Reference Links

Library staff will take your questions/requests in person, by telephone or email at library@leclaireiowa.gov . 
OR
Here is a list of links to great, trustworthy websites that might provide the information you need:

• Adult

• Teens

• Kids

• Adult Reference Links :
   
  • General Information :
    • American Library Association's Best Free Reference Websites
    • Better Business Bureau
    • How Stuff Works
    • InfoPlease - General Information
    • Internet Public Library - Reference Portal
    • Library Spot - Reference Portal
    • Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus - Includes Spanish language resources.
    • National Geographic
    • Owl-Purdue : The Purdue Online Writing Lab (APA & MLA Writing Guidelines)
    • Project Gutenberg - Free, Full-text Books Online
    • Smithsonian Institution
    • KDL- What’s Next: Books in Series Database
    • Word Reference - Online Languages Database
    • World Flag Database
    • Yahoo! Reference - Includes Roget’s Thesaurus, Columbia Encyclopedia, and Gray’s
      Anatomy, Conversion Calculator, World Factbook and more!
    • Yellow & White Pages
       
  •   Government:
    • City of LeClaire, Iowa
    • Federal Tax Forms -Internal Revenue Service and IOWA State Tax Forms - Illinois Dept. of
      Revenue
    • IOWA Code - LAW- Iowa State Legislature- General Assembly
    • IOWA- State of, Website
    • Social Security Administration
    • U.S. Government - Official Web Portal
    • The White House - National Government
    • Scott County, Iowa
       
  • Health:
    • CDC - National Center for Disease Control & Prevention
    • Harvard Health
    • HealthFinder.gov
    • Mayo Clinic
    • Medline Plus
    • National Cancer Institute
    • National Center for Health Statistics
       
  • Seniors:
    • AARP
    • Iowa Dept. on Aging
    • Medicare
    • NIH Senior Health - National Institute of Health
    • National Senior Citizen's Law Center
    • Scott County Community Services  Includes Mental Health & Veteran’s Affairs
    • Social Security Administration
       
  • Travel:
    • Fodor's
    • Maps- Google Maps &  MapQuest
    • Travel Channel
       
  • Weather:
    • Weather Channel
    • Weather Underground

• American Library Association's Best Free Reference Websites- The Best of the Best in trustworthy online reference resources!!
• Awesome Library
• Bartelby's- Great Books Online
• BrainPop
• CDC- Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Class Brain- General Reference
• Discovery School
• eNature- Wild Animals & Plants
• Exploratorium
• FAFSA- Free Federal Student Aid Application
• High School Ace
• Homework Spot
• How Stuff Works- Learn How EVERYTHING Works!
• Info Please- Reference
• Info please Homework Center
• Internet Public Library - a public library, online and available to all!
• KDL- What’s Next: Books in Series Database
• Kelley Blue Book- Used Cars
• Library Spot- Reference Sites: Encyclopedias, Maps, Online Encyclopedias and much more...
• Librarians Internet Index - sources reviewed
• MAPS - Google Maps & MapQuest

• Medline Plus- Health Information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
• Merriam- Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus (includes Spanish language resources)

• NADA- National Automotive Dealer's Association Guide

• NASA for Students 9-12 Grade

• National Geographic
• National Geographic Homework

• Owl-Purdue: The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (APA & MLA Writing Guidelines)

• Peterson's Guide to Colleges

• Teen Reads- Find a Good Book

• Teen Space- Internet Public Library for Teens
• Tutor.com

• USA.gov- U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

• Weather Underground

• The White House- Information from Washington D.C.

• World Flag Database

• Word Reference- Online Language Dictionaries. Includes audio pronunciations.

• YAHOO Reference ( Columbia Encyclopedia)

• YALSA Book Awards- American Library Association Book Awards for Teens

• American Library Association's Great Websites for Kids

• Ask Jeeves for Kids- General Reference

• Awesome Library- Great Reference Site
• BrainPop

• Class Brain for Kids- PK through 3rd Grade
• Discovery School

• eNature- Info on Wild Animals & Plants
• Exploratorium

• Fact Monster- from InformationPlease (Dictionary, Almanac, Encyclopedia & Thesaurus)
• Homework Spot
• How Stuff Works
• Information on States from Class Brain.com - Profiles of the  U.S. States
• Info please Homework Center
• Internet Public Library - a public library, online and available to all!
• KDL- What’s Next: Books in Series Database

• Kids.gov- Official Kids Portal for the U.S. Government

• Kidsreads- Book Reviews and Author News just for you!

• Kid's Space- @ the Internet Public Library - Great General Reference Site
• Librarians Internet Index - sources reviewed

• NASA KIDS' CLUB- Space news & fun facts from NASA
• National Geographic Homework Help

• National Geographic Kids

• Nick Jr.

• PBS Kids
• Tutor.com

• World Flag Database- Find flags from around the world

• Yahoo KIDS