Links

LOCAL & STATE

o Salinas Public Library	www.salinas.lib.ca.us
o Library Commission	www.ci.salinas.ca.us/BoardCom/libcomm/BClibc.html
o National Steinbeck Center	www.steinbeck.org
o Steinbeck House	www.infopoint.com/mry/orgs/steinbeck/
o CA State Library	www.library.ca.gov

ASSOCIATIONS

o American Library Association	www.ala.org
o California Library Association	www.cla-net.org
o ILoveLibraries.org	www.ilovelibraries.org
o Friends of the Library USA	www.folusa.com

OTHER LIBRARIES & DATABASES

o Bodleian Library	www.bodley.ox.ac.uk
- Find out about the main research library of the University of Oxford. Access the online catalogue and read a brief history.
o Boston Public Library	www.bpl.org
o British Library	www.bl.uk
- Investigate the British Library's Online Information Server. Includes collections, exhibitions, services, and information.
o Carnegie Libraries	www.carnegielibrary.org/
o Digital Library Project	www.dlib.indiana.edu/relatedlinks
o Libdex – The Library Index	www.libdex.com
- Libdex is a directory of library home pages, online catalogs, friend's pages, and affiliate links.
o Internet Public Library	www.ipl.org
- Gathers links to reference materials covering computers, law, science, entertainment and education. Features sections for kids and teenagers.
o Library of Congress	www.loc.gov
o Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science	www.blpes.lse.ac.uk
- The world's largest social sciences library.
o Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System	www.mobac.org

RESOURCES

o American Society of Bookplate Collectors & Designers	www.bookplate.org
o C-Span Booknotes	www.booknotes.org
o Internet Dictionary Project	www.june29.com/IDP/IDPsearch.html
- Translates words to and from English
o Library Spot	www.libraryspot.com
- Huge and valuable collection of reference and research materials. Provides links to dictionaries, thesauri, phrase-finders and related resources.
o Project Gutenberg	promo.net/pg/
- Texts of over 6200 famous and important books available free online; link to another 119.
o Simple Book Repair Manual	www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/ repair/repairindex.htm
o Used Book & Pamphlet Repair	door.library.uiuc.edu/preserve/procedures.html
o Your Old Books	www.rbms.info/yob.shtml
- Frequently asked questions about rare books and book values.
o Young Adult Library Services Association 2011 Best of the Best	http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/best/bob11

LITERATURE AWARDS

o Major Awards
- Booker Prize	www.bookerprize.co.uk/
- National Book Awards	www.nationalbook.org/nbawinners2000.html
- National Book Critics Circle Award	www.bookcritics.org/awards.html
- Nobel Prize in Literature	www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/index.html
- PEN/Faulkner Award	www.folger.edu/public/pfaulk/awards.htm
- Pulitzer Prize	www.pulitzer.org
- Fiction & Poetry Award Links	www.bookspot.com/awards/fiction.htm
- Non-fiction Award Links	www.bookspot.com/awards/nonfiction.htm
o Children’s
- Caldecott Medal (Picture Books)	www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/ Awards_and_Scholarships1/Literary_and_Related _Awards/Caldecott_Medal/Caldecott_Medal.htm
- Newbury Medal (Children’s Literature)	www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/ Awards_and_Scholarships1/Literary_and_ Related_Awards/Newbery_Medal/Newbery_ Medal.html
- Children’s Awards Links	www.bookspot.com/awards/childrens.htm
o Mystery & Crime
- Agatha Award (Mystery)	www.readersread.com/awards/agatha.htm
- Edgar Award (Mystery)	www.mysterywriters.org/awards.html
- Hammett Awards (Crime)	www.hycyber.com/MYST/hammetts.html
- Shamus Award (Crime)	hometown.aol.com/rrandisi/myhomepage/writing.html
o Science Fiction
- Hugo Award	worldcon.org/hugos.html
- Mythopoeic Award (Fantasy & Mythic Literature)	www.mythsoc.org/awardwinners.html
- Nebula Award	www.sfwa.org/awards/
- Philip K. Dick Award	www.philipkdickaward.org
o Other Genres
- Bram Stoker Award (Horror)	www.horror.org/stokers.htm
- James Beard/KitchenAid Award (Cooking)	www.jamesbeard.org/awards/2001/book.shtml
- Rita Award (Romance)	www.rwanational.org/
- Spur Award (American West Fiction & Non-Fiction)	www.westernwriters.org/spur_awards.htm