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African American Resources
Updated July 20th, 2018 Return to Top of PageAmateur Radio
Links checked January 30, 2017 Return to Top of PageAnti-Bullying ResourcesThese are all non-fiction titles. Feel free to stop in and ask about our selection of Fiction books that deal with this topic.
Books for Parents or teachers155.1 Hall The power of validation : arming your child against bullying, peer pressure, addiction, self-harm & out-of-control emotions. 371.58 She Your child: Bully or victim? Understanding and ending schoolyard tyranny. Communication techniques & strategies for dealing with all sorts of bullies/aggressive behavior. 371.782 Coloroso The bully, the bullied, and the bystander : from pre-school to high school : how parents and teachers can help break the cycle of violence. 371.782 Druck How to talk to your kids about school violence.Teach kids how to manage anger, recognize potentially violent situations and reach a non-violent solution. 364.168 Cyber Cyber crime. Covers all kinds of Internet violations, including a small section on Cyber-bullying. 302.3 Thom Mom, they’re teasing me: helping your child solve socialproblems. Cases to define a variety of harassment & be able to distinguish psychological trauma vs. just growing up. 371.58 Fri Bullies & victims: helping your child through the schoolyard battlefield. A parents’ guide to use to define types of bullying and appropriate responses. Materials for Teens and Younger ReadersYA 305.235 Burton Girls against girls : why we are mean to each other and how we can change. YA 371.782 School School violence. Essays highlighting pro/con viewpoints about causes, possible prevention/intervention to stop violence at colleges and universities. YA 371.46 Nat Everything you need to know about conflict resolution. How to create your own support team and be able to solve disagreements through mediation and discussion versus physical actions. J 158.2 Rom Cliques, phonies and other baloney. With humor, defines true friendship versus cliques, pretenders and people who bully others. J 179 Berr A children’s book about being bullied. Offers helpful tips in a clear, concise manner for children dealing being hassled at school. J 302.3 Criswell Stand up for yourself and your friends : dealing with bullies and bossiness, and finding a better way J 302.3 Ellis We want you to know: kids talk about bullying. Students from the ages of nine to nineteen talk about their experiences with bullying. J 302.3 Humphrey Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing bullies, peer pressure, popularity and put-downs. First-person experiences of being bullied, this book helps parents & teachers with anti social behavior. J 302.34 Rom Bullies are a pain in the brain. A simple, honest approach to dealing with school bullies, written with care and humor so that it’ll be read (and enjoyed) by teens & tweens. J 303.69 Cohen How to handle bullies, teasers and other meanies. Deals with being able to take verbal insults and turning them around to diffuse a tense situation. J 631.66 Goe Smart Moves: a kid’s guide to self-defense. Offers a “what if it happened to you?” approach to dealing with schoolyard threats and easy moves explained in pictures. Growing Up D Black Trouble in the Barker’s Class. Carol Anne is the mean new girl in an elementary school and the rest of the class learns how to make her their friend. Growing Up C Green Henry and the Bully. When a new second grader begins bullying Henry and the other first graders, Henry stumbles onto a secret that just might save them. Growing Up M Green Just a bully. Little Critter sticks up for his Little Sister and himself when a bully at school starts pushing them around. DVD J302.3 Stop Stop bullying now! Webisodes, workshops and Public Service Announcements to spread the word and conflict solutions to bullies. DVD 302.3 Bullies Bullies are a pain in the brain. Easy to implement solutions to deal with a variety of bullying. Online Resources
Links checked on January 30, 2017 Return to Top of PageAntiques and Collectibles
Links checked January 30, 2017 Return to Top of PageArt: General Resources
Art: Free Clip Art, etc.
