If you need any assistance finding information please come to the library, call the Reference Department (341-5461), or submit a question using our online reference service (available Monday through Friday). For further consideration you might want to try searching our full text article databases or our Internet guides.

• Biographical Dictionary - This dictionary includes more than 27,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present day.
• Biography.com - A growing collection of brief sketches covering over 20,000 diverse personalities, including historical figures, politicians, sports, entertainers, and more.
• Biography Resource Center - A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Available only to current library card holders.

• Country Studies - Information about 101 countries and regions throughout the world. Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary - Find the meaning or spelling to words. A thesaurus to look up synonyms is also available!

• Article Databases - Full text article databases and article abstracts - FREE for active library card holders!
• Library Catalog - Look up books and other items available at Thrall and other libraries.
• Online Reference Service - Ask our librarians a question and get a reply by e-mail (available Monday - Friday during library business hours)
• Ready Reference Guide - A web guide to finding specific information really fast. Developed by Middletown Thrall Library.
• Reference Desk - A simple to use source for finding a broad variety of information.

• GovSites - A guide to goverment websites and government information online. Developed by Middletown Thrall Library.

• American Memory - Provides a wealth of historical documents, photographs, and audio recordings from the Library of Congress' digital archives.
• Links to American History - A concise guide to American History websites. Developed by Middletown Thrall Library.

• Literature Resource Center - Critical essays on contemporary authors, lives and careers of authors of all eras/genres, biographies and bibliographies on nearly 100,000 authors. Available only to current library card holders.
• Rediscovering Literature - A guide to literary websites, author biographies, literary criticism, Shakespeare and more. Developed by Middletown Thrall Library.

• Maps in the News - Maps to go along with places mentioned in the news.

• B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - Links to nearly 400 sites to find useful information for homework assignments.
• Big Chalk - Provides a broad spectrum of educational Internet services to teachers, students, parents, librarians and school administrators.
• Cyberteen - Numerous links to general homework web sites.
• High School Hub - Extremely comprehensive site designed to provide high school students with reference sources, college information, Regents Exam preparation and study guides.
• Homework Central - Provides help with homework assignments for students in grades 7-12.
• New York Times Learning Network - Use this site to read the day's top news stories, take a quiz, writer a letter to the editor, or ask a reporter a question.
• Teen Zone - Rochester Public Library links to pages dealing with general knowledge and many specific subjects. Lots of possibilities for homework topics.