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Pennsylvania Center for the Book: Pennsylvania Book World - a list of bookstores throughout Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Center for the Book is a Library of Congress approved site (there are 41 other state centers) dedicated to books,
libraries, reading and literacy.
Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America - features an introduction to book collecting, FAQ, and a glossary of book terms.
Littera Scripta- offers advice on how to appraise books and identify first editions.
AddAll - allows you to search for new, old, rare and used items such as books, autographs, old magazines and posters.
Advanced Book Exchange - lets you look for books to buy from about 3,500 booksellers all over the world.
Alibris - lets you look for a book and features a FAQ and book term section.
Thomas Register Online - the most comprehensive resource for industrial information. Go straight to the source of product, company information, CAD drawings and more.
Associations on the Net - a collection of more than 1900 web sites that provide information on a variety of professional and trade organizations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions.
Bank Rate Monitor - is a source for up-to-date information on rates for mortgages, home equity and auto loans, credit cards, savings and ATM fees.
Consumer Price Indexes - provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, this site gives monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. It also includes an inflation calculator.
Economic Indicators - sponsored by the U.S. Congress, this site provides tables of statistics on the U.S. economy.
Morningstar - provides a 1-5 star rating for selected mutual funds, charts their performance, provides details of a fund's portfolio with specific investments, etc.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - allows you to download information the SEC requires from public companies for free. The SEC requires all public companies (except foreign companies and companies with less than $10 million in assets and 500 shareholders) to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the EDGAR database.
NASDAQ - releases 15-minutes time-delayed NASDAQ stock quotes, a 3-60 month chart that tracks a stock's performance, a link from each stock to its 10Ks, etc.
Standard & Poor's - details the performance of its indexes and has brief descriptions of all the companies with each index.
U.S. Consumer Gateway - is your resource for consumer information from the federal government.
Pennsylvania Utility Choice - "Consumers can learn how to shop; calculate potential savings online; receive answers to frequently asked questions; get pricing information; and learn about the basic consumer protections."
Kelley Blue Book - Resource for reviewing and researching cars as well as getting used and new car values.
Access PA Power Library - Allows you to access thousands of full text periodical articles, newspapers, a major encyclopedia, plus photographs, pictures, charts, maps, and reference materials.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Gale Virtual Reference Library offers patrons access to an online collection of premier reference eBooks. Search a single eBook or across our entire eBook reference collection. (If your library's barcode number will not grant you access to the database, then try entering the word 'library.')
General OneFile - General OneFile provides periodical and news information through an intuitive, user-friendly search interface for researchers at all levels. Content includes more than 12,000 titles in all with nearly 30 years of coverage. Based on the award-winning Gale PowerSearch platform, General OneFile puts approximately 80 million (updated daily) records at users' fingertips with a single search query. (If your library's barcode number will not grant you access to the database, then try entering the word 'library.')
Heritage Quest online - Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.
InfoTrac Newsstand - Comprises the largest digital collection of magazines, newspapers, journals and other periodicals currently available – with about 18,000 titles and 62 collections. (If your library's barcode number will not grant you access to the database, then try entering the word 'library.')
LearningExpress Library - Learning Centers offer practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life.
Mango Languages - Designed to equip you with conversational abilities with 12 different language courses.
United States Education Dashboard - presents indicators in 4 areas that are critical to improving educational results and achieving the President Obama's 2020 college attainment goal.
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency)
Education-Planner.org - Your one-stop career and college planning site
TAP (Pennsylvania Tuition Account Program)
Students.gov - Connects students with U.S. government services and information, including information on careers, planning an education, and paying for college.
Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page - wealth of information (including contact information) about Pennsylvania colleges, universities and scholarships.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - allows you to research a profession to find out such things as: educational requirements, salary ranges, job duties.
Online Degrees, Financial Aid, and Scholarships - Looking for information on online degrees? Find that and more on this web site.
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) - find disaster updates, disaster and emergency preparedness guides, contact information, etc.
Office of Homeland Security - features news and releases about terrorism, homeland security, etc.
American Red Cross - find services, preparedness guides, contact info, information on donating blood, etc.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - find services, contact info, news and updates on disaster and emergency situations, etc.