Links updated January 30, 2017
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Your Best Bet--Literary Reference Center on EbscoHost. Click here, then enter your library card barcode number if asked for Patron ID. In the list of databases that comes up, scroll down and click on Literary Reference Center. Type your author's name in the Search box. Most articles are available in full text and can be searched internally, saved and printed. |
- American Authors on the Web
- BookRags - literature guides, criticism and author biographies (150+ are free, the rest require payment)
- Contemporary Authors archives from Gale - also available throughJerseyClicks
- Documenting the American South - includes the full-text Library of Southern Literature, slave narratives, and more
- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- GradeSaver ClassicNotes
- Literary Criticism explained, from Internet Public Library
- Literary Index - index to entries in Gale publications such as Contemporary Literary Criticism
- NovelGuide - Novel Resource Guide/Literary Analysis
- Paris Review - archive of interviews with major authors, back to 1953
- PinkMonkey.com
- Shakespeare Online
- SparkNotes
- Study Guides for Various works
- Wired for books - MP3s of author interviews
Updated 1/19/2016
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Local Events
- Audubon
- Bellmawr
- Broadway Theatre in Pitman, NJ
- Brooklawn
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Camden Waterfront
- Cherry Hill
- Collingswood
- Courier-Post Events Calendar
- Gloucester City
- Gloucester County
- Gloucester Township
- Haddonfield
- The Ritz Theatre Co.
- Song Kick
- SouthJersey.com
- Ticketmaster
- West Deptford Township
- Westville
- Woodbury
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Maps
- Atlas page at Kid Info
- Atlases and Maps at Refdesk.com
- Bing traffic map for the local area
- Google Maps
- Historic maps of Gloucester City, from 1920 and 1923
- Map Machine (National Geographic)
- Mapquest
- Old Maps Online
- Sanborn Maps of Gloucester City, viewable online. FromPrinceton University. Sanborn Maps for additional years are also available on microfilm at the New Jersey State Library.
- Terrafly - satellite images
- USGS Historic Topographic Maps Project - download PDF format maps
Updated 1/19/2016
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Science and Math
Science
- Biomed Search
- Chem4Kids
- Digital Library for Earth Science Education
- Eric Weisstein's World of Science
- Gray's Anatomy
- Highwire by Stanford University - free online full-text articles from science journals
- JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - IN LIBRARY USE ONLY)
- JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - USE THIS FROM HOME!!)
- MicroAngela's Electron Microscope
- NASA Homepage
- Periodic Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Science Daily
- Science.gov - suitable for research for middle school through college
Math
- Algebra.com
- Ask Dr. Math
- Create A Graph
- Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
- Math TV - help with algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus
- Mathway.com - math problem solver
- NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
- OnlineConversion.com - convert units of volume, weight, area, energy, speed, etc.
- Purplemath - algebra lessons and a discussion forum
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Medical Websites
Multi-topic websites
Consumer Reports WebWatch for online health resources
Free Medical Journals - by Amedeo. Also see the Amedeo's free subscription service which will send updates based on your own selected medical topics and medical journals.
Harvard Health - Formerly InteliHealth
HealthyNJ (Website of UMDNJ)
JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - IN LIBRARY USE ONLY)
JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - USE THIS FROM HOME!!)
Mayo Clinic - information on symptoms, drugs, tests, and more
MedicineNet - Medical Information For Diseases, Treatments, Procedures, Drugs and more
Medline Plus from the National Library of Medicine
Merck Manuals online - full text, medical and veterinary
Who Named It? (Dictionary of medical eponyms)
Medical Services and Insurance Coverage
eHealthinsurance.com - Input your zip code, gender, and date of birth, it provides a listing of various plans and compares prices and features
Healthcare.gov - Locate public programs and private insurance options, including pricing information . Also get quality of care reports for hospitals, nursing homes, home health services and dialysis centers.
Hospital Compare - ratings from US Dept of Health and Human Services
New Jersey Self Help Clearinghouse - directory of self-help groups on topics such as addiction, specific diseases, parenting support, etc. Includes help for starting your own group.
NJ Family Care - free or low-cost health insurance for low-income families
NJ Parent Link - help with health issues, behavioral health, childcare, available services
Top Doctors - searchable database from Philadelphia Magazine
Medications
Best Buy Drugs - most cost-effective prescriptions according to Consumer Reports
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Medical Marijuana in NJ - Frequently Asked Questions
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New Jersey Prescription Drug Price Registry - compare prices on 150 common medications
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Project Medicine Drop - where to securely drop off unused medications, to prevent abuse and protect the environment
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RX4NJ.org search for programs that provide free and low-cost medications
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RX Outreach - a non-profit, mail-order pharmacy that provides over 400 affordable medications to people in need
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Together RX Access - discount program from Pfizer
Specific Problems
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Asbestos Exposure
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Asbestos.com - the most up to date information on asbestos related diseases on the web today including: lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis and more. From the Mesothelioma Center.
