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RECOMMENDED INTERNET RESOURCES ~
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page have been reviewed and approved by Windsor Locks Library
staff. We believe that they provide useful and authoritative
information, but most of them were created and are maintained by
people and institutions not connected to or endorsed by Windsor
Locks Public Library, Inc. The library, therefore, is not
responsible for any inaccurate information included in these
sites.
Please contact
us to report any problems with accessing or using these
links.
SUBJECTS:
ADDRESS & PHONE INFORMATION:
Anywho.com, online
directory.
Internet 800 Directory of Toll
Free Numbers.
Reverse Phone
Directory
Switchboard.com,
white and yellow pages and reverse look-up.
U.S. Postal
Service Zip Code Lookup
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ART, ANTIQUES, & COLLECTIBLES:
Artcyclopedia.com -
Online search for information on fine arts.
ArtFact.com -
Research, price, and find antiques and art.
Artlex Art
Dictionary
Askart.com -
Alphabetical search list of American artists plus museums and
dealers.
BookFinder.com ~
Over 100 million books, including values.
Doll Collecting
Resources from About.com
Flickr.com - Photo
sharing worldwide.
Kovels.com/ - Online
antiques price guide
Metropolitan
Museum of Art Timeline of Art History
Univerity of
Michigan's Museum of Art Links page.
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AUTOMOBILES:
AutoGuide.net,
the Internet's largest automotive directory
Autotropolis.com
- for car shoppers.
Edmunds.com, where
smart car buyers start.
Internet
Public Library - how to find auto repair manuals
Kelley Blue Book ~ auto values
online
N.A.D.A. Used car
values
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BIOGRAPHY:
Biography.com
Biography-Center.com
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BUSINESS:
C.O.N.C.O.R.D.,
CT Secretary of State Commercial Recording Division
Connquest.com, the
ultimate Connecticut web portal.
Hoovers.com,
indepth coverage of business information.
MacRAE's Blue
Book, America's original industrial directory.
Manta.com ~ Essential
business information on demand.
Thomasnet.com, Thomas
Register online.
U.S.
Small Business Administration Free Online Courses
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CAREERS, JOB SEARCH, & RESUME
PREPARATION:
Careerweb.com ~ Jobs
by city, county, or employer.
Connecticut Department of
Labor - Links to education, training, and job search sites.
Connecticut Job Search Toolkit
FlipDog.com - Large database
of careers powered by Monster.com
GreenCareersGuide.com ~ Green careers & job listings.
HartfordJobs.com. -
Job openings in Hartford County.
Indeed.com - Connecticut job listings.
JobHuntersBible.com
JobSearch USA
Manpower.com -
Temporary employment.
Monster.com..
Occupational Outlook
Handbook - online version.
Printable Job Hunting Resources
ResumeTemplates.org - 250 free resume templates plus job-hunting tips.
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CHILDREN & FAMILIES:
Care.com ~ Child care resources.
CT Dept.
of Public Health Day Care Guidelines
Greatkidsct.org -
information on parenting, education, and health and safety for
birth to eight. Sponsored by the Connecticut State Library.
National Center for Family Literacy.
National Parenting
Center
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CIVIL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY:
American Civil Liberties
Union
U.S.
Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
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COLLEGE & FINANCIAL AID:
CSS/Financial
Aid Profile
CollegeBoard.com ~
Register for SAT, search for colleges.
CHESLA: Connecticut Higher
Education Supplemental Loan Authority.
EDURegistry.org ~
Great information resources for college-bound students
FAFSA ~ Free Application for
Federal Student Aid.
FederalStudentAid.ed.gov
~ Gateway to federal student aid.
FastWeb.com, matching
students to scholarships.
Hartford
Foundation College Scholarship Directory
Kaarme.com - Brings students and colleges together.
PrincetonReview.com
~ College search.
Student
Financial Aid Resources
Students.gov,
Student gateway to U.S. government.
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CONNECTICUT - GOVERNMENT &
HISTORY:
CT.gov, State of
Connecticut, online access to government.
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.
Connecticut General
Assembly.
Connecticut Judicial
Branch Law Libraries
Connecticut
Local Legacies from the Library of Congress.
Connecicut State Register and Manual
Connecticut
State Statutes
Connecticut Town
Profiles.
Sots.state.ct.us/,
Connecticut Secretary of State's web site.
StateLocalGov.net
~ state and local government links.
