The Cole Cross-Reference Directory - Lincoln and Vicinity

The Cole Cross-Reference Directory - Lincoln and Vicinity
by Cole Publications [R 917.82 Col]

The downtown library just received the brand-new Cole Directory for Lincoln. Cole provides the "alternative" directory to the more-familiar Polk City Directory. One of the things that makes this directory extremely useful is that it includes addresses/names/phone numbers for residents of over 60 communities in southeast Nebraska as far west as Garland and as far south as Beatrice. For those of you not familiar with this source, it is used by marketers so it has a marketing section at the front with alphabetical lists of streets for each zip code and a street index. The most recent copy is kept at the 2nd floor Computer Lab Desk with the current City Directories; back issues are kept in our historical archives -- just ask staff for any, if you'd like to take a look.. [If you enjoy using this reference tool, you may also wish to try the traditional Polk's Lincoln City Directory.] -- recommended by Kim J. - Reference Services / Bennett Martin Public Library
[The libraries have an archive of Cole Directories going back to 1986. They started to include the data for all the other southeast Nebraska communities in 2005.]

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The Celebrity Black Book

The Celebrity Black Book
by Jordan McAuley [R 790 qMcA]

This is, quite simply, the most effective tool to finding celebrity contact information available today. The format is incredibly simple -- this book is basically just one massive encyclopedia of celebrities -- over 60,000 actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, religious figures, world leaders, authors/writers, models, directors, producers, artist/photographers and reality tv stars -- arranged purely in alphabetical order, and including only their mailing addresses. In many cases, especially that of media stars, the addresses provided are for the agency that "handles" them, as opposed to the celebrity themselves directly. Although you may be able to locate SOME contact methods for certain celebrities, via their websites and other means online, no other resource is as comprehensive as this. Trying to track down Robert Englund (the original Freddie Krueger)? He's in here. Want to drop a fan letter to Buzz Aldrin (the second man to walk on the moon)? His agents are listed here! Got a question for scientist Temple Grandin? You'll find her mailing address here. The only drawback, from an organizational standpoint is that there is no index by category -- the information here is solely by the celebrities' names. But if you know who you're looking for, and you haven't found it in a quick web search -- this is the tool to use! [Note: The latest edition owned by the libraries -- the 20th anniversary edition -- is only available in the Reference collection at the Bennett Martin Public Library. Although it can't be checked out, library staff will be happy to look addresses up for you!] -- recommended by Scott C. - Bennett Martin Public Library

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