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

Almanacs

• 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

• Distinguished Women
bios of women past and present

• Inventor Hall of Fame
bios by inventor or invention

• Public Figure
learn about people in the news

Countries

• CountryReports.org
country info from around the world

• Flags of all countries
premiere flag site

• Library of Congress Country Studies
general info

• Nationmaster.com
country statistics in graphical, easily compared formats

Dictionaries

• Information Please Dictionary
and encyclopedia

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
Easy to use

• Law Dictionary
defines legal terms

• Medical Dictionary
defines hundreds of medical terms

• Rhyme Zone
type in words to find rhymes and synonyms

Encyclopedias

• How Stuff Works
articles about how things work

• HyperHistory
search timelines of history

• Information Please Encyclopedia
and dictionary

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
philosophical research

• Medline Plus
medical encyclopedia

Government

• American Factfinder
US Census Bureau information

• 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

• US Mission to the United Nations
official site

Maps

• Historical Maps
from the University of Texas

• Maps on Us
"navigation made simple"

• Mapquest
type in an address and get a map

• National Atlas
US Atlas provided by the government

• National Geographic MapMachine
online atlas

• 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

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

• The New York Times
east coast national newspaper

• The Los Angeles Times
west coast national newspaper

• Reuters
financial information and news

• 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

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