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CONSUMER INFORMATION:
Better Business Bureau
Consumer-Action.org,
consumer rights and information on a variety of topics.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
Ripoff Report: By
Consumers, For Consumers
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COOKING:
Allrecipes.com/ ~ Find
recipes fast!
Cooks.com ~ Recipe
Search.
National Center for Home
Food Preparation.
Splenda recipes.
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CRAFTS:
Beadwork at
about.com
Crochet
Library at about.com
Crochet essentials at
about.com - Online guide to crochet.
Family crafts at
about.com.
Knitting at
about.com - Online guide to knitting.
KnittingPatternCentral.com
~ Free knitting pattern directory.
KnittingHelp.com
~ 150 free online knitting videos.
Woolworks.org, an
online knitting compendium.
Needlepoint at
about.com.
Quilterscache.com
- Quilting tips, patterns, instruction.
Quilting at
about.com - Online guide to quilting.
Scrapbook.com ~
Superstore, articles, & over 200,000 layouts.
Scrapbooking.com
Magazine ~ Online magazine.
Sewing at about.com -
Online guide to sewing.
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DICTIONARIES:
OneLook.com ~ Online
Dictionaries.
Urbandictionary.com, a
slang dictionary.
YourDictionary.com, the
last word in words.
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DIET & NUTRITION:
Nutrition.gov ~ For a
healthier life, smart nutrition starts here.
NutritionData.com ~
Nutrition Facts and Calorie Counter.
NAL.usda.gov,
USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center.
vm.cfsan.gov, US Food
& Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition.
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DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH, & ADDICTION
RESOURCES:
ADA Home
Page
CT
Clearinghouse Resource Room, a program of Wheeler
Clinic.
DisabiltyResources.org
- Connecticut
Office
of Special Education Programs
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
Wrightslaw.com -
Special Education Law and Advocacy.
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EDUCATION & TEST PREPARATION:
AcademicInfo.net
~ Subject guides, resources, and degree programs.
All-test-prep.com/,
articles and resources ~ preparation for standardized tests.
Free-Ed.net,
free education on the Internet.
Homeschool.com.
SchoolMatters.com ~ For
parents and educators to research public schools.
StudyGuideZone.com/.
Test Prep
Review, your source for free practic tests, includin GED,
LSAT, Praxis, SAT, and PSAT.
WiseGorilla.com,
free educational clip art.
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ENTERTAINMENT:
IMDB - Internet Movie
Database.
ShowcaseCinemas.com,
local movie guide & showtimes.
dtv2009.gov - TV
Converter Box Coupon Program.
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ENVIRONMENT:
EPA.gov ~ U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
nature.nps.gov/ ~
Natural resources & NPS resources and statistics.
USGS.gov, the geology of
our environment.
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ESL & FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES:
a4esl.org ~ Activities for ESL
Students
ESL at About.com ~
Education, exam preparation, and other ESOL topics.
Learning
Vocabulary Fun
OWL
Online Writing Lab from Perdue University, ESL
resources.
WordReference.com,
online French, Italian, and Spanish dictionary.
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ETIQUETTE & MANNERS:
Cftech.com/BrainBank, spoken and written forms of
address.
Frugalbride.com,
complete wedding etiquette guide.
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GENEALOGY:
FamilyTreeMagazine.com's
Ethnic Tool Kits.
FamilyTreeMagazine.com's
Downloadable forms.
www.windsorlockslibrary.org/genealogy.html.
, genealogy resources
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GEOGRAPHY:
ePodunk.com, everything
you always wanted to know about America's towns
50 States.com ~
States, capitols, etc.
NationalAtlas.gov,
printable U.S. maps plus a map maker!.
U.S.
Geographic Names Information System.
World Fact Book from www.cia.gov
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GREEN LIVING:
Energy
Efficiency & Renewable Energy from the U.S. Department
of Energy.
EnergyStar ~
Appliances, lighting, home improvement, and more!
GreenCareersGuide.com
GreenLivingIdeas.com
Home Energy Saver ~ Free
assessment of how to upgrade and save energy in your home.
National Geographics'
Green Guide.
National Resources
Defense Council.
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HEALTH & FITNESS:
CDC.gov, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
ConsumerMedSafety.org, by the Insititute for Safe Medication Practices.
Healthfinder.gov,
your guide to reliable health information.
Healthnet:
Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network
Intelihealth.com,
for healthy living and weight management.
