General Reference

Almanacs

• Guinness World Records

  Find world record information.

• Information Please

  Almanacs, and encyclopedia, and a dictionary.

• Old Farmer's Almanac

  Information on astronomy, weather, gardening, and food, including sun, moon, and planet rise and set times.

Fact Files

• Fugitive Fact File

  Hard-to-find and miscellaneous information. From Hennepin County Library.

• Did You Know?

  Answers to commonly-asked questions and hard-to-find information on many subjects. From Santa Cruz Public Libraries.

Abbreviations & Acronyms

• Abbreviations.com

  Search acronyms and abbreviations.

• Acronym Finder

  Find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for.

Quotations

• Bartleby.com

  Reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction books online.

   

Area Codes & Country Calling Codes

• Area Code Locations

  Area codes in the United States, Canada and Caribbean islands.

• All Area Codes

  North American area codes, area code maps, and country calling codes.

Dictionaries

• OneLook Dictionary Search

  Search words and find translations in more than 1000 dictionaries.

• OneAcross

  Crossword puzzle dictionary.

Flags

• Flags of the World

  Images of flags for countries, states, and militaries, as well as historical flags.

• National Register of Historic Places: Minnesota's National register Properties

  Explore selected Minnesota properties found on the National Register of Historic Places or search the database to find National Register locations.

• Virtual Reference Shelf

  Online resources by category, compiled by the Library of Congress.