ALA Book & Media Awards & Notables
Includes listings of Caldecott Medal Books, Coretta Scott King Award Books, Newberry Medal Books, and much more.
BookBrowser
BookBrowser has joined Barnes & Noble.com to offer the most powerful way to explore the world of books.
The Booklist Center
Established by a retired librarian and information scientist, "The Booklist Center," is declared to have the largest selection of book lists on the web (fiction and nonfiction, popular and scholarly).
Helping Your Child Become a Reader
with activities for children from infancy through age 6. First published in January 2000. Reprinted in 2002 with updates. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs.
Reader's Advisory: Favorite Fiction
Lists by topics from Halton Hills Public Library (Ontario, Canada).
Reading Rockets - Launching Young Readers
Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
Series & Sequels - Adults & Youth
What's Next helps you search adult fiction in series. A "series" being defined here as two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits. The "What's Next" database was developed and is maintained by the Kent District Library in Michigan.
Series & Sequels - Juveniles
Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri's Juvenile Series & Sequels page currently contains over 16,500 books in series titles that are classified into three audiences: young adult, juvenile, & juvenile easy.
Series & Sequels - Young Adults
Browse alphabetical lists of authors or series names at the Bettendorf Public Library (Iowa) Teens' Page.
Young Reader's Choice Awards
The Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award is the oldest children's choice award in the U.S. and Canada. The award was established in 1940 by a Seattle bookseller who believed every student should have an opportunity to select a book that gives him or her pleasure.
AcademicInfo
AcademicInfo is an online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information. AcademicInfo was founded in 1998 by Mike Madin, a librarian coordinator, and is now maintained by multiple contributors. Their mission is to provide free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students (and other researchers).
American FactFinder
You can use American FactFinder to find statistics about population, housing, economic and geographic data. You can also view a list of U.S. Census Bureau products; create reference and thematic maps and search for specific data. You can print and download data.
Annenberg Political Fact Check
The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. They are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Their goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
Energy Efficiency
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has lists of top-rated energy-efficient appliances. This site also contains other tips on saving energy and money in the home from ACEEE's popular Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings.
FedWorld Information Network
The FedWorld Information Network consists of an integrated network offering the public broad access to information.
Information Please
Combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records.
Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library (IPL), is a public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information.
L-net: Oregon libraries network
L-net is an online reference service provided by Oregon's libraries. You may chat live with a librarian or email a question.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress provides a plethora of ready-reference information as well as exhibits.
NewsLink
Links to newspapers, broadcasters and magazines, and JobLink advertising.
News and Newspapers Online
A free service of Walter Clinton Jackson Library at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
The Perry-Castaneda Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin, which includes more than 250,000 maps and more than 5,000 map images available on the web.
Purdue University Quick Reference
Internet sites providing links of a general nature for quick reference, maintained by Purdue University Libraries (Indiana).
Refdesk
Refdesk indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current information-based sites and assists readers in navigating these sites.
Governments on the WWW
Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties. Contains more than 17000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories as of June 2002.
IRS
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service.
Oregon.gov
Oregon.gov is your new front door to state government, replacing Oregon OnLine as the state's central web portal. This site was created with the citizen's perspective in mind. Its navigation is organized by customer need or "theme", not by the state's organizational structure. No longer will citizens need to know which state agency provides a particular service or type of information in order to find what they need.
Oregon New Electronic Titles (OrNet)
OrNet is a dynamically updated list of Oregon state government documents that have been archived in the Oregon Documents Repository. Titles are listed by the month they are added to the Repository.
Oregon Revised Statues - 2007 Edition
The text appearing in this database was produced from material provided by the Legislative Counsel Committee of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. The official record copy is the printed published copy of the Oregon Revised Statutes, which may be purchased through the Legislative Counsel Committee. The text in the database is not the official text of Oregon law.
Oregon State Archives
Links on the Oregon State Archives public information server, including Oregon Administrative Rules.
Oregon State Library
The mission of the State Library is to provide quality information services to Oregon state government; provide reading materials to blind and print-disabled Oregonians; and to provide leadership, grants, and other assistance to improve local library service for all Oregonians.
US Federal Government Agencies Directory
A List of Federal Agencies on the Internet, maintained by Louisiana State University.
Library of Congress online catalog
Library of Congress Authorities
Using Library of Congress Authorities, you can browse and display authority headings for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations.
Sage Library System
A consortial catalog of 76 (academic, public & school) member libraries in 11 counties in eastern Oregon.
SUMMIT: The Orbis Cascade Alliance union catalog
Summit is a library catalog that combines information from Pacific Northwest academic libraries into a single unified database.
WorldCat
WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of many libraries throughout the US & the world.
AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
This portion of AcqWeb is an international directory of publishers and vendors used by libraries. It links to their Web sites and email addresses. It is maintained for the benefit of the library community, in particular, acquisitions, collection development and serials librarians.
Northwest Central
NWCentral is the community-driven "one-stop shopping" site for continuing education and collaboration for library staff in Oregon, Washington and beyond.
A Simple Book Repair Manual
The web version of the Simple Book Repair Manual was created by members of Preservation Services, Dartmouth College Library. Copyright 1996 the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
The Children's Book Council
CBC Online is the website of the Children's Book Council -- encouraging reading since 1945. Guides are available for Publishers, Teachers & Librarians, Parents & other caregivers, Booksellers, and Authors & Illustrators with a list of pages on their site that each group may find particularly helpful or interesting.
Great Web Sites for Kids
Brought to you by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
High School Ace
Formerly the High School Hub, High School Ace is a portal to free online learning resources for teens.
Information Please's Fact Monster
Search and explore their almanacs, dictionary, & encyclopedia.
KidsClick!
KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites. The day-to-day operations of KidsClick are currently maintained by the Colorado State Library.
KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library
Multnomah County Library Homework Center
An Internet subject directory consisting of web sites and web pages that specifically concentrate on K-12, homework-related subjects. Web resources included on this site are reviewed by librarians from Multnomah County Library.
Quiz Hub
Formerly Kids Hub, Quiz Hub is a K-12 online interactive learning center.