MayoClinic.com,
reliable information for a healthier life.
MedLinePlus.gov,
sponsored by the U.S. Nat'l Library of Medicine and the NIH
Merck Manual of
Medical Information.
Mesothelioma ~ The leading mesthelioma cancer resource.
National Institutes of
Health.
NIH/NLM -
Haz-Map, information of effects of chemical exposure.
Middlesex
Hospital Patient Resource Library for Cancer Care
Information.
NIH/NLM -
Household Products Database, potential health effects fo
common household products.
NIH/NLM - Tox
Town, commonly encountered toxic substances.
RxList.com, the Internet
Drug Index.
StateHealthFacts.org
UCONN
Health Center Health Resources.
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HISTORY:
Best of History
Sites ~ History sites rated for accuracy and
usefullness.
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HOME IMPROVEMENT & HOW TO:
ACMEDIY.com, Do It
Yourself Home Improvement.
ACMEHOWTO.com, How
to library.
BobVila.com...Get
better results!
DIYNetwork.com, do
it yourself project.
Do It
Yourself.com.
HGTV.com, Home &
Garden Television's web site
Hometips.com.
HowStuffWorks.com
How To Clean
Anything.
PrepareYourHouseforSale.com - Home selling advice and tips.
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HOMEWORK AND FUN WEBSITES FOR
KIDS:
Calculateforfree.com,
fun calculators for every purpose.
Calculateme.com/,
Calculation and conversion utility.
Martindale
Center Online Calculators .
www.nobel.se, Nobel Prize
winners.
Windsorlockslibrary.org/homework
for great homework sites for kids and adults!
Windsor
Locks Library's Teen Zone for ages 10-18.
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INTERNET SAFETY:
CyberAngels.org,
the world's oldest and largest Internet safety organization.
FBI's
Parents' Guide to Internet Safety.
iSAFE.org, from the U.S.
Department of Justice.
KidsHealth.org
Internet safety information for Parents.
Netsmartz.org,
keeping kids and teens safer on the Internet.
SafeTeens.com
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LAW:
American Bar
Association Public Resources
Divorcenet.com ~
Divorce law info & state-specific resources.
FindLaw.com ~ Lawyers
and legal resources.
Legal Assistance Resource Center
of Connecticut
Legal
Forms ~ Copy and paste into Word for free!
Legal Information Institute at Cornell University
Martindale.com
lawyer locator.
Thomas.loc.gov -
Legislative information fro the Library of Congress
U.S. Legal
Code.
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LIBRARIES:
Connecticut Library
Catalogs.
Connecticut
Library Web Sites.
Connecticut State
Library - authoritative information on the state and
library service and resources in Connecticut.
ICONN.org/ provides access to articles,a virtual
reference desk, Internet tutorials, Spanish language resources.
Internet Public Library.,
the first public library of the Internet, offers quality
information resources.
Librarians' Index to the
Internet, Information you can trust.
Library of Congress, the
oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.
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LITERATURE & READING:
Bartleby Library: Great Books Online
Bibliomania.com
CliffNotes.com.
Cozy
Library ~ a web site for "cozy" fiction lovers.
Findarticles.com
~ Full text articles on a variety of topics are available going
back to 1998.
iCONN.org ~ Articles,
newspapers, readers' advisory, reaserach, & more!
Literary Criticism
from Internet Public Library.
PinkMonkey.com,
literature summaries for middle school & up.
Project Gutenberg ~
Free electronic books!
SparkNotes.com
WindsorLocksLibrary.org/Booklists,
our own readers' advisory web page.
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MONEY, FINANCE, & GRANTS:
AnnualCreditReport.com
- free annual credit reports online
BigCharts.com
- for historical stock market quotes.
Foundationcenter.org -
Information and how-tos for grants.
FXConverter ~ 164
currency converter.
Morningstar.com/ ~
Stocks, investment news, and personal finance
Nasdaq.com/, for
current and past stock quotes, market activity, financial news.
SmartMoney.com
Valueline.com ~
investment research
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MUSIC:
AllMusic.com ~
Comprehensive guide to all forms of popular music and
musicians.
azlyrics.com/~ more than
50,000 lyrics by 1500 artists!.
8notes.com ~ Free
musical scores and lessons.
Worldwide
Internet Music Resources ~ Music links from Indiana
University School of Music
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NEWS & NEWSPAPERS:
CNN.com ~ top stories of
the day.
