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Edgar Springs Community Library Reference section wishlist

Submitted by the admin on 14 September, 2011 - 21:06

The Edgar Springs Community Library is moving and would like to expand our reference collection.

We would gladly accept donations for the following items, either current or recent.

Almanacs

  • Time almanac
  • World almanac and book of facts
  • Farmer's almanac

Government

  • CIA world factbook, print edition

Chronologies

  • Chase's calendar of events

Quotes

  • New penguin dictionary of modern quotations
  • Bartlett's familiar quotations

Handbooks

  • Emily Post's etiquette
  • New York Public Library desk reference
  • America's top-rated cities

Medical

  • Johns Hopkins family health book
  • Physicians' desk reference

Directories

  • Encyclopedia of American religions
  • National five-digit ZIP code & Post Office Directory

Biography

  • Merriam Webster's new biographical dictionary
  • Who's who in America
  • Current biography
  • Something about the author

Dictionaries

  • Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language
  • Random House dictionary of the Eng. lang.
  • M-W's eleventh new collegiate dictionary
  • Roget or Webster Thesaurus
  • Firefly visual dictionary

Encyclopedias

  • World Book, 22v.
  • Collier's, 24v.
  • Americana, 30v.
  • Cambridge, 1v.
  • Columbia, 1v.
  • Random House, 1v.

Bibliography

  • Recommended reference books for small and medium-sized libraries and media centers
  • A to zoo : subject access to children's picture books
  • Masterplots

Indices

  • Readers guide to periodical literature
  • Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies
  • Book review index

Atlases

  • Citation world atlas
  • Historical atlas of the United States
  • DeLorme's Missouri atlas & gazetteer

Government Documents

  • Guide to US publications
  • Index to US Government periodicals
  • Occupational outlook handbook
  • Official congressional directory

Bilingual Dictionaries

  • English-Spanish
  • English-French
  • English-German

If you can help with any of these, leave a comment.