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Cancer
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Cancer Health Center from WebMD
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Financial assistance finder for cancer patients from the National Cancer Institute
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Cardiovascular Health
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Diabetes
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Emergencies
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First Aid Guide from the Mayo Clinic
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Influenza
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Mental Health
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Obesity
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Skin Disease Finder - photos of skin conditions plus treatment information
Tests
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Web MD Guide to Medical Tests
Updated 1/21/2016
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Miscellaneous
- South Jersey Ghost Research
- UFOSeek (paranormal and UFO database)
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Music Resources
Legal (as far as we know) Free Download Sources
- About.com article on sources for free, legal music downloads
- Amazon.com free downloads
- Fatwallet.com Free Stuff forum - search for music or mp3 in forum search box
- Free Music Archive - discover new music; free MP3s offered by radio station WFMU
- Google Music's free song of the week
- Internet Archive audio section - includes studio recordings, live recordings, and even a special Grateful Dead section!
- Last.fm free MP3 downloads, and streaming
- Makeuseof.com article on more free, legal music sources
- Music podcast directory for iTunes
- National Jukebox from Library of Congress - free streaming of vintage music and other historic sound recordings
- NPR Music Podcasts (expand the Music topic to see the list)
- Pandora - free streamed music, geared toward your personal tastes
- Slacker - personalized content
- Songza - free streamed music, with playlists designed for particular moods or occasions
- Spotify - streamed music
- Your Music Finder on WhyMusicMatters.com from the RIAA. Includes free and paid resources
Other Resources
- 8Notes.com (Free sheet music)
- 45cat.com - research 45-rpm singles in a database built by 45cat.com users
- AMG All Music Guide
- Classical Net
- Cultural Equity - folk music from around the world, collected by Alan Lomax
- Discogs.com - search for information about music, track your collection and wantlist, buy and sell music recordings, and help build the database by submitting new information
- Edison Sound Recordings - music plus speeches, comedy routines, and more
- Ethnomusicology
- FolkLib Index (Folk Music Sites)
- International Lyrics Playground - over 30,000 song lyrics
- International Music Score Library Project - free public domain music scores
- Rhythmweb (rhythm & percussion)
- Song Index at Newark Public Library
- Sound Junction - listen, explore, discover, create
Updated 1/22/2016
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New Jersey Resources
Also see our Consumer, Law, and Tax Information pages
- Courier-Post South Jersey
- Free Public Records Directory
- GovTrack.us - track voting and attendance records of members of Congress, research pending legislation on the federal and state level (all 50 states)
- Locate your elected official
- LSNJ New Jersey (You and the law in NJ)
- New Jersey Administrative Code, including Uniform Construction Code
- NJ Attorney Index
- www.NJChildSupport.org - access case information, fact sheets, forms, and more.
- New Jersey Data Bank from Rutgers University
- New Jersey Digital Highway - NJ history and culture
- New Jersey Energy Choice
- NJ Family Care - free or low-cost health insurance for low-income families
- New Jersey State Health Assessment Data
- New Jersey Home Page
- New Jersey Judiciary's Civil Case Public Access site (You must use Internet Explorer as your browser, and you may have to hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on "I Accept" in order for it to work.)
- New Jersey Offender Search Engine (broader search than Megan's Law search below)
- New Jersey Sex Offender Registry (Megan's Law)
- New Jersey State Legislature Page
- NJ Statistical Information
- Requesting Vital Records in NJ
- Self Help Resource Center - help with representing yourself in court (pro se) from the NJ Judiciary
- Weird New Jersey - the odd, the offbeat, the trivial
Updated 2/22/2016
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News Sources
Local TV and Radio News
- 6abc Action News
- CBS Philly
- Fox 29
- MyPHL17 News
- NBCPhiladelphia.com
- NJTV
- WHYY Newsworks
Nation and Internation TV and Radio News
- ABC News
- BBC News
- C-SPAN
- CBS News
- CNN
- Fox News
- MSNBC - Choice of MSNBC or MSN
- NPR News
- PBS News
- TV News at the Internet Archive
Online Only Sources
- The Daily Source - curated news from around the internet
- Google News
- Yahoo News
Special Interest
- CNBC Business News
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - parody from Comedy Central
- ESPN Sports News
- The Onion - timely parody and satire
- Salon.com - the online arts and culture magazine
- Science Daily
Updated on February 22, 2016
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Newspapers, Magazines and Journals
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EbscoHost - If you are connecting from a non-library computer, you will be asked to enter your library card number. EbscoHost includes databases for searching general interest, academic, medical, science, environmental, education, biographical and business publications. Many articles are available in full text.
