Noah Webster we salute you!

Dictionary Day is celebrated on October 16th.

The American Library Association noted on their FaceBook page -

My favorite online dictionary is still Merriam-Webster.com but another good source is the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, a part of Yahoo/reference. This is a clean site devoid of flashing advertisements, etc. which defines a word, has its part of speech and etymology. For some words there is a photo of the entry which is a hallmark of the print edition. A new edition of the dictionary will be published this fall and it is hoped that it will be incorporated into the Yahoo education site.

The OED (Oxford English Dictionary)is the grand master of dictionaries. We used to have access to the online edition but we do not subscribe any longer. We have the print edition in our reference collection [PE1625 .O87 1991 REF]. Our English instructors have created an assignment to have their students come to the library to use the OED. I'm grateful they are encouraging students to use this grand print resource.

-kss