Search Directories
KidsClick, LIBRARIANS' INTERNET INDEX, Yahoo and Yahoo Kids.

Search Engines
Ask, Google, and IXQUICK.

Government Sites
Anoka County, Minnesota North Star for Kids, USA.gov for Kids.

GENERAL REFERENCE AND REFERRALS

• American Heritage Dictionary, and Columbia Encyclopedia from Bartleby.
• Guinness World Records, Infoplease Almanac and Infoplease Atlas.
• Dex White Pages, Dex Yellow Pages, Reverse Lookup, and Toll Free.
• SparkNotes Study Guides and Thomas Register.
• timeanddate and World Almanac for Kids.

• Anoka County Children and Family Council.
• Anoka County Community Resource Guide.
• Anoka County Public Officials Guide.
• Anoka County Services for Seniors.
• United Way 2-1-1 Referral Service.

Animals & Pets	Books & Literature
Business & Investment	Computers & the Internet
Consumer Information	Education & Schools
Employment & Careers	General Reference & Referrals
Geography	Government & Public Affairs
Health & Medicine	History & Genealogy
Home & Garden	Housing & Real Estate
Laws & Regulations	Math & Measurement
Maps	Movies, Music & TV
News	People & Quotes
Population & Statistics	Science
Sports & Recreation	Technology
Travel	Weather & Road Conditions

ANIMALS AND PETS

• Animal Bytes from Sea World and AnimalPlanet from Discovery.
• Bird, Cat, Dog, Fish, Horse, and Reptile resources from AnimalNetwork.
• Dinosaurs from Enchanted Learning.
• Fishbase has extensive information on fresh and saltwater fish.
• Threatened and Endangered Animals (and Plants) from the FWS.

BOOKS AND LITERATURE

• AllReaders.com and Book-Clubs-Resource.
• Fresh Fiction, kidsreads and teenreads for authors, reviews and more.
• Juvenile Series and Sequels from MCPL and What's Next from KDL.
• Literary Criticism Collection from the Internet Public Library.
• Online Books Page from UPenn.

BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT

• BigCharts- Historical Quotes for stock and mutual fund prices.
• InvestorGuide for investments and personal finance.
• Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office
• Search US Trademarks from USPTO and Trade Shows from TSNN.
• Small Business Guide from CCH and Sample Business Plans from BPlans.

COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET

• Computer Mouse and Keyboard Tutorial from Mesa Public Library.
• Computer Words from Whatis.
• Help-Site Computer Manuals.
• TechEncyclopedia for computer terms and concepts from TechWeb.
• ZDNet for computer news, tools and reviews.

CONSUMER INFORMATION

• Annual Credit Report and Bankrate.
• Federal and IIHS vehicle safety and Recalls.
• Consumer Guide and ConsumerSearch buying guides.
• Edmunds and NADAGuides for vehicle pricing and information.
• LotteryAmerica and MN Lottery Winning Numbers.

EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS

• ASVAB, GED, and MN Assessments sample questions and Test Prep Review.
• College Information from US News and World Report.
• College Search from CollegeNET and Elderhostel Programs.
• FAFSA federal student aid.
• Minnesota Dept. of Education Directories.

EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS

• Cover Letters, Job Interview, and Resume Writing.
• USAJobs (federal) and MN Job Postings (state).
• Star Tribune Jobs and MinnesotaWorks.
• Minnesota Salary Survey and Salary.com.
• Minnesota Careers and Occupational Outlook Handbook.

GEOGRAPHY (see also MAPS section)

• Background Notes from the State Dept. on foreign countries.
• Minnesota Community Profiles from MN DEED for city information.
• Sperling's BestPlaces compares over 3000 cities in 100 categories.
• States and Capitals from 50States.com.
• World Factbook from the CIA has current country information.

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance and GovBenefits.
• Minnesota State Symbols.
• American Perspectives from C-Span.
• Public Agenda Online for public opinion and policy analysis.
• Resources on Minnesota Issues from the Legislative Reference Library.

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

• Human Anatomy Online and KidsHealth.
• MayoClinic.com and Medem Medical Library.
• MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine.
• Oral Health Topics from the ADA.
• WholeHealthMD for alternative medical information.

HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

• Family History Research from the MN Historical Society.
• Historic Events and Birthdates from Scope Systems.
• Minnesota GenWeb for genealogical information on Minnesota.
• This Day In History from the History Channel.
• Year By Year 1900- from infoplease.com.

HOME AND GARDEN

• Crafts for Kids from Enchanted Learning.
• Family Crafts Project Index and Woodworking Plans from About.com.
• Family, Food and Garden publications from MN Extension.
• Home and Project plans from Move.
• Recipes from Meals For You.

HOUSING AND REAL ESTATE

• Annual Property Tax Review from the Citizens League.
• Anoka County Property Search.
• Buying a Home from HUD.
• Directory of Affordable Rental Housing for low income housing from HousingLink.
• Find Homes For Sale In Minneapolis/St. Paul from the National Association of Realtors.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

• IRS Forms and Publications and Minnesota State Tax Forms.
• LawHelpMN and Minnesota District Courts Self Help Center.
• Minnesota Court Forms, Minnesota Rules and Minnesota State Register.
• Minnesota Statutes 2007, Index and 2008 Statutes Affected and 2008 Session Laws.
• U.S. Code and Recent Public Laws.

MAPS

• Anoka County Map.
• Lake Finder from MN DNR.
• Maporama and MapQuest for driving directions and street maps.
• National Geographic Atlas and MapMachine.
• TopoZone for US topographic (contour) maps.

MATH AND MEASUREMENT

• Calculate (building) Materials from This Old House.
• Calculators from Interest.com.
• Metric Conversion Factors from Washington DOT.
• Online Conversions ("Convert just about anything to anything else.").
• Webmath shows you how to work many math problems.

MOVIES, MUSIC AND TV

• All-Music Guide to find songs and artists for recorded music.
• Based on the Book from MCPL.
• Billboard Charts.
• Internet Movie Database for film and TV productions.
• TV Episode Guides and TV Guide Online.

NEWS

• Anoka County Union for current and selected archive stories.
• CNN, Fox News and UPI News.
• Kids News from kidsnewsroom.org.
• MinnPost: ("a thoughtful approach to news").
• St. Paul Pioneer Press and Star Tribune archives.
  (Contact us at 763-717-3267 option 1 or aclref@anoka.lib.mn.us for text of older newspaper articles.)

PEOPLE AND QUOTES

• Biographical Dictionary from S9.com.
• Biographies from the Biography Channel.
• Explorers and Inventors/Inventions from Enchanted Learning.
• Quoteland to find or identify quotations.
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919 edition) from Bartleby.

POPULATION AND STATISTICS

• American Factfinder and Statistical Abstract of the U.S..
• Consumer Price Index Mpls.-St Paul (Current and Historical).
• Consumer Price Index U.S. City Average (Current and Historical).
• Regional Statistics and Data from Metropolitan Council.
• What is a dollar worth? from the Federal Reserve.

SCIENCE

• Insects and Trees and Shrubs from U.M. Extension Service.
• Cyber-Fair from ISD77 and Science Fair Central from Discovery.
• Interesting Groupings of Minerals from Amethyst Galleries.
• National Wildlife Federation FieldGuides.
• Eight Planets from the SEDS organization.

SPORTS AND RECREATION

• Anoka County, Ramsey County, and Three Rivers recreation sites.
• EveryRule for all kinds of game rules.
• Sports Network for news, schedules, and scores.
• State Parks A to Z from MN DNR.
• Lynx, Timberwolves, Twins, Vikings and Wild.

TECHNOLOGY

• Appliance Repair, Tips & Help from Repair.com.
• How Products Are Made and HowStuffWorks.
• Inventors Handbook from MIT.
• US Patents (text 1976-; images 1790-).
• Vehicle Repair Guides and Troubleshooting from AutoZone.

TRAVEL

• Business Culture Guides from ExecutivePlanet.com.
• Currency Converter from OANDA.
• Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet travel sites.
• Theme Parks from About.com.
• Travel Warnings and Travelers' Health from the federal government.

WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS

• Forecast and Conditions for Blaine, MN.
• Old Farmer's Almanac Weather Center.
• 511mn for metro. road construction and traffic.
• Twin Cities Monthly Data and How To Read from the MN Climatology WG.
• Weather Forecasts and Data from the Weather Underground.