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 133 W. Hicks Street
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
434-848-6899
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Brunswick County Library
133 W. Hicks Street
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
434-848-2418
Fax: 434-848-4786

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 Richardson Memorial Library
100 Spring Street
Emporia, VA  23847
434-634-2539
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Last update 01/05/2012


  Meherrin Regional Library System

Serving Brunswick County, Greensville County and the City of Emporia

The mission of Meherrin Regional Library System is to serve as an essential public resource, a treasury of knowledge, providing evolving information, promoting reading, lifelong learning, and enjoyment for all.

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Homework Help - Social Studies

50 States
Links to websites for all 50 states

Atlapedia Online
Provides key information on every country of the world

American Memory
A Library of Congress website providing access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

America's Story from America's Library
A Library of Congress website that presents interesting stories and information about America's past

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
A variety of information about basic aspects of the United States and its government for students in grades k through 12

Biography
A&E TV Network site with a searchable database containing 15,000 biographies

CIA World Factbook
Extensive up-to-date data, maps, and flags of all the countries in the world

Congress for Kids
A tour of the federal government for students in grades 4 through 12

The Constitution of the United States
Emory Law School website that presents the Preamble, 7 Articles and Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

First Ladies' Gallery
White House website with biographies of all the first ladies

Historical Text Archive
High quality articles, books, essays, documents, historical photos, and links for a broad range of historical subjects

Labyrinth
Provides organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies

Learning about the Holocaust
Produced for the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., this site includes information about Nazi rule, Jews in Germany, the "Final Solution", Nazi camps, and rescue and resistance.

The Library of Congress: Thomas
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress.

National Geographic
History, maps, cultures, and facts from around the world

Patchwork of African American Life
Links and information related to Black History and African American issues

Presidents of the United States
White House website with biographies of all the U.S. Presidents

WestWeb
A
topically-organized website about the history of the American West

Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways:  writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.