Welcome to Great River Regional Library’s Internet links. This grouping of Internet links has been selected and organized by professional reference librarians. Please explore the categories that interest you, and feel free to notify us if information appears to be outdated or if you feel that other resources provide better information.
Movies
- Internet Movie Database (IMDb) (search for information about movies, actors, awards and more)
Theater
- Chanhassen Dinner Theater
- Guthrie Theater
- Paramount Arts District (the newly renovated Paramount Theater of Central Minnesota)
- Pioneer Place On Fifth
The links to book information on the Internet are provided as a service to GRRL customers. Please note that GRRL maintains a separate catalog of its holdings. Please see your local librarian or visit www.griver.org for specific requests.
- Click Here for GRRL's Book Lovers Site
- Downloadable Audiobooks
Audiobooks can be downloaded and played on any Windows computer or portable device, such as an MP3 player, supporting Windows Media player version 9 and above. Hardware and Software Tips. You must be in a GRRL library to set up your account initially, but after that you may access your account from anywhere with a connection to the internet.
Automobiles
- Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
- Kelley's Blue Book (used car values and new car pricing)
- NADA Guides
Consumer Protection
- Better Business Bureau (The Better Business Bureau provides instant access to business and consumer alerts as well as helpful resources. Plus, you can file a complaint online and more.)
- Consumer Division (Office of the Minnesota Attorney General)
- Minnesota Department of Education
- FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid)
- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- University of Minnesota - Statewide system
- Minnesota Colleges Scholarships
- Saint Cloud State University
- Learning Express Library
Home schooling
- Andanzas al Web Latino (a gateway to other Latino sites)
- Asia Source (a resource for the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia)
- Black History Hotlist
- "East and "Southeast Asia" (a window for resources relating to East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Asian Americans)
- Lao Family Community
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Native Web Page (the site's mission is to provide a cyber-place for Earth's indigenous peoples)
- Native American Sites (and the home of the American Indian Library Association Web Page)
- WorldLinks (Hennepin County Library Ethnic Resource Links)
- Garden Guides (a growing resource for gardeners)
- GardenWeb (links to catalogs, shops, magazine articles, and more)
- Minnesota Extension Service Home Page (gardening and commercial horticultural information -- fully searchable
- Gardener's Path
- Backyard Wildlife Habitat
- American Family Immigrations History Center
- Ancestry World (fully searchable database created by the contributions of fellow family history enthusiasts throughout the world
- CensusFinder (Links to all free census online)
- Cyndi's List (over 29,050 genealogy links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 90 categories. Hosted by RootsWeb)
- Death Certificate Search (Minnesota Historical Society)
- FamilySearch
- Genealogy Home Page (a good starting point for genealogy research on the Web, many useful sites)
- Helms Genealogy Toolbox
- Immigration History Research Center (University of Minnesota)
- Mayflower Web Pages (Mayflower history and genealogy with other links, as well)
- Minnesota Historical Society
- National Archives and Records Administration (includes National Register, JFK assassination collection, genealogical information, and other historically valuable information from the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the nation)
- Obituaries 101
- RootsWeb (Genealogical site which hosts both Roots-L and Roots Surname list. Also contains links to state and county pages.)
- Social Security Death Index
- USGenWeb Project (Internet web sites for genealogical research in every county and state of the United States)
- State of Minnesota - North Star Options (Directory of Minnesota government agencies)
Consumer
Organizations and Agencies
Federal
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Medicare: The Official US Government Site for Medicare (provides access to Medicare publications and contact information. Other topics such as wellness, fraud, and abuse discussed
- NIH
Minnesota
- Care Link (a guide to long term care options in Minnesota)
- Minnesota Department of Health
- my health minnesota go local
Pets
- Today in History (what happened today in the United States' history? Site created by the Library of Congress)
Minnesota
Local
- Melrose Area Historical Society
- Morrison County Historical Society
- Paynesville Historical Society
- Sherburne County Historical Society
- Stearns History Museum
- Upsala Area Historical Society
- Food Network
- Recipe Source (formerly SOAR)
- Handicraft Index (A local Handicraft Index containing subject searchable craft projects in books owned by GRRL.)
- Soap Box Derby (All American)
- Derby Tech Site Construction Manuals and Tips
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- United Way 2-1-1 (How to get help)
- MN Department of Human Services (Division of Economic and Community Supports. This site provides access to the regulation and procedure manuals used to determine social welfare program eligibility. Manuals available: The Combined Manual, the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Manual, and the Employment Services (ES) Manual.
- MINCAVA (Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse)
- Immigrants Orientation
Web Directories
- Yahoo! (largest [about 1 million pages] and most popular of the Web indexes; fully searchable; maintained by about 80 staff members at Yahoo!)
Web Search Engines
- Google (search tool that retrieves web pages that other sites have referenced)
Minnesota Job Listings
- Minnesota Workforce Center (site listing job opportunities from the MN Dept. of Economic Security)
- Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (UI)
- Great River Regional Library
National Job Listings
- CareerOnestop
- Monster.com (conduct job searches, visit their career center or look at their recruiters' center)\
- LawHelpMN - Helping Low-Income Minnesotans Solve Civil Legal Problems
- LAWMOOSE: Home of the Minnesota Legal Web
- MN State Law Library (searching for MN statutes, recent Supreme Court cases, and other legal information)
- Minnesota Statutes, Session Laws, and Rules
- U.S. Code (Legal Information Institute)
- Minnesota Legislature - Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- MnLINK (Minnesota statewide access to libraries and information databases. Allows searching of multiple libraries simultaneously. Note: if you use this from home, enter your GRRL barcode as logon and leave the password blank, this will give you access to more databases than if you logon as "guest"). If you use this from within a GRRL library no logon is needed.
- Explore Minnesota! (Office of Tourism service highlighting attractions and events in Minnesota)
- Bell Museum of Natural History
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Minnesota Children's Museum
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (UI)
- Minnesota Renaissance Festival
- Minnesota Secretary of State Business Forms
- Minnesota State Fair
- Minnesota State Parks
- Minnesota Zoo
- Minnesota North Star ( Directory of MN government agencies)
- Science Museum of Minnesota
Newspapers (local papers are now included in the community links page under the community)
- Minnesota Newspapers Directory
- St. Cloud Times Index (Index only)
- St. Cloud Times Online
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Star Tribune
Radio
TV
- AT&T AnyWho
- Switchboard (both private & business telephone numbers)
General Reference
- infoplease
- The World Factbook (published by the Central Intelligence Agency)
- Online Conversion
- SparkNotes(quick study guides on various subjects)
- Time Zones
Language
Minnesota
- Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources (check out one of our many state parks, find the estimated deer population, or look up fishing license regulations. It's all here.)
- CBS Sports
- Minnesota Lynx
- Minnesota Swarm
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Minnesota Twins
- Minnesota Vikings
- Minnesota Wild NHL Hockey
Destinations
Maps
- MapQuest! (create a map, plan a travel route or locate landmarks)
- Google Maps
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