Research @ LARL  

If you can't find a book or other item you're looking for in the LARL catalog, use this database to search all Minnesota libraries.  LARL customers are able to request items through this database with their library card. 

WorldCat is a global catalog of library collections.  Find the materials you are looking for in a library near you!  Ask your librarian for help in requesting items you find in WorldCat.

Call the Library 

1-800-247-0449
(toll free within the region)

Ask a Librarian

Send your question to us! We can help you with factual questions or suggest sources. We will try to respond within two working days.

LARL Reference office hours are:
Monday-Thursday: 9 am – 9 pm 
Friday and Saturday: 9 am – 5:30 pm
Sunday: Closed

Use AskMN to ask a librarian a question 24/7.

Note: You usually will not be communicating with a librarian who works at Lake Agassiz Regional Library.

LARL is pleased to provide access to a variety of databases for use by LARL customers. If you have a LARL library card and internet access, you can access many of these database resources from your home by entering your 14-digit library card number.

Electronic Library for Minnesota

Search ELM for magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, eBooks, and information from reference sources.  ELM is brought to you by your local library, the Minitex Library Information Network, and State Library Services, the MN state libr ary agency with state appropriations to the MN Office of Higher Education and the MN Department of Education, and federal LSTA funds under the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

MnKnows (Or, Minnesota Knows)

Minnesota's libraries cooperate to connect Minnesotans with the world of information, the content of their collections, and the expertise of their staff members. MnKnows is provided by Minitex, an information and resource sharing program of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Use the links below to visit databases that are used most by LARL customers.

(digital access to magazines)

(Auto Repair)

 (Build your family tree)

(Ancestry/Genealogy)

(General Interest)

 (Search several databases at one time)

  (Practice for the GRE, ASVAB, GED, SAT and more)

(Learn a new language)

(Find animated children's books)