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Austin Public Library
323 4th Ave. NE
Austin, MN 
55912-3773
507-433-2391
Fax 507-433-8787
TTY access
 Minnesota Relay
 800-627-3529

Updated September 2009

Austin Public Library
Austin, Minnesota

Reference Websites

Professional librarians will provide assistance in locating material or information. Requests may be made in person, by phone, by mail, or by e-mail.

Minnesota State Demographic Center
Provides statistics and data from state, U.S. census, and other sources. A-Z subjects to access economic, demographic, etc., information. Links to Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Datanet, and more.

My Health Minnesota > Go Local
Free, online directory of health care services such as clinics, nursing homes, assisted living, health screen programs, etc. All Minnesota counties are covered.

Rootsweb
Internet's oldest and largest free genealogical web site. Includes searchable databases, free web space, social security death index, and more.

North Star
Minnesota State Government Online.  Links to government, information and services.

Minnesota State Legislature
Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate; legislation and bill tracking; Minnesota Statutes and Laws.

Telephone Directories on the Web - Google
U.S. and around the world.

ZIP Code Lookup
Need a zip code?   Find Zip+4 code.

National Weather Service
Local, national, international weather.  Some historical data.  Active weather warnings in U. S.

BigCharts
Customized charting for over 50,000 stocks, mutual funds, and market indexes.   Historical stock price look-up back to 1988.

USGenWeb
Links on a state and county basis to genealogical sources on the Web.  Includes details on source materials, county government offices, state genealogical and historical libraries, etc.

Amazon.com
One of the best known large online bookseller. Track down book titles, similar works, book reviews, authors.

Consumer World
Better Business Bureaus, mortgage and CD rates, movie reviews, car prices, consumer help of all kinds.

Riley Guide
A gateway Internet site to employment opportunities and job resources.  Invaluable tool for job hunters.

Healthfinder
Links to health sites.  Ranging from consumers and patients to health professionals.

Mayo Clinic
General information about Mayo Clinic such as research, educational opportunities, employment.  Link to Health Information.

MapQuest
One of the most popular sites on the Web.  Trip planning including driving directions, locating places even down to the street level.

MEDLINEplus
Consumer health site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Alternative Medicine Homepage.
Developed by medical librarians as a portal to web for alternative medicine information.