Useful Websites
Career & Employment
CTHires (temporarily offline as of 7/15/22)
JobNow with your library card
Job & Career Accelerator (provided by the State Library)
Career coaching from Goodwill of Western and Northern CT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Cars & Transportation
CTRides - public transit, carpooling, and more
Consumer Information
Consumer Reports with your library card
Energize CT - resources about saving energy
COVID Assistance
COVID Testing
Interactive map of testing sites
Order a set of free at-home tests through the Post Office
Financial
Personal finance websites (organized by topic)
Personal finance for service members and veterans
Affordable Connectivity Program
Find Something to Read (AKA Reader's Advisory)
Whichbook: search by mood, character, plot and more
Health & Wellness
Health
MedlinePlus.gov has information written for the public about health topics, medical tests, and drugs and supplements. Multiple languages available. MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Mental Health
60 Digital Resources for Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides information about mental illnesses.
The Network is a local organization dedicated to helping families and individuals who have experienced domestic and intimate partner violence.
Disabilities
Connecticut Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Learning and Test Prep
Adult Learning Center (JobNow) with your library card
Driver's Manuals (DMV)
Legal Research
The CT Judicial Branch Law Libraries have created guides for legal research:
Need help with your research? You can contact law librarians by phone or email.
Looking for legal help? This list includes advocacy groups, attorney directories and referral services, public defender offices, lawyer association, and legal aid.
Miscellaneous
Seniors
Social Security Retirement Benefits
North Central Area Agency on Aging
Learn technology basics from DigitalLearn and GCFglobal
Learn about social websites and apps
Alzheimer's Association and Alzheimer's Foundation of America
LiveWell Dementia Specialists, based in CT
State of Connecticut
Small Business Development Center
Taxes
Ways to request CT tax forms & assistance
VITA program: tax help for households with income less than $58,000
Free federal tax assistance by telephone (based in CT)
Free filing for service members and veterans
Technology
Technology basics from DigitalLearn and GCFglobal
Veterans
Contact info for district advocate (Windsor Locks is in District 1)
Health care for US veterans - pages one and two. (Note: The library does not endorse the businesses hosting these websites.)
Job preparatory program for those unemployed 6 or more months
Personal finance resources & Military Saves initiative
Windsor Locks
Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce
Windsor Locks Art Council Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2021
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