~ RECOMMENDED INTERNET RESOURCES ~
The recommended links on this area of our site
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.
Arts, Crafts, Cooking, & Music
Business & Legal
Career & Employment Resources
Connecticut
Education Resources
Entertainment & Travel
Family Resources ~ Children, Seniors, & Internet Safety.
Health & Nutrition Resources
Home & Consumer ~ including Autos, Real Estate, and Green Living
Libraries
Locate People & Businesses
Money & Finance
News, Weather, & Sports
U.S. Government & Armed Forces
ARTS, CRAFTS, COOKING, & MUSIC:
About.com - Explore a variety of topics
AllMusic.com ~
Comprehensive guide to all forms of popular music and
musicians.
Allrecipes.com/ ~ Find
recipes fast!
Cooks.com ~ Recipe
Search.
Flickr.com - Photo
sharing worldwide.
Kovels.com/ - Online
antiques price guide
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BUSINESS & LEGAL:
American Civil Liberties
Union
U.S.Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
CTLawHelp.org ~ Connecticut Network for Legal Aid
Connquest.com, the
ultimate Connecticut web portal.
Cornell University Legal Information Institute
Legal Assistance Resource Center
of Connecticut
Thomasnet.com, Thomas
Register online.
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CAREER & EMPLOYMENT:
Connecticut Department of
Labor - Links to education, training, and job search sites.
Connecticut Job Search Toolkit
HartfordJobs.com. -
Job openings in Hartford County.
Indeed.com
- Connecticut job listings.
JobNow.com
- Live online help with resumes, interview skills, & more.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook - online version.
ResumeTemplates.org -
250 free resume templates plus job-hunting tips.
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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
Local Legacies from the Library of Congress.
Connecicut State Register and Manual
Connecticut
State Statutes
Sots.state.ct.us/,
Connecticut Secretary of State's web site.
Connecticut Town
Profiles.
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EDUCATION RESOURCES:
All-test-prep.com/,
articles and resources ~ preparation for standardized tests.
CollegeBoard.com ~
Register for SAT, search for colleges.
CHESLA: Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental
Loan Authority.
CSS/Financial Aid Profile
FAFSA ~ Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
FederalStudentAid.ed.gov
~ Gateway to federal student aid.
Hartford Foundation
College Scholarship Directory
Praxis Prep Review -
Free online practice tests.
Test Prep Review, your source for free practic tests, includin GED,
LSAT, Praxis, SAT, and PSAT.
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ENTERTAINMENT & TRAVEL:
AAA.com
IMDB - Internet Movie
Database.
Passport
information.
Zvents.com - Windsor Locks,
Guide to local restaurants and entertainment
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FAMILY & DISABILITY RESOURCES:
AARP.org
ADA Home
Page
CT
Clearinghouse Resource Room, a program of Wheeler
Clinic.
Care.com ~
Child care resources.
CT Dept.
of Public Health Day Care Guidelines.
Connecticut
Senior Information Web Site
CyberAngels.org,
the world's oldest and largest Internet safety organization.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
FBI's
Parents' Guide to Internet Safety.
Forms of Address, spoken and written.
Government
Agencies ~ Services for the aged
Greatkidsct.org -
information on parenting, education, and health and safety for
birth to eight. Sponsored by the Connecticut State Library.
CTHelpNet.org ~ Helping Connecticut's
seniors navigate eldercare resources.
iSAFE.org, from the U.S.
Department of Justice.
NIH - Health
Information for Senior Citizens.
Safelinkwireless.com ~
Free cell phone service for income eligible customers.
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HEALTH & NUTRITION RESOURCES:
CDC.gov, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Flu facts: Seasonal Influenza Topics from the CDC
Health Information in Plain Language
from UCONN Health Center.
Healthfinder.gov,
your guide to reliable health information.
Healthnet:
Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network
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.
NAL.usda.gov,
USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center.
National Institutes of
Health.
Nutrition.gov ~ For a
healthier life, smart nutrition starts here.
StateHealthFacts.org
UCONN
Health Center Health Resources.
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HOME & CONSUMER:
ACMEHOWTO.com, How
to library.
Better Business Bureau
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
Edmunds.com, where
smart car buyers start.
EnergySavers.gov ~
Efficiency & renewable energy tips from the U.S. Department
of Energy.
EnergyStar ~
Appliances, lighting, home improvement, and more!
FuelEconomy.gov ~ by U.S. Department of
Energy and the EPA
FrontDoor.com - Real estate listings
nationwide, powered by HGTV.
HowStuffWorks.com
How To Clean
Anything.
Internet
Public Library - how to find auto repair manuals
Kelley Blue Book ~ auto values
online
MortgageLoan.com
~ Information on mortgage rates and refinancing calculators.
ReferWork.com - Answers to your home
improvement & repair questions.
Trulia.com ~ Real
estate listing by zip code or city.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Visionappraisal.com/
, Vision Apprisal Technology ~ CT real estate assessments
Zillow.com - Current real estate valuations
nationwide.
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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.
Internet Public Library.,
the first public library of the Internet, offers quality
information resources.
Library of Congress, the
oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.
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LOCATE PEOPLE & BUSINESSES:
Anywho.com, online
directory.
Area Code Locations.
Switchboard.com,
white and yellow pages and reverse look-up.
U.S. Postal
Service Zip Code Lookup
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MONEY & FINANCE:
AmortizationTable.org ~
Loan Amortization Table
AnnualCreditReport.com
- free annual credit reports online
BigCharts.com
- for historical stock market quotes.
Morningstar.com/ ~
Stocks, investment news, and personal finance
Nasdaq.com/, for
current and past stock quotes, market activity, financial news.
Valueline.com ~
investment research
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NEWS, WEATHER, & SPORTS:
Accuweather.com.
CNN.com ~ top stories of
the day.
ESPN.com.
FOXNEWS.com
MSNBC.msn.com
Weather Warehouse - Weather History
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U.S. GOVERNMENT & ARMED FORCES:
Department of Labor.
FedStats.gov - Statistics from federal agencies.
FirstGov.gov for
government information on the Internet.
GPO Access
~ 2,200 federal government databases.
Immigration Statistics, from the Department of Homeland
Security.
NationalAtlas.gov,
printable U.S. maps plus a map maker!.
SSA.GOV provides official
government information about Social Security Benefits.
Statistical Abstract of the
United States
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
U.S. Postal
Service Zip Code Lookup.
World Fact Book from www.cia.gov
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Updated 5-16-2013
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