The Regional Reference Center at Memorial Hall Library provides reference support for all NMRLS member libraries. We are happy to brainstorm questions with you, or use our well-developed reference collection to help answer difficult questions. You can contact us by phone at 978-623-8401 Ext. 31, or by email at rdesk@mhl.org.

New Reference Additions

Encyclopedia of Earth Science, published by Facts on File, provides a broad view of the concepts, theories, events, and major contributors to the field of earth science. The entries include references for further reading, as well as cross references to other entries in the encyclopedia.

Getting Money for College: Scholarships for Hispanic Students provides a list of scholarships divided into career disciplines. Each entry includes contact information, eligibility requirements, application requirements, and a web site.

Strategic Business Letters and E-mail guides the user through the construction of results-oriented letters and e-mails. The latter part of the book presents examples and discusses basic grammar rules.

Interesting Web Sites

crazyAboutTv.com
www.tv.com
Hundreds of TV trivia questions can be answered on these sites. Crazy About TV focuses on old programs listing the series episodes and cast. TV.com focuses on newer programs and divides the shows into genres.

maps.google.com
Google maps include satellite photos as well as detailed street maps.

Stumper for June

I have heard that there is a Massachusetts law that prohibits housing a mule on the second floor of a building. Where can I find a list of outdated laws such as this one?

Answer: www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-jokes/dumb-laws.html

Stumper for July/August

How was the artillery captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga in New York transported to Cambridge to be used to drive the British from Boston in the Revolutionary War?

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