FOXNEWS.com
MSNBC.msn.com
NYTimes.com . Free
full text articles from the past 2 weeks and abstracts of earlier
articles.
Online newspaper links.
Salon.com ~ Left-leaning insights into news of the day.
Slate.com ~ Intelligent takes on news of the day.
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QUOTES:
FamousQuotesandAuthors.com ~ Famous quotations for all occasions.
REAL ESTATE:
FrontDoor.com - Real estate listings nationwide, powered by HGTV.
MortgageLoan.com
~ Information on mortgage rates and refinancing calculators.
RealEstateABC.com ~ Real
estate and mortgage resources.
Roost.com ~ Residential real estate search engine for consumers.
Trulia.com ~ Real
estate listing by zip code or city.
Visionappraisal.com/,
Vision Apprisal Technology ~ CT real estate assessments
Zillow.com - Current real estate valuations nationwide.
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REFERENCE & RESEARCH:
BabelFish.com
multilanguage translator.
ConvertMe.com
online weight and measurement converter.
ERIC databases.
Guinness Book of
World Records.
Libraryspot.com/,
a free virtual library resource center for everyone.
Old Farmer's
Almanac.
Quotation
Collection from Bartleby.com
RefDesk.com ~ for fact
lovers!
Roget's Thesaurus
from Bartleby.com.
Shmoop.com - To make learning and writing more relevant in the digital age.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States.
University of
Michigan Documents Center Web Site Directory ~ alphabetical
list of web resources on every imaginable research topic.
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RELIGION:
Catholic Online
Saints and Angels.
Religion-Online ~ Full
text articles by religious scholars
Religious
Worlds.com ~ Information source for religions and religious
studies.
Scripturetext.com ~ Multilingual Bible quotes, dictionary, encyclopedia, and more.
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SCIENCE & NATURE:
All About
Birds, from Cornell University.
The Art of Weather
~ Meteorologist Art Horn's web site.
WebElements Periodic
Table
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SELF HELP / ORGANIZATION:
DeskDocktor.com
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SENIOR CITIZENS:
AARP.org
Connecticut
Senior Information Web Site
Government
Agencies ~ Services for the aged
NIH - Health
Information for Senior Citizens.
Consumer Reports Nursing Home Guide
Medicare.gov
Senior
Scan
Seniorsource.com ~
Senior housing options by state
Windsor Locks
Senior Center
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SPORTS:
Baseball-Almanac.com
ESPN.com.
TRAVEL, MAPS, & DIRECTIONS:
Expedia.com, MSN's
travel site.
Fodor's Travel
Guides.
Mapblast.com ~
international maps and direction.
Mapquest.com ~
customized driving directions.
Orbitz.com.
Passport
information.
RoadTripUSA.com ~
See America first!
Travelocity.com.
TripAdvisor.com ~
Travel reviews by travelers!
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UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES WEB
SITES
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
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U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION:
Central Intelligence Agency home
page.
Department of Labor.
Factfinder.census.gov,
information from the U.S. Census bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation
home page.
FirstGov.gov for
government information on the Internet.
GPO Access
~ 2,200 federal government databases.
Immigration Statistics, from the Department of Homeland
Security.
IPL POTUS,
information on presidents of the United States.
POW/MIA
Database.
SSA.GOV provides official
government information about Social Security Benefits.
U.S. Postal
Service Zip Code Lookup.
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WEATHER
Accuweather.com.
Weather.com, the
Weather Channel web site.
WeatherUnderground.com.
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WEB DESIGN / HTML:
WebMonkey.com,
the web developer's resource
HTMLGoodies.com
W3Schools.com,
the largets web developers' site on the net
Complete HTML
Color Chart
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WINDSOR LOCKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Windsor
Locks Adult Education
Windsor Locks Public
Schools.
WLMS Library
Media Center Home Page.
WLHS Library
Media Center Home Page.
Windsor Locks
EdGate.
SchoolNotes.com
Windsor
Locks Schools District Profile.
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WINDSOR LOCKS LINKS:
Bradley International
Airport
Digital Maps of Windsor
Locks
Ettore F.
Carniglia Senior Center
New England Air
Museum
The Scan - Windsor Locks
Senior Newsletter
Town of Windsor Locks
Home Page
Windsor Locks
Chamber of Commerce
Windsor
Locks Community Web Page, from AmericanTowns.com.
Windsor Locks
Preservation Association
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Updated 7/10/2009