Child & Family WebGuide (Tufts University) - describes trustworthy web sites on topics of interest to parents and professionals; and is broken down into five categories: family/parenting, education/learning, typical child development, health/mental health, and resources/recreation.
Annual Credit Report - this site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
Bank of America: Financial education and tools - "Advice and instant calculators to help you make intelligent decisions about savings, debt repayment, loans, retirement, etc."
Bankrate.com - gives rates for mortgages, auto loans, and home equity loans, as well as tips for finding best rates on credit cards, checking accounts and more.
Financial Facts Tool Kit - Here you'll find a vast array of information to help you begin planning for a secure financial future. You don't have to be an expert to make money add up for you. You just need to know how to get started.
Practical Money Skills for Life - a free Web site designed to help individuals learn money management at school, at home and at work.
Internet Movie Database - lists information on movies.
Jump the Shark - lets you find out when your favorite TV show started to go downhill like Happy Days did when Fonzie jumped the shark pit on his motorcycle.
The Ligonier Library's Blog - yet another way to find out what's happening at the Ligonier Valley Library, also contains new book, audiobook, DVD and Music CD lists, occasional book reviews, and more.
Good Reads - free social networking site for booklovers.
Yahoo! Games - a variety of games that can be played online.
Ligonier Valley Library's Pennsylvania Room Page - information about the Genealogy Forum, Pennsylvania Room resources, and Genealogy links.
Heritage Quest Online - Database that lets you search in a variety of ways for genealogical information. Such as, search the US Federal Census Records from 1790-1930, access to some 20,000 local and family histories, search using PERSI, and more. **If you are accessing this site from home, then you will need to have your library card handy. When prompted enter your library barcode, without spaces.**
About.com: Geography - features annotated links to geography sources.
Atlapedia Online - contains full color maps as well as facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Library of Congress Country Studies - gives detailed information on a country's geography, society, economy, transportation, communications, government, politics, and history.
Westmoreland County Government - lets you search for any agency or service, view elections results, etc.
Westmoreland County: Citizen's Financial Report - a report that is to educate and inform the public by making financial information accessible to ordinary citizens and other interested parties who may be challenged by more detailed traditional financial reports.
The Pennsylvania Manual - Comprehensive guide to Pennsylvania's government. It includes Pennsylvania history, the constitution and elections. It profiles the executive, judicial and legislative branches including information on the powers, functions and duties of those offices. It is a valuable reference for schools, libraries and the general public.
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue - Links to forms and publications for State taxes.
Pennsylvania General Assembly - Offers a variety of information to help you locate your local Legislator, look up session information, also provides links to learn more about Pennsylvania, both the state and government.
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code - This web site provides municipalities with an easy-to-use Power Point presentation from the Municipalities Planning Code Made Easy workshop.
USA.gov : the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal - the first-ever government web site to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.
GPO Access (Government Printing Office) - your link to all publications printed by the United States Government.
NASA and NASA for Kids
Internal Revenue Service - includes federal tax forms, etc.
Social Security Online - the official web site of the U.S. Social Security Administration. Use this site to apply online for benefits, check your Social Securities earnings statement, find forms and publications, report fraud, even find your local Social Security office.
THOMAS--Legislative Information on the Internet - lets you search public laws by law number, read committee reports and the texts of bills, see the roll call votes of house and senate members, and read bill summaries and check on their status.
U.S. Census Bureau - Fast Facts for Congress - This site provides highlights from Census Bureau sources of economic and demographic data for the U.S., states, counties, and congressional districts of the 108th Congress.
U.S. Census Bureau - includes the latest summary file on the 2000 census and gives statistics on people and business, etc.
POTUS: Presidents of the United States - lists information on all the presidents, including election results, cabinet members, and notable events.
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies - part of the USA.gov web site.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation - includes the FBI's 10 most wanted list, uniform crime reports, FBI for Kids, and Gotcha, which tells of the FBI's latest apprehensions.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (the real NCIS)
Health Science Library System's Consumer Health Information web site - Health information for the Consumer, University of Pittsburgh.
MEDLINEplus - a service of the National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health, this site offers dictionaries, drug information, directories with locations and credentials of doctors, dentists and hospitals, and other resources.
