Online Reference: Arts


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All Movie GuideSearch for films old and new; 131,000+ listings.
All Music GuideLinks to artists, albums from most major music categories. Contains full information on most albums and artists.
AllReaders.comChoose from hundreds of plot, theme, character, and setting options to find precisely what you are looking for.
Amazon.comBooks, Video, Audio and more.
Art History Resources on the WebA resource for prehistoric art through modern art.
ArtcyclopediaThe Fine Art Search Engine.
AuralogLearn a language or improve your current language skills with Auraglog’s language instruction database, TELL ME MORE. Learn to speak, read and write Spanish (both European & Latin American), French, German, Italian or Dutch through series of interactive lessons. English as a second language instruction is also included.
Barnes and NobleBooks, Video, Audio and more.
Bartleby.comBartlett Quotes and other Reference Sources
Billboard MagazineAlbum charts and music news.
BooklistDigital counterpart to ALA's Booklist magazine.
Books in PrintProvides publishing information on more than 5 million in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audiobooks and videos. Read the first chapter of more than 30,000 titles as well as many full-text reviews. You must login with the following credentials to use the site: username: carrpub password: ccpl2009.
BookWireNews and information about books and the book industry.
Bulfinch's MythologyThe definitive source for mythological research.
CDNowMusic and Videos for sale.
Citation Styles OnlineMLA style used to cite and document sources in papers from web sites to email.
Columbia Granger's World of PoetryCurrently includes 250,000 poems in fulltext, and 450,000 poetry citations searchable by title, first line, full-text, author, subject, gender, nationality, etc. Includes commentaries, biographies, bibliographies, a glossary of terms, full-text books on the history and criticism of poetry, a hierarchical browsing feature with 6,000 subject categories, side-by-side poem comparison, and user customization features.
Famous Quotes and AuthorsBrowse over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors.
Film.comFilm and video reviews.
Internet Movie DatabaseComprehensive search of domestic and foreign films.
Literature Resource CenterProvides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 90,000 authors from every age and literary discipline including the most studied authors. Searchable by author name, title, genre, literary movements and themes.
Museums in the USAIncludes a link to Museums of the World.
National Gallery of ArtInformation about the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
New Grove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansThe New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition is universally acknowledged as the unsurpassed authority on all aspects of music. This great work is widely used throughout the academic and professional community, and revered by music-lovers worldwide.
Next ReadsWondering what to read next? Keep up-to-date on the latest books, whatever your interests. NextReads, a free service from Carroll County Public Library, allows you to view online newsletters and even sign up for email newsletters about your favorite books and authors.
NovelistHave you ever found yourself saying "what will I read next?" Well, we have an online research tool that can help you. This online research tool will help you choose that next Science Fiction or Mystery title, and provide book reviews, descriptions, and links to author home pages and other fiction web sites to help you make your decision.
Opposing Viewpoints ResourceProvides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
OverbookedIncludes reading lists, reviews, and links to reader's advisory pages.
Project GutenbergTHE site to access online full-text books.
Reading Group ChoicesA resource center for book groups.
Rotten TomatoesMovie and Video Reviews
Scholastic Internet LibrariesHelping children learn, grow, and be happy!
The Online Books PageLinks to 11,000+ books on the internet.
TV GuideTHE guide to what's on tonight!
World Wide Art ResourcesLinks to art museums, galleries, services, sales and more.