials & candidates
• United Nations
official site
• US Supreme Court
official site
• Fed Stats "Kids Page"
links to gov't pages designed for K-12
Maps
• Historical Maps
from the University of Texas
• Maps on Us
"navigation made simple"
• Mapquest
type in an address and get a map
• Mapquest World Atlas
a complete world atlas
• National Atlas
US Atlas provided by the government
• QuickFacts
census information by geographic area
• Weather Maps
from the Weather Channel
• World Atlas
from the WorldAtlas.com
Miscellaneous
• Convert Anything to Anything
over 8,000 conversions
• Create-a-Graph
input data and create many types of graphs, which can be saved as .jpg files for use in reports and presentations
• Currency Converter
get current foreign exchange rates
• Cyndi's Genealogy List
over 30,000 links
• Free Translation
Cut and paste webpage text into this site for free translations. Not perfect, but adequate
• Hoovers Business Network
company profiles and links
• Political Cartoons
current cartoons from major newspapers
News
• BBC News
world news from London
• CNN.com
major news network
• FindArticles.com
first online article-search service
• Newspapers across the US
state by state directory
• Newspapers around the world
country directory
• The New York Times
east coast national newspaper
• The Los Angeles Times
west coast national newspaper
• Reuters
financial information and news
• Star-Ledger
local newspaper online
• Sports Illustrated
news from the world of sports
• USA Today
national newspaper
Phone Books
• Anywho
find people & businesses in US and Canada
• Switchboard
e-mail, address, and phone finder
• Toll Free
find toll free numbers
• Zip Code Lookup
have an address, need a zip code
Quotations
• Bartlett's Familiar
the famous collection
• Shakespeare
a collection of famous quotes
Time / Date
• Jewish Calendar Tools
holidays, date conversion etc.
• Official US Time
guide to US time zones
• Time & Date
has current time and date for places worldwide
• Today's Date & Time
all about today's date
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