- AFRO-American Newspapers Archive - archives from 4 newspapers going back 100 years
- The Atlantic - most articles from 1995 on are available free. Articles back to 1857 are available to purchase.
- Courier-Post
- Gloucester City News
- Good Housekeeping magazine - 1885 to 1950 (some years missing)
- History Today - full articles from 1980 on; 1979 and earlier are incomplete
- Journal of the American Heart Association - peer reviewed, open access medical journal
- Life Magazine Photo Archive
- Life Magazine Complete Issue Archive 1936-1972
- Media History Project - full text periodicals related to the history of movies, broadcasting and sound recording. Includes collection of fan magazines, including nearly 25 years of Photoplay.
- New York Times
- People Magazine archive - read complete issues, or search for articles on a particular person or topic
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Popular Science - from 1872
- Smithsonian - from 2002
- South Jersey Times (formerly Gloucester County Times)
- Sports Illustrated archives - from 1950
- Time Magazine archives - from 1923
- Biomed Search - most comprehensive free search tool online for medical and scientific publications, including many articles and dissertations found nowhere else
- CamdenBase - index to articles on Camden and vicinity topics, mostly from the Courier-Post
- Chronicling America - Library of Congress website featuring full-text newspapers from 1860-1922, plus information on newspapers as far back as 1690
- Free Medical Journals - by Amedeo. Also see the Amedeo's free subscription service which will send updates based on your own selected medical topics and medical journals.
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Google
News Archive - list of historic newspapers
that have been digitized, and basic search box
- Google News Advanced Search page for searching current and archived news stories
- Google Scholar (includes scholarly articles, theses, papers, books and technical reports)
- Highwire by Stanford University - free online full-text articles from science journals
- Historic Newspapers - links to historical newspapers available online, from University of Pennsylvania
- Informe on JerseyClicks* - Spanish language database indexing Hispanic periodicals
- JStor Register and Read - Free, read-only access for individuals to a portion of JStor's journal collection. These journals are normally only available to students affiliated with a subscribing college or university library.
- News Library from Newsbank - search millions of articles in thousands of publications at one time, including the Philadelphia Inquirer, and South Jersey Times. Searching is free, but there is a cost to access the full-text articles. Once registered, you may save searches, your search history and articles all in one place.
- Old Magazine Articles - a collection of primary source, public domain articles on broad topics of historical interest
*These services are partially funded by the LibraryLinkNJ, a state tax funded service of the New Jersey Library Network.
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Downloadble Audiobooks, e-books & media
- Overdrive...
- Download Audiobooks and E-books by Overdrive here, and have your library card ready.
- Your choice of 7-day or 14-day loans, automatic returns, never any fines
And More...
- Internet Archive
- Audio Archive - over 200,000 free digital recordings including audio books, poetry readings, interviews, concerts, old-time radio, news, and more
- Ebook and Texts Archive - includes fiction and non-fiction, books for adults and children, historical texts
- Moving Images - cartoons, concerts, daily news broadcasts, and full length films
- Public Domain Review - reviews and links to interesting public domain texts, illustrations, audio and film
- Our audiobook page - links to more sources of free audiobooks and literary podcasts
- Our ebook page - links to more sources of free and inexpensive ebooks
- Our entertainment page - links to more sources of online audio and video
- Download Audiobooks and E-books by Overdrive here, and have your library card ready.
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Parenting
See our related pages:
- Anti-bullying Resources
- Children's Literature
- College Information
- Education
- Gloucester City Schools
- Help in Hard Times
- Kids Page
- Sports and Games
Information elsewhere on the web:
- www.NJChildSupport.org - access case information, fact sheets, forms, and more.
