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Web Links: Books, Literature and Libraries


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Books
  • Library Card number required for home accessNoveList allows readers of all ages to use a favorite author or title to discover new books to read. Click here for remote access. A Library card is required.

  • Library Card number required for home accessNet Library Access any of the 2800 eBook titles in the OPLIN collection at netLibrary. eBooks are full-text electronic versions of published books that library patrons can search, borrow, read, and return over the Internet. Click here for remote access. A Library card is required.

  • Alibris - the ultimate source for rare and out-of-print books. (www.alibris.com)
  • Amazon -a great place to start when looking for a book and book reviews. (www.amazon.com)
  • Barnes and Noble - locate books and other materials at the online version of this popular bookstore. (www.barnesandnoble.com)
  • Random House (www.randomhouse.com)
  • GPL's Read Links for reader's advisory web sites, and more book info.
  • Simon & Schuster - book search, as well as best seller and book info. (www.simonsays.com)
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
  • Anagram Dictionary - works like magic. Simply enter a phrase, and the letters will rearrange to form an anagram. (wordsmith.org/anagram)
  • Encyclopedia Online - search 17,000 short entries from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. (www.encyclopedia.com)
  • Encyclopedia Britannica - full access available with your GPL library card through OPLIN.
  • Hand Speak - learn American Sign Language online. (www.handspeak.com)
  • Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus (www.m-w.com)
  • Old Farmer's Almanac (www.almanac.com)
  • Rhyme Zone - perfect for the poet, find words to rhyme with most any word in the English language. (www.rhymezone.com)
  • Symbols Online (www.symbols.com)
  • Travel Languages - from Arabic to Zulu, you can find travel terms and translating dictionaries here. (www.travlang.com)
  • Your Dictionary.com - a collection of over 270 multi-lingual dictionaries plus over 80 specialty dictionaries including business, genealogy, humor, crafts and more. (www.yourdictionary.com)
Libraries and Information Sciences Literature
  • The Academy of American Poets - full-text poems and biographies on American poets. (www.poets.org)
  • Bartleby.com - find full text for thousands of literature classics including biographical information about authors. (www.bartleby.com)
  • Bibliomania - full text to classic literature including over 60 novels and much of Shakespeare's work. (www.bibliomania.com)
  • Concordance - trying to find a particular phrase of word in a well-known text. Try this site. (www.concordance.com)
  • Nobel Peace Prize - Official web site of the Nobel Foundation. (www.nobel.se)
  • Project Gutenberg - the largest effort to provide on-line texts to classic literature including Alice in Wonderland , Moby Dick and many more. (www.gutenberg.net)
Phone Books
  • Any Who - look up people and businesses by name, telephone number or address. (www.anywho.com)
  • 800 Directory - look up toll free numbers. (www.inter800.com)
  • Country Calling Codes - before your next international call, find calling codes for countries around the world. (www.countrycallingcodes.com)
  • Switchboard - look up people by name or phone number. (www.switchboard.com)
  • Telephone Directories - more online telephone books. (www.teldir.com)
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