Dictionaries!

Not happy with what you get googling a word? Want to learn the whole history of a word? Check out the State Library’s collection of dictionaries! We have multiple dictionaries (including a full 20 volume Oxford English Dictionary, the largest in the English language) dating back to the 1930’s, and all on a handy two sided shelf in our reference area. (To see what treasures are on the other side, you’ll have to come in and see us!)

Can’t come visit? We also provide access to authoritative dictionaries online via Britannica Academic:

http://www.azlibrary.gov/dazl/online-reference-resources

Congratulations to Maricopa Public Library!

Secretary of State Michele Reagan presented the Maricopa Public Library with a check for $9,425 to use towards virtual reality technology programs.

For some background, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants are administered by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. To learn more:

http://www.azlibrary.gov/libdev/funding/lsta