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  Friday: 9am-2pm
  Saturday: 9am-1pm   Sunday: Closed

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On-Line Resources

On-line resources are unlimited.  This page is intended to serve as a starting place for the most-requested resources.  For general reference links from arts to zoology, we suggest the Internet Public Library. If you would like to add a link, or if you cannot find a desired resource, please contact us.


Almanacs

The 50 States
Complete information on the fifty states (and the U.S. commonwealths and territories).

Farmer's Almanac
Covers astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.

World Almanac
Online version of the popular annual Time Almanac.


Books

Alibris
New books, used books, and rare or out-of-print books.

Amazon.com
The nation's largest book-seller.  They have their own e-books reading device.

Barnes & Noble
Specializes in new books and the classics. You can order on-line and have your order mailed, or you can pick it up at B & N stores.  Discounts for teachers.


Dictionaries

Abbreviations.com
This is an online directory and search engine for acronyms/initialisms and abbreviations.

Idiom Site
Find the meanings and origins of common idioms on this site.

Merriam-Webster
Unabridged and open dictionaries included.  Several tools and gadgets are also available.

Onelook Dictionary
Features over 12 million words in 1048 dictionaries.  Translations and reverse-word searches are available.

Yahoo!
Find definitions, spellings, and word suggestions in this free online searchable dictionary that features over 200,000 entries.


Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia.com
Free searches are somewhat short, but they are linked with reference works like Oxford Dictionaries, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, and millions of newspaper and magazine articles.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
New information is added continually based upon public inquiries.  Topics are limited but covered in great detail.

Infoplease
Access more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia.

Yahoo!
This free online encyclopedia contains over 50,000 entries and more than 84,000 hypertext cross-references covering a wide range of research and reference topics.

Wikipedia
Over 2 million articles in a completely open-source format.  This is the place to start for most articles.


Genealogy

Ancestry.com
Not a totally free site (14-day free trial), but a good place to start tracing that family tree.

Arkansas Black History On Line
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies maintains this site.  It is the largest online collection of materials relating to the history of Arkansas African-Americans.

Arkansas Genealogical Project
Part of the WorldGenWeb Project - a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access.

Arkansas History Commission
The commission organizes and maintains the state and local history of Arkansas by collecting manuscript materials, census records, military records, family histories, and various county, state, and federal records.

Rootsweb.com
Claims to be the oldest and largest free genealogy site, with 480 million names on file.  There are limited free services and paid premium services.


Libraries

American Library Association
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information.

Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines; and the Ask-A-Question online reference service.

Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress.  It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items.

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