New Reference Additions:

RS Means Exterior Home Improvement Costs details the tools and materials required, difficulty, and hours of labor for common outdoor home projects including decks, walkways, gazebos, and steps. This is the ninth edition.

Means Residential Repair & Remolding Costs: Contractor's Pricing Guide 2007 provides pricing information for major and minor home improvements.

Interesting Web Sites:

What's Next
http://www.kdl.org/libcat/WhatsNextNEW.asp
Search for the titles of books in a series on What's Next.

Global Edge
http://globaledge.msu.edu/
Global Edge lists historical, business, and economic information for countries worldwide.

Stumper for March 2007:

I would like to compare my hometown basketball team standings with the other teams in Massachusetts. Can you help me do that?

Answer: A web site called Massachusetts High School Sports
Source: http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/StateMain.mxp/Massachusetts

Stumper for April 2007:

I am looking for the name of a poem. I think it means the nose of an elephant in another language. Can you help me?

Until next month,
Eleanor Sathan
Regional Reference Librarian
esathan@mhl.org