Finding People
- 411Locate.com - includes reverse lookup by phone for white pages
- Addresses.com
- AnyWho-get name and address by phone number, also white pages name and phone number by address
- DexKnows - find people and businesses, includes white pages reverse lookup by phone and address
- Finding a birth parent or adoptee
- Free People Search
- Free Public Records Directory
- How to call internationally - country codes and international phone directories
- How to track down anyone online - article on Lifehacker.com
- International White and Yellow Pages
- Phone Look Up - includes a reverse phone directory that includes some unlisted and cell numbers
- Pipl.com
- Switchboard.com
- The Ultimates - search by name, email, phone or cell phone number, or search the yellow pages
- Yellow Book(Locate people or businesses)
- Yellowpages.com
- Zabasearch
Philadelphia
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Old Images of Philadelphia on Facebook
- Philadelphia - directory of electronic sources from the University of Pennsylvania libraries
- Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- PhillyHistory.org - official photo archive from the City of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer articles from ther past seven days are available free at Philly.com. You can search Philly.com for articles as far back as 1981, but you must pay to access the actuall full-text articles. Obituaries are kept online for one year and are free to access.
The Newspaper Source Plus database on EbscoHost includes the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News as far back as 1997. (If you are using EbscoHost from a computer outside the library building, you will need to enter your library card number.) Scroll down to the bottom of the EbscoHost page and check the box next to Newspaper Source Plus to chose that database. Then use Advanced Search, and include the desired newspaper name in a search box for Journal Name.
News Library includes the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1981. Searching is free, but there is a cost to access the full-text articles. Once registered, you may save searches, your search history and articles are all in one place.
The public may access full-text articles (no images) without charge at Rutgers' Robeson Library in Camden and Camden County Library in Voorhees back to 1981 through the Newsbank database.
Camden County Library also has the paper on microfilm back to 1973, with paper indexes for 1979 and 1980.
The Free Library of Philadelphia has the Philadelphia Inquirer back to 1860 on microfilm, and indexes are available for some years.
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Poetry
- The American Verse Project - American poetry from before 1920
- Giggle Poetry - funny poems for kids
- PoemHunter.com
- Poets.org - from the Academy of American Poets. Poems by topic, biographical information and more.
- The Poetry Foundation - poem search tool, audio, video, even an iPhone app
- Representative Poetry Online
- Resources for your rhymes - sites for slam/spoken word/performance poetry
- The Ultimate Poetry Resource Guide
Election Information and Presidents
Election Information
- Camden County Guide to Elections and Government
- Camden County Clerk's Election Division - call 856-225-7220 for information on the Vote By Mail (absentee) ballot application. Or, print the application out from here.
- Camden County Superintendent of Elections - call 856-661-3555 to make sure you are still registered.
- Commission on Presidential Debates
- Election calendar - deadlines for registering & absentee voting in New Jersey
- Factcheck.org - Annenberg Political Fact Check
- GovTrack.us - track voting and attendance records of members of Congress, research pending legislation on the federal and state level (all 50 states)
- Huffington Post - campaign finance news
- Internet Public Library's list of election links
- League of Women Voters
- Living Room Candidate: watch presidential campaign commercials, 1952 - 2012
- Polling Place Search / District Finder
- Printable mail-in voter registration form from NJ Division of Elections
- Project Vote Smart
- RealClearPolitics.com - public opinion poll results and much more
- Voting Section Home Page (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
Presidents
- Access to a Legacy - new online digital archive from the John F. Kennedy Library & Museum, containing documents, photographs and audiovisual materials
- First Ladies
- POTUS - Presidents of the United States from Internet Public Library
- Presidential Timeline -resources from the Presidential Libraries
- WhiteHouseTapes.org - from Roosevelt through Nixon administrations
Public Policy and Opinion
- Polling Report - results of public opinion polls
- Public Agenda Online: Public Policy Research
- World Public Opinion
Quotations
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- BrainyQuote
- Quotation Resources - links to even more sources, from RefDesk.com
- Quotations Book
- The Quote Garden
- Quote Investigator
- Quoteland.com - Quotations on every topic, by every author, etc.
