Abstract: An overview of library organization, reference sources, and demystification of jargon and abbreviations is directed toward the intelligent layman. Section 1 presents some general techniques appropriate to any library including use of the card catalog, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and indexes; the function of the librarian as the best single resource in understanding and using these resources is stressed. Section 2 provides a guide to specific reference information and sources in the areas of the Humanitites, Science, and Social sciences; the latter is subdivided into categories of Afro-Americans, Business & economics, Current events, Education, History, Political science, Psychology, Sociology, and Women.