The library's current website picks provide varied information to those who visit them.
•The Library of Congress —https://www.loc.gov — is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. The LOC preserves and provides access to a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire and engage you in your intellectual and creative endeavors.
•USA.gov is an excellent, easy to navigate portal to the many institutions and services within the federal government. Use this site to find out how to:
– Apply for a passport.
–Search for unclaimed money owed to you from the government.
–Contact your local representatives.
–Purchase surplus items through auctions, and so much more.
In closing, here is a quote about libraries made by author Caitlin Moran: "A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead."
Marie Heath is the Crestview Public Library's director.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CHECK IT OUT: November site picks are portals of information