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When I install an IDE like VB for example, it has C++ libraries.
The question is, how to know the contents of a library (methods or manipulators) the way I am intended to do.
Where should a beginner find the contents formally?
I found them in Wikipedia, but I want to know the original source (if we suppose that no internet connection is available).
What libraries are you referring to?
Libraries that are meant for public consumption are described in their respective documentation. Where that documentation is found differs greatly. Most documentations for big public libraries are found online, on the official websites of these libraries, though.
Since the question explicitly mentioned C++, the C++ standard libraries are described at cplusplus.com. There is another large collection of C++ libraries, called Boost which is described on their homepage.
The libraries that ship with VB (which VB, though? VB.NET or VB6?) are Microsoft’s, and are therefore described on their developer network homepage, msdn.microsoft.com. An offline copy of this documentation is installed with Visual Studio; however, the software used to navigate it is barely usable (especially when accessed via Visual Studio).