- Respectfully quoted
- Thinkexist.com
- Wikiquote
Real Estate
- Camden County Property Tax and Ownership Information Search
- Foreclosure.com - locate properties in foreclosure
- Homeowner's Property Tax Reduction Kit (.pdf file which requires Adobe Reader)
- NACA - nonprofit offering a Home Save program and low-cost purchase mortgages
- NJHousing.gov - find or list affordable housing
- NJ Manufactured Housing Association - directory of mobile home communities by county
- Philly.com Real Estate
- SouthJerseyClassifieds.com
- Tax information related to foreclosure from the IRS
- Tips on avoiding foreclosure, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Trulia.com - search houses for sale by price, number of bedrooms, and more
- Yahoo.com
- Zillow.com - another tool to check a home's value
Religion
- Beliefnet - features and message boards on inspiration, spirituality, and faith
- Religious Tolerance
- BBC's Guide to Religions of the World
- Listing of Official Denominational Websites
Science and Math
Science
- Biomed Search
- Chem4Kids
- Digital Library for Earth Science Education
- Eric Weisstein's World of Science
- Gray's Anatomy
- Highwire by Stanford University - free online full-text articles from science journals
- JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - IN LIBRARY USE ONLY)
- JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - USE THIS FROM HOME!!)
- MicroAngela's Electron Microscope
- NASA Homepage
- Periodic Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Science Daily
- Science.gov - suitable for research for middle school through college
Math
- Algebra.com
- Ask Dr. Math
- Create A Graph
- Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects
- Math TV - help with algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus
- Mathway.com - math problem solver
- NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
- OnlineConversion.com - convert units of volume, weight, area, energy, speed, etc.
- Purplemath - algebra lessons and a discussion forum
Search Engines
- Bing
- Blinkx Video Search (search for online video clips)
- Duck Duck Go
- FindingDulcinea - curated groups of sites by topic
- Findsounds.com
- Google Groups (search newsgroup discussions)
- Google Maps(search for local businesses and services)
- Google Scholar (search scholarly articles, theses, papers, books, patents, and technical reports)
- MSN Search
- Open Directory Project
- Wolfram Alpha
- Yahoo!
- Yahoo video search (search for online video clips)
Senior Citizens
Gloucester City Information
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Bingo games are held at the fire hall, 230 Nicholson Road. For information call (856) 456-0685.
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Senior Housing
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Francis J. Gorman Manor at Carpenter's Square, 430 S. Broadway, Phone (856) 456-5099
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Gloucester Towne, 101 Market Street, Phone (856) 456-5772
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Taxes and water/sewer bills - possible adjustments for seniors
Camden County Information
- AARP Tax Aide locator - get free help filing your taxes
- Camden County Bar Association - free legal advice for seniors
- Camden County Senior and Disabled Services
- SCUCS (Senior Citizens United Community Services) - bus trips and more
New Jersey Information
- AARP New Jersey
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New Jersey State
Community & Wellness Website
- Division of Aging and Community Services - programs designed to make it easier for seniors to maintain themselves independently for as long as possible
- New Jersey Medicaid
- NJ Ease - the easy way for seniors and their families to get information about and access senior services. Call toll free 1-877-222-3737 and speak to a trained, knowledgeable person in your own county
- Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) Program
National/General Information
- AARP
- Benefits Checkup - from the National Council on Aging
- Guide to Long Term Care Planning from the National Care Planning Council
- Medicare
- NIH Senior Health Page
- Senior Journal: Daily News for Active Seniors
- Social Security Administration
- Travel
- Road Scholar (Elderhostel)
- Travel Tips for Older Americans - from the U.S. Department of State
- USA.gov for Seniors Federal Government
Updated 12/16/14
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Speeches/Transcripts
- American Rhetoric - 5000+ speeches, debates, legal proceedings, and more, in full-text, audio and video
- Edison Sound Recordings - speeches are included, along with music and more
- Meet the Press - transcripts and other resources
- National Public Radio transcripts
- Speeches and Speechmakers - huge list of links to speech collections online from University of Iowa
- Speeches on Youtube
- White House Briefing Room - press releases, speech texts, pictures, video
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Sports and Games
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Sports Know-How - history, rules, field dimensions and more
- Triple Crown History
States
- City/town Info
- 50States.com
- The Fifty States from InfoPlease.com
- License Plates of the World
- Stately Knowledge from Internet Public Library
- U.S. Census State & County Quickfacts
- U.S. Newspaper List
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Tax Information
Important Tax Dates for 2013/14
Since Spring 2010, due to budget constraints, the State of New Jersey is no longer providing paper Income Tax Forms in bulk to libraries or post offices. You may print out or photocopy tax forms at the library for 15 cents a page. You may also use NJ WebFile, the State of New Jersey's free online tax filing system, from a library computer. For more information on how to get NJ forms, click here.
