Where are the Encyclopedias?

The Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book Encyclopedia are located at the back of the Library near the Reference Desk. Reference volumes of the World Book Encyclopedia are also available in the Children's Department. Volumes of the 2006 World Book Encyclopedia are available to check out.

The following encyclopedias are also available online through our Research & Databases page:

World Book Online

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (part of EbscoHost)

Grolier Online including:

• The Encyclopedia Americana
• The New Book of Knowledge
• The New Book of Popular Science
• Land and Peoples
• America the Beautiful
• Dictionaries and Atlases

If you are logging in from home, you must enter your entire 14 digit library barcode number. If you need assistance using these resources, our reference department would be happy to help you.