PubMed - a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
Healthfinder.gov - good source for reliable health information brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
H1N1 and Influenza, Evidence-Based Medical Information from EBSCO Publishing - Due to Pandemic H1N1 Influenza (formerly known as Swine Flu) and concerns about the 2009/2010 flu season, the EBSCO Publishing Medical and Nursing editors of DynaMed™, Nursing Reference Center™ (NRC), and Patient Education Reference Center™ (PERC)have made key influenza information from these resources freely available to health care providers worldwide.
Here To Help - This site offers great links and resources to help Pennsylvanian's on everything from meeting basic needs for food and shelter to upgrading professional skills to find a new job in a high-demand industry.
PA Career Link - links business and individual's to Pennsylvania's workforce.
Indeed - One search, all jobs. Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.
Pennsylvania Career Guide - Contains wage and job outlook information for more than 250 occupations, interest assessments, tips for marketing yourself, and more.
Pennsylvania Workforce Development - will help you easily find the resources you need to work and do business in Pennsylvania.
Legal Forms - Standard legal tasks can become less daunting, thanks, in part, to Gale Legal Forms. This online resource delivers everything do-it-yourselfers need to take charge of their legal affairs with confidence. Gale Legal Forms offers an easy-to-use, step-by-step approach to addressing basic legal matters. (If your library's barcode number will not grant you access to the database, then try entering the word 'library.')
PaLawHelp.org - a guide to legal information and free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Pennsylvania.
PA Unified Judicial System - a searchable database of Pennsylvania Appellate Cases (Supreme Court: Nov. 1996 to present, Superior Court: December 1997 to present, Commonwealth Court: January 1997 to present).
Pennsylvania House and Senate Bills: Pennsylvania General Assembly - provides House and Senate bills from 1991 to present that are arranged by topic, number and keyword.
Pennsylvania Code: Legislative Reference Bureau - provides up-to-date, full-text searching of Pennsylvania Regulations.
Pennsylvania Bulletin: Legislative Reference Bureau - derived directly from the official publication. Full-text is available from 1996 on.
Lawyer Directories:
Attorney directory from Martindale
Schmoop - wants to make you a better lover (of literature, history, poetry and writing).
How Stuff Works - want to know how something works? Visit this web site for explanations on just about anything.
Discovery Channel - Games, videos, and more. This site is not just for kids, but adults can find interesting stuff as well.
Libraries - provides links to many Westmoreland County and Western Pennsylvania libraries as well as several specialty and large public and university libraries.
Westmoreland Library Network - 4130 Sardis Rd, Murrsyville, PA 15668; Phone: 1-866-923-5772 (Toll Free) and 724-327-1677 (local); Fax: 724-327-1697; e-mail: info@wlnonline.org
Commonwealth Libraries - PA Department of Education - among many other things, this site enables you to find other libraries (academic, government, public, library organizations and special libraries) throughout the Commonwealth.
Library of Congress - one of our countries greatest rescources. Visit the digital collections, use it to acquire information for research papers and so much more.
Laurel Highlands - Visitors Bureau
Pennsylvania Newspapers - contains links to 100 Pennsylvania newspapers spanning from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.
MyPublicNotices.com - a collaboration with various newspapers that provide online access to public notices (advertisements placed in newspapers by the government, businesses and individuals) from across the U.S.
Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation - "Oversees nine parks and is a partner in the management of four trails maintained to provide visitors with a wide variety of benefits and experiences."
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) - "Your gateway to Pennsylvania's great outdoors" with links to state parks, trails, as well as educational links and news and information.
Pennsylvania Game News Magazine - The Pennsylvania Game Commission provides this online magazine. To view current editions, you will need to contact them and set up a subscription, but issues that are a year or older are free.
ExplorePAhistory.com - Your gateway to Pennsylvania, Past and Present. Come explore, visit and teach a rich heritage of the people and events that strengthened America and brought new ideas to light. (Description from the web page)
COMPASS - qualified residents can screen and apply online for a variety of social services programs.
PA.gov - Access to everything Pennsylvania residents need to live, work, play and learn in the Keystone State.
PAHousingSearch.com - Find a place to live or list rental housing for free. For more information visit the web site or call 1-877-428-8844.
