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Good Reference Links:

Arts & Music:
National Gallery of Art:  http://www.nga.gov/
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts:  http://www.pafa.org/
Philadelphia Museum of Art:  http://www.philamuseum.org/
Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Academy of  Music:  http://www.kimmelcenter.org/

Autos:
Edmunds Car Buying Guide:  http://www.edmunds.com/
Kelly’s Blue Book of Cars:  http://www.kbb.com/
Autozone (Huge archive of diagrams): http://www.autozone.com/autozone/

Book Clubs:
Authors on the Web:  http://www.authorsontheweb.com/
Author Yellow Pages:  http://www.authoryellowpages.com/
Book Browse:   http://www.bookbrowse.com/reading_guides/
Book Club Girl:  http://www.bookclubgirl.com/
Book – Clubs - Resources:  http://abg.mclinc.org/information/internetwebsites/
Book Reporter:  http://www.bookreporter.com/
Book Spot Reading Guide:  http://www.bookspot.com/
Faithful Reader:  http://www.faithfulreader.com/
Harper Collins:  http://www.harpercollins.com/
Harper Perennial:  http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/
Kid’s Reads:  http://www.kidsreads.com/
Multnomah County Library Discussion Guides:  http://www.multcolib.org/
Olive Reader:  http://www.olivereader.com/
Readers Circle:  http://www.readerscircle.org/
Reading Group Choices:  http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/
Reading Group Guides:  http://www.readinggroupguides.com/content/
Teen Reads:  http://www.teenreads.com/
Webrary:  http://www.webrary.org/

Best Sellers:
Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/
New York Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/
USA Today:  http://content.usatoday.com/life/books/booksdatabase/

Book Stores:
Amazon.com:  http://www.amazon.com/
Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Borders: http://www.borders.com/
Powell’s Independent Book Store:  http://www.powells.com/
How to Find Out of Print Books:  http://marylaine.com/

Business:
Forbes:  http://www.forbes.com/
Fortune 500: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
Hoover’s Business Information: http://www.hoovers.com/free/
Money CNN.com:  http://money.cnn.com/
Mortgage Loan.com:  http://www.mortgageloan.com/
Mortgage Loan Calculator:  http://www.mortgageloan.com/calculator/
Nightly Business Reports:  http://www.pbs.org/nbr/
Small Business Administration:  http://www.sba.gov/
ThomasNet:  http://www.thomasnet.com/

Children With Disabilities:
Parent Education Network: http://www.parentednet.org/

Consumer:
Pennsylvania Attorney General:  http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/
Better Business Bureau:  http://www.bbb.org/
Consumer Information Center:  http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Consumer Product Safety:  http://www.cpsc.gov/
Consumer Search:  http://www.consumersearch.com/
Pennsylvania Attorney General - Consumer Protection http://www.attygen.net/consumers.aspx
FDA Consumer Health:  http://www.fda.gov/consumer/default.htm
National Fraud Information Center:  http://www.fraud.org/

Country Information:
BBC Country Profile:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/
Library of Congress Country Study:  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/
Global Road Warrior:  http://www.globalroadwarrior.com/

Dictionaries:
Cambridge Dictionary Online:  http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Merriam Webster Dictionary Online:  http://www.merriam-webster.com/
One-Look Reverse Dictionary:  http://www.onelook.com/

Elections:
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania:  http://palwv.org/
Montgomery County Voter Service:  http://voterservices.montcopa.org/
Vote Smart: http://www.votesmart.org/
Votes PA: http://www.votespa.com/

Emergency:
Centers for Disease Control:  http://www.cdc.gov/
Montgomery County Department of Public Safety:  https://montco.alertpa.org/

Employment:
Commonwealth Workforce Job Development: https://www.cwds.state.pa.us/
Career Builder:   http://www.careerbuilder.com/
EmploymentSpot.com:  http://www.employmentspot.com/
Indeed. One Search All Jobs:   http://www.indeed.com/
Job Hunt: http://www.jobhunt.com/
Jobs in PA:  http://www.jobsinpa.com/
Pennsylvania Jobs:  http://www.pennsylvaniajobs.com/
Pennsylvania Professional Jobs:  http://www.papen.us/
Philadelphia Area Jobs:  http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/
State Civil Service Jobs:  http://www.scsc.state.pa.us/
USA Jobs: Official Job Site of the U. S. Federal Government:  http://www.usajobs.gov/
Washington Jobs Employment Page:  http://www.washjob.com/

For additional information on books and other helpful information on job searching see the Employment icon on our website under Online Resources.

