FHS LIBRARY HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING GRANTS:
2010 We the People Bookshelf Grant on "A More Perfect Union"
2007 Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grant ($150,000)
2007 We the People Bookshelf Grant on "Picturing America"
2006 Sabine Reading Council $250 Mini-Grant
2006 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award set of books
2005 We the People Bookshelf Grant on "Freedom"
2004 We the People Bookshelf Grant on "Courage"

Almanacs:

• Almanac.com
  The Old Farmers Almanac - weather, gardening, cooking, wisdom
• Global Statistics
  Almanac of world statistics. "There's a large collection of data at this site, ranging from country profiles (provinces and main cities) to the highest mountains in the world, to a list of all countries in the world with their capitals, surface area and population."
• InfoPlease.com
  (Includes almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.)

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Bibliographic Style Guides:

• APA Style Bibliographic Entries
• APA: Citing Information from the Internet and the Web
• MLA Style Bibliographic Entries
• Noodle Tools
  Quickly and correctly site your bibliographic sources.
• R.I.G.H.T.S.
  Provides the Internet user with the tools for understanding online copyright.
• U.S. Copyright Office
  Provides copyright guidelines and an easy-to-use search engine.

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Biographies:

• Biographical Dictionary
• InfoPlease.com
  

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Dictionaries:

• Dictionary.com
• Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
  Over 18,000 entries that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise catalog “words with a tale to tell.”
• All About Homonyms
  706 sets of homonyms.
• InfoPlease.com
  (Includes almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.)
• Language Tools
  Dictionaries, thesaurus, foreign language translators.  Also find words: synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, homophones, and more.
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
• YourDictionary.com

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Encyclopedias:

• Encyclopedia Britannica
  Includes select web pages, current news, the entire Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster dictionary, magazines and books.
• Encyclopedia.com
• InfoPlease.com
  (Includes Almanacs, Encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.)
• WORLD BOOK ONLINE
   

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Facts:

• Acronym Finder
  71,000 acronyms, abbreviations and their meanings.
• CIA World Fact Book
  Data of all sorts. Includes country profiles.
• Conversions
  "Convert just about anything to anything else."  Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
• Fact Monster
  Kid's Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
• LocalCensus.com
• NationMaster.com
  Interactive country comparisons (i.e., richest, largest, economy, health, people, etc.).
• The Phrase Finder
  "A large collection of phrases in English which can be searched for meaning and source."
• Reference Desk
• Research It! Your One-Stop Reference Desk
• U. S. Census Bureau Home Page
  Current information from the most recent census. Contains links to related sites.
• Virtual Reference Desk
  "A One-Stop Site for all things Internet."
• Weights and Measures
  Conversion tool.
• World Factbook
  

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Libraries:

• Access Place / Library
  Authors, Biographies, Dictionaries, Education, Encyclopedias & Almanacs, Grammar & Style, History, Legal, Literature, Maps...
• Awesome Library
  Organizes the Web with 14,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.
• Civil Rights Digital Library
  Primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale.
• Digital Library of Georgia
  Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources.
• Library of Congress Home Page
  America's Library, Exhibitions, Legislative Information, American History, Copyright Information, Collections & Services.
• Library of Congress Research Tools
  Online catalogs and thesauri, specialized bibliographies and indexes, full-text resources, legislative information and thesauri.
• Library Spot
  Library and reference resource with top dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy tools and more.
• The Online Books Page
  Searchable database of links to over 18,000 online classics.
• State Library of Louisiana
• World Digital Library
  Primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

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History:

• The Exhibit Hall
  See American Originals, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, and the Bill of Rights, World War II Posters, "When Nixon Met Elvis," and more.
• Facts Encyclopedia: History
  A directory of History sites on the Internet
• History Channel
• Holocaust Webliography
  Links to many Holocaust sites for teachers and students.
• Internet Resources
  A directory of online reference sources for U.S. history and social studies.
• Literary Calendar: An Almanac of Literary Information
• Milestone Documents
  100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle U. S. history from 1776 to 1965.
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Presidents of the United States
• Scope Systems - Historic Events and Birthdays (search by month and year)
• Today in History (Library of Congress American Memory Site)
• Today in History (TeAch-nology.com)
• TODAY IS...(International Association of School Librarianship)

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Information Literacy / Research Skills:

• Building Blocks of Research
• Choose the Best Search Engine for Your Information Need
• Choosing Invisible Web Databases
• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
• Info-Search: Where's the Information?
  From the Internet Public Library Teen Room: Six sections with "some resources to help you learn how to become a skilled researcher, both in the library and in cyberspace." 
• Information Literacy Skills Tutorial
• Information power: The nine information literacy standards for student learning
• Seven Steps of the Research Process
• Web Cheat Sheet
  This web page includes a list of over 90 web-based search sites, listed by category.  

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Maps:

• Educational Outline Maps
• Mapquest
• Maps.com
• Multimap.com
• National Geographic MapMachine
• World Atlas

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Museums

• American Jazz Museum (Kansas City, Missouri)
• American Museum of Natural History
• Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History & Culture
• Bigchalk List of Museums
• Cold War Museum
• Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception
• Franklin Institute Online
• History Wired
  Take a virtual tour of selected objects from the vast collections of the National Museum of American History. See hundreds of museum artifacts, most of which are not currently on exhibit.
• Inventors Museum
• Louvre Museum Online (Paris, France)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
• Museum of American Music History
• National Air & Space Museum
• National D-Day Museum
• National Museum of African Art
• National Museum of American History (Houston, Texas)
• National Museum of the American Indian
• National Postal Museum
• Ogden Museum of Southern Art
• Smithsonian
• Smithsonian Affiliations (other museums)
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Newspapers:

• Alexandria Daily Town Talk
• Louisiana Newspapers
• Newspapers--U.S. & Worldwide
• The New York Times
• The Shreveport Times
• The Washington Post
• USA Today

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News Organizations:

• ABC News
• CBS News
• CNN
• Fox News
• MSNBC
• Newsday AP
• Newsweek
• Time
• USA Today
• U.S. News & World Report
• Wire

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Quotations:

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Good Quotes
• The Phrase Finder
  Meanings and origins of phrases, sayings, clichés and quotes
• Quotations
• Quoteland
• The Quotations Archive
• The Quotations Page
• Quotivate.com

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Search Engine Guides:

• Choose the Best Search Engine for You
• How to Search the Web: A Guide To Search Tools

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Writer's Resources:

• Common Errors in English
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
  Gives the principal requirements of plain English style, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• The Grammar Book
  Grammar and punctuation, downloadable worksheets and online activities.
• Indispensable Writing Resources
• The Rhyme Zone
  Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more. Also on this site: Shakespeare, quotations, famous documents, quizzes, Mother Goose, etc.

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Other Educational Sites of Interest:

• 50 States.com
  United States capital cities and information links. 
• America's Story
  Meet Amazing Americans...Join America at Play... Jump Back in Time...Explore the States...See, Hear and Sing on this engaging Library of Congress Web site.
• Behind the Name
  Etymology and history of first names, most popular names.
• Bible Search
• Bible Study Tools
• National Geographic Magazine
• National Zoo
• PBS
• Periodic Table of the Elements
• Presidential Libraries
  Directory of official presidential library web sites.
• Scientists, Inventors, & Explorers
• The Smithsonian Institution

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Site created by Suzanne Leitz on 11/26/01.
Maintained by Suzanne Leitz, Librarian, Florien High School, Florien, Louisiana
Last updated December 15, 2011 .