Pennsylvania Game News Magazine - The Pennsylvania Game Commission provides this online magazine. To view current editions, you will need to contact them and set up a subscription, but issues that are a year or older are free.
Visit PA- tells you what's going on in Pennsylvania, including festivals throughout the year.
Pennsylvania Utility Choice - "Consumers can learn how to shop; calculate potential savings online; receive answers to frequently asked questions; get pricing information; and learn about the basic consumer protections."
Ask Here PA - Live answers to your question 24/7
Toll-Free Directory Assistance - allows you to look up any 800 number by typing in the name of the company or business.
U.S. Postal Service Zip Code Lookup and Address Information - allows you to look up the Zip+4 code for any address.
Information Please Almanac - is the online version of the popular almanac.
Old Farmer's Almanac - is the online version of the most popular information source since 1792 and features such items as tide tables, sunrise tables, recipes and weather forecasts.
Biography - "Read biographies, play games, watch interviews and video clips at Biography.com. Check out our Born On This Day, Deathiversary, and Black History sections."
Virtual Perpetual Calendar - allows you to look up any year in the 19th to 21st centuries and any holidays in the U.S. and Canada from 1995 to 2010.
World Public Holidays - lets you find a date and day of the week for the national holidays of different countries around the world for the years 1999-2002. You can search by country, year, and/or month.
Universal Currency Converter - lets you convert dollars into liras, francs into pounds, etc.
Megaconverter - allows you to convert Fahrenheit into Celsius, find out how many inches are in a meter, how many seconds in a year, etc.
Encyclopedia.com - more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
Roget's Thesaurus Online - lets you look up synonyms and antonyms by typing a word in the search box.
Wikipedia - "The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"... learn more about Wikipedia.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - is the online version of the best source of famous quotes.
Lyrics World - lets you pop in a line from a song to find the title and the rest of the lyrics.
The 50 States of the United States - includes information such as location (latitude and longitude), birds, colleges and universities, constitutions, flowers, genealogical resources, mottos, national forests and parks, nicknames, songs, date of entry into the union, etc.
State Symbols USA - features information such as Pennsylvania's state bird, song, dog, etc.
Global Statistics - gives statistics on the population of the earth in general such as the population of regions, countries, provinces and cities.
Inside Line Newsletter - The newsletter is available on the Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging web site.
National Institute on Aging - one of 25 institutes and centers of the National Institute of Health. This web site includes information on health, research programs, the National Advisory Council on Aging, and more.
Guide to Legal Issues for Pennsylvania Senior Citizens - Designed to provide information about legal issues faced by Pennsylvania's older residents and their caregivers. (You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read PDF document.)
Pennsylvania Senior Centers - provides Pennsylvania’s senior community centers with opportunities to exchange information and ideas on topics of interest. It also contains a list of all senior centers in the state by county.
Medicare - contains information about its prescription drug assistance program, a directory of participating physicians, information about Medicare and Medicaid nursing home facilities, etc.
Elderhostel, Inc. - includes information about the many programs offered by the nation’s first and the world’s largest educational and travel organization for adults 55 and over.
SeniorNet - a nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 50 and older, whose mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technology to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.
Social Security Online - the official web site for the Social Security Administration.
The National Basketball Association (click on the WNBA link to visit the Women's National Basketball site)
Apple Hill Playhouse (Delmont)
Mountain Playhouse (Jennerstown)
Palace Theatre (Greensburg)
Stage Right (Greensburg)
Valley Players (Ligonier)
Voter ID Law Handout - All voters will be required to show ID at the November 2012 Election, this handout provides you with the information you need to know. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.)
votesPA - voting rights & election integrity - the Pennsylvania Department of State's online voting information and resource center.
Project Vote Smart - the voter's self-defense system contains American government, elections, cadidates & voting information.
Learn the Net - includes information about surfing the web, including using e-mail and downloading files, etc.
Ligonier Valley Writers - non-profit writers group in Southwestern Pennsylvania which encourages interest in the written word and the continued perfecting of the art and craft of writing. Ligonier Valley Writers sponsors wrkshops, programs, and an annual writers' conference. (Description from the webpage)
Pennwriters - non-profit organization of over 300 published and aspiring writers from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the surrounding states. Virtually all writing areas are represented. (Description from the webpage)