Great General Sites

• APA Style
• Online Writing Lab at Purdue — Citing and writing
• MLA Style — the Modern Language Association

Dictionaries & Thesauri

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
• Homonym List — too useful?

U.S.

Math

• Ask Dr. Math--check the archive of past questions first 
• Factmonster Math--numbers, tables, formulas
• Math for Morons Like Us--explains various concepts from prealgebra through calculus 
• Measure 4 Measure--calculations, estimations, conversions, etc. 
• MegaConverter--distance, kitchen measures, angles, etc.

Statistics

• FedStats--The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S.

General Sites

• Background Notes (U.S. Gov't)
• CIA World Factbook(U.S.Gov't) — good basic information
• Country Flags and Maps
• Country Studies (U.S. Gov't)
• Geographia — emphasizes travel info
• Lonely Planet Destination Guide
• U.N.

General Resources

• Biography.com
• Biography Resource Center (database)
• Who's Who in American History

Actors, Actresses & Entertainers

• Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Entertainers
• VH1 Artists Page

African-Americans

• African-American Almanac Biographies

Athletes

• Basketball Hall of Famers
• ESPN Top Athletes of the Century
• Legends of Hockey

Health

• iwannaknow.org - all about sexually transmitted diseasess
• Something Fishy - eating disorders info
• SAVE - suicide awareness & education
• Stress Management

Being a Teen

• Babysitter's Checklist
• Guide to the Business of Babysitting
• Jump Start Your Car Safely - from AAA
• GLSEN - gay, lesbian, and straight education network--includes a section for students

Award-Winning Books

• Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) - a wide range of titles picked by appeal and quality
• Best of the Best (ALA) - a list comprised of "best" titles published 1966-2000
• Edgar Award Winners - the young adult winners of this mystery award
• Newbery Award (ALA) - lists of winners and honor books can be found here
• Popular Paperbacks (ALA) - features popular books for four different subject each year

Other Booklists

• Plymouth District Library - some of these lists include Canton call numbers

Artists

• Ansel Adams
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• The Impressionists
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Bios
• The Vincent Van Gogh Gallery
• Various Artists

Art History & Educational Resources

• Art Research Resources
• Art Movement Glossary
• The Met Timeline of Art History

Literature and Poetry in Full-Text

Our Help Pages

• Arts & Literature — study guides, poetry, literature, fine arts, and more
• Biographies — entertainers, politicians, athletes, authors, etc.
• Geography — general info, statistics, international language tools
• History
• Math & Science — homework help, inventors and inventions, animals, and more
• Writing Tools — dictionaries, citing resources, how to write a paper, quotations, etc

Teen-friendly Databases

Databases are good to use for assignments.

College — Admissions, Aid, etc.

• College Admissions Essay Tips
• College and University Home Pages
• College Bound Network
• The College Guide
• CollegeNET
• CollegeView
• Community College Web
• Embark
• fastWEB
• Federal Student Aid
• FinAid: Financial Aid Information Page
• IPEDS Colleg