Entertainment:
Internet Movie Database:  http://www.imdb.com/
Movie Times:  http://philly.mrmovietimes.com/
Philadelphia Area Events:  http://www.gophila.com/
Rotten Tomatoes (Movie Reviews):   http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
IMDB: Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/
TV Yahoo:  http://tv.yahoo.com/

Environment:
Greenbiz:  http://www.greenbiz.com/

Genealogy:
Genealogy Bank:  http://www.genealogybank.com/free/
Old York Road Genealogy Society:  http://www.oyrgs.org/
Family Search (Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Date Saints):  http://www.familysearch.org/
Ellis Island:  http://www.ellisisland.org/

Health:
American Medical Association:  http://www.ama-assn.org/
Abington Memorial Hospital:  http://www.amh.org/
Chestnut Hill Health System:  http://www.chhealthsystem.com/
U. S. Department of Health & Human Services – Agency for Health Care Research and Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/
Medicare:  http://www.medicare.gov/
Medicine Net:  http://www.medicinenet.com/
Medline Plus:  http://medlineplus.gov/
National Library of Medicine:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council:  http://www.phc4.org/
Pennsylvania Health Statistics and Vital Statistics:  http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/
Centers for Disease Control:  http://www.cdc.gov/
Parent Education Network: http://www.parentednet.org/
Drug Watch: http://www.drugwatch.com/drugs/

Internet Browser Sites:
Mozilla Firefox: http://www.firefox.com/
Internet Explorer:  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/
Apple Safari:  http://www.apple.com/safari/
Opera: http://www.opera.com/
Google Chrome:  http://www.google.com/chrome/

Law:
American Law Sources Online: http://www.lawsource.com/also/
Briefs Law Cases of the Supreme Court:  http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Find Law:  http://www.findlaw.com/
Identity Theft Action Plan:  http://www.identitytheftactionplan.com/
Internet Legal Research Guide:  http://www.ilrg.com/
Legal/Law Resources on the web – State Recommended:  http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/
Pennsylvania Legislation:  http://www.legis.state.pa.us/
Martindale Lawyers Guide:  http://www.martindale.com/
Nolo’s Legal Encyclopedia:  http://www.nolo.com/
Pennsylvania Law Help:  http://www.palawhelp.org/PA/
Montgomery County Board of Assessments:  http://boa.montcopa.org/
Pennsylvania Code:  http://www.pacode.com/
Pennsylvania Legal Research:  http://www.pennsylvanialegalresearch.com/
Pennsylvania Statutes:  http://government.westlaw.com/linkedslice/

Library Catalogs:
Free Library of Philadelphia:  http://www.library.phila.gov/
Internet Library:  http://www.ipl.org/
Pennsylvania Libraries Directory:  http://www.libdir.ed.state.pa.us/screens/
Pennsylvania Libraries on the Web:  http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/

Literature on the Web:
ACQwebs Directory of Books Reviews on the Web:  http://acqweb.org/
Internet Public Library:  http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/
Online Books:  http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Librarian’s Internet Index:  http://www.lii.org/

Maps & Geography:
Yahoo Maps:  http://maps.yahoo.com/
Google Maps:  http://maps.google.com/

News: 
General News: http://news.google.com/
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/
Local News: http://www.philly.com/
World News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Retirement Planning:
Department of Health & Human Services – Own Your Future: http://www.longtermcare.gov/

Reference:
Zip Codes:  http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/

Search Engines: 
Google:  http://www.google.com/
Bing:  http://www.bing.com

Seniors:
AARP: http://www.aarp.org/
Medicare:   http://www.medicare.gov/
Nursing Home Compare:  http://www.medicare.gov/
First Gov For Seniors:  http://www.usa.gov/Topics/
Seniors Helping Seniors: http://www.seniorshelpingseniors.com/EasternMontgomeryCtyPA/
RSVP Retired Senior Volunteer Program: http://www.seniorcorps.gov/about/programs/rsvp.asp

Statistics:
Bureau of Labor Statistics:  http://stats.bls.gov/
Children’s Defense Fund:  http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/
Federal Statistics – Federally collected statistics, includes Information by state:   http://www.fedstats.gov/
Pennsylvania State Data Center:  http://www.pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/
United States Census Bureau:  http://www.census.gov/

Taxes:
Internal Revenue Service:

• Download Forms and instructions online at IRS.gov
• Visit an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC), participating libraries and U. S. Post Offices.
• Individuals making $49,000 or less can use the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for free tax preparation and, in many cases, free electronic filing.
• Individuals aged 60 and older can take advantage of free tax counseling and basic income tax preparation through Tax Counseling for the Elderly.
• IRS Free File provides options for free brand-name tax software or online fillable forms plus free electronic filing. For more information, visit IRS Free File on IRS.gov

Keystone Tax Bureau:  http://www.keytaxbur.com/
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue:  http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/

Telephone Directories: 
Multiple Directories:  http://www.infobel.com/World
800 Numbers:  http://inter800.com/
Area Code Map:  http://www.nationalnanpa.com/

Travel:
Global Road Warrior:  http://www.globalroadwarrior.com/
Google Maps:  http://maps.google.com/
U.S. Department of State:  http://travel.state.gov/travel/
SEPTA Buses and Trains:  http://www.septa.org/

Weather:
Accuweather:  http://www.accuweather.com/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:  http://www.noaa.gov/
NOAA: Eastern Region Headquarters:  http://www.erh.noaa.gov/
Weather.com:  http://www.weather.com/