For Federal Forms, click here.
Online Tax Filing
Other tax information
- AARP Tax-Aide tax preparation volunteers, find locations nearby (for age 60 and over)
- Camden County Property Tax and Ownership Information Search
- Homeowner's Property Tax Reduction Kit (ask you to request free .pdf file)
- IRS Local Offices
- It's Deductible - track charitable contributions and more
- New Jersey Division of Taxation Regional Office-Camden
- New Jersey Senior Property Tax Freeze (PTR booklets)
- New Jersey Division of Taxation homepage
- New Jersey Dept. of Labor Page about unemployment benefits reported on 1099-G
- 2012 and older Tax Forms from SaveWealth.com
- Vita / TCE tax preparation volunteers - find locations nearby
- Where's My Refund? - interactive page on the IRS website
- Yahoo Finance's tax guide - calculators, guide for investors, tax prep checklist, planning tools and more
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Travel
- Airwise (airport guides; flight tracker; weather; travel resources; flight, airline, hotel, and rental car information)
- Amtrak
- Bedbug Registry - bedbug sightings in specific hotels and apartments; read reports or submit your own. (Tip: it's easier to locate the desired hotel by clicking on the map vs. using their search boxes.)
- Cheap Tickets.com (Flight Tracker under Travel Resources)
- Driveless.com (Cross County Connection) - links to all local public transit, including PATCO, NJ Transit, RiverLine, Amtrak, and more
- Fodors
- TravLang - foreign languages for travelers
- Passport services and information
- Recreation.gov (federal campground reservations)
- Rand McNally
- RoadScholar.org - formerly Elderhostel
- Roadside America - guide to uniquely odd tourist attractions
- Seatguru.com - your enlightened guide to airline seating
- State Department travel warnings and travel alerts
- Subway Page - links to subway information worldwide
- Tingo - book a hotel room, and you get a refund if the rates go down
- Tourism Office worldwide directory
- TransitView - real time route information from SEPTA
- Travel Health Online
- Traveler's health (CDC)
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U.S. History
- American Memory - online digital collections print and audiovisual materials from the Library of Congress
- America's Story from America's Library - interactive site designed for kids by the Library of Congress
- Chronicling America - vintage newspapers online
- Early America - primary sources from the 18th Century
- Historic Newspapers - links to historical newspapers available online, from University of Pennsylvania
- History Matters - includes primary sources
- New Deal Web Guide at Library of Congress - includes links to digitized materials available online
- New Jersey Digital Highway
- New Jersey History and Genealogy Links from Burlington County Library
- Our Documents
- Princeton University archive on Liberty and the American Revolution
- U.S. History Links from Internet Public Library
- Today in History
- USHistory.org - from Independence Hall, with an emphasis on Philadelphia
- Wikipedia United States Events of the Year - this link is for 1957. Go up to the address bar in your browser and substitute any year in this address for current events of that year.
Civil War
- American Civil War
- Civil War Photographs
- Civil War @ Smithsonian
- Documenting the American South - includes primary sources
- Freedom: A History of U.S.: Webisode 6: A War to End Slavery
- New Jersey in the Civil War
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Weather and Atmosphere
Local Conditions
- High and Low Tide times for Timber Creek at Westville/Brooklawn Circle area
- National Weather Service Home Page
- NBC Philadelphia Weather Stories section - good for getting total amounts for storms, such as snowfall totals
- Philadelphia/Mt. Holly National Weather Service Forecast Office - also includes past daily weather observations for the local area under "Past Weather"
- Phillywx.com on Facebook
- USA Today Weather
- The Weather Channel
Science and Nature
- Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
- Cloud Boutique (PSC Meteorology Program)
- Digital Library for Earth Science Education
- Forces of Nature (volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, & tornadoes)
- Global Warming - from National Geographic
- NASA's Earth Observatory
- National Hurricane Center
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- Rainbows
- Space Weather Resources (Rice University)
- Spaceweather.com
- Tornado Project Online
Links updated 1/14/2016
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Women
- First Ladies' Gallery
- Women's history links from the National Archives
- Women's Issues section of About.com
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Zip Codes
- MelissaData - zipcode maps, mail carrier routes, address checker, and more
- Zip Code Lookup
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