Gruening Middle School Library
Alaska and Anchorage

Alaska
¤Official State of Alaska homepage: try using the links to Alaska Facts and Visitor Info and Kid's Web Stuff for information on Alaska
¤Mammals: this site from Enchanted Learning covers mammals in general.
¤"Alaska History": this site is sponsored by the Anchorage School District, the Cook Inlet Tribal Council and CTG. It provides lessons, maps, a timeline, a glossary and more all on Alaska history.
¤"Alaska: A Nation within a State" this site was created for ThinkQuest and has great information on Alaska. Headings include: geography, wildlife, government, people, and more. Click on the link to visit the site, then choose the newer browser link.
¤The "Women in Alaska's History" page was created for ThinkQuest. It is divided into time periods from early history to today. There is information on groups of women and individuals.
¤"Animals of the Arctic" is a Thinkquest Junior site that covers many Alaskan animals.
Anchorage:
¤The Municipality of Anchorage:  Everything you want to know about Anchorage can be found here. For specific departments use the Go to Destination bar and pick the department you would like then click go.
¤Anchorage School District: Get information on buses, what's for lunch, every school in the district and a lot more!
¤Anchorage Municipal Libraries: you can find information here on library hours and the resources and collection at the library. There is also a link to the catalog near the top in the middle.
¤The Anchorage Daily News: Today's paper is available from the homepage and you can access articles from the last week using a free search function. To have access to anything older than last week, a subscription is needed or you must provide payment information.
¤The Anchorage Press: This is a weekly publication and the current edition is available on the home page. Past features, editorials, letters, and opinion pieces are available by using the search feature.