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This directory
includes websites
that are found on the World Wide Web. The Reference Staff of
the
Jacob Edwards Library are not responsible for the content of these
sites. We simply offer this directory as an Internet guide
for
our patrons.
Browse our links by clicking on the categories below, or using
Delicious to browse using tags!
Southbridge,
Massachusetts Resources
Arts
Center
[Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts and Humanities] – Covers 26
communities in Central Massachusetts and Northeastern
Connecticut.
Make
Southbridge Home - A resource for future residents interested
in learning about the community.
Southbridge
Evening News – Covers the Towns of
Southbridge, Sturbridge, Charlton, Wales & Holland.
Southbridge
Public Schools – Includes links to
Southbridge High
School, Mary E. Wells Middle School, Eastford Road School, West Street
School & Charlton Street School.
Southbridge
Middle & High School Construction - Follow
construction of the new middle/high school building, slated to open in
September of 2012.
ThinkReduce
Southbridge
- Use this website to learn about local recycling and disposal
services, view street pick up schedules, learning tools, and sign up
for services.
Town of
Southbridge– Official website of the
Town of Southbridge. Travel Clinic - Harrington Healthcare offers a Travel Clinic for assistance with immunizations, food & water safety, and more.
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Searching the Web
Yahoo
Bing
Ask.com
About.com
Dogpile
WolframAlpha - A computational
knowledge engine that
uses multiple sources of data to answer user queries directly.
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Easy Reference
Bartlett’s
Familiar Quotes – Contains over 11,000
searchable quotes.
Encyclopedia.com
- Free online encyclopedia featuring the Columbia Encyclopedia,
Oxford's World Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography.
Encyclopedia
Britannica
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian – Free resource provided
by the
Smithsonian Institution.
The Farmer's Almanac
– Resource for
gardening and food tips, astronomy, weather and tide reports, and much
more.
InfoPlease
– Get answers to trivia questions to serious research.
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary and Thesaurus – Search the
online version of
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, Thesaurus, Spanish-English Dictionary,
and Medical Dictionary.
Spanish
Dictionary
World
FactBook – Find information about
nations around the
globe.
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Business
& Personal Finance
American Stock Exchange - The
AMEX site provides market summaries and news for over 800 companies
world-wide. Also provides the 'Information Exchange' which aims to
provide insight into business issues.
Annual
Credit Report - The only website authorized to fill orders
for the
free annual credit report you are entitled to under the law.
Annual Reports
– Collection of hundreds of annual reports of companies traded on the
US Stock Exchange. Includes most Fortune 500 companies.
Barkley's
Comprehensive Financial Glossary - Definitions
of terms
from the worlds of finance, investments, and risk management.
Business
Start Up and Toolkit - Offers
industry, market, and
operations information for over 40 types of businesses.
CNN/Money
-
Up-to-date financial news from CNN. Includes stock quotes.
Federal Trade
Commission -
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies to provide
you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every
12 months. The FCRA promotes the accuracy and privacy of information in
the files of the nation’s consumer reporting companies. The Federal
Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency,
enforces the FCRA with respect to consumer reporting companies.
Financenter:
Personal Finance & Calculators - The
site provides
information and calculation tools for a number of personal finance
issues. These include mortgage and home loan calculators, automobile
loans, choosing credit cards or credit lines, investment, retirement
and savings options and insurance and budgeting choices.
General
Business
File ASAP – Analyze company
performance and activity,
industry events and trends, as well as the latest in management,
economics and politics.
Good
Money
- Provides information about socially and environmentally responsible
investing, consuming, and business practices.
Government
Loans
- Provides information on federally sponsored loans. Separate areas
include agricultural, business, disaster relief, education, housing,
and veterans' loans. Includes a comprehensive glossary of related
terms. This site is sponsored by the United States government.
IRS 990
– Searchable database of 501(C) organizational (non-profit) annual
submission to the IRS.
Massachusetts
Business Filings – Searchable database
of
businesses in Massachusetts. Provides stock information,
director’s names, and addresses, date of organization and fiscal year
end.
Mint
- Free personal finance software for managing your money, financial
planning, and budgeting.
NasdaqTrader
- This
site includes categories like Trading Services, Market Data Services,
and Trading Data. Other topics are: EWN II, Head Trader Alerts,
Technical Updates, and Trader Manual.
The New
York Stock
Exchange Glossary of Financial Terms
- Offers
clear and concise definitions for common financial terms.
OTC Bulletin
Board - Quotation service
that displays
real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and volume information in
over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities. An OTC equity security
generally is any equity that is not listed or traded on Nasdaq
&
reg; or a national securities exchange.
PC Quote
-
Fifteen minute
delayed quotes for all "U.S. and Canadian listed equities (stocks),
U.S. exchange-listed corporate bonds, NASDAQ-listed money market and
mutual funds, U.S. options, U.S. commodities, U.S. commodity options."
Professional Licensure
in Massachusetts
S.C.O.R.E.
– Provides free counseling to potential small business owners.
Small Business Administration
– Information on starting, financing, and managaing your
business. Includes business opportunities and disaster
recovery.
Southbridge
Credit Union Financial Education
- Personal finance education tools for kids, teens, recent grads,
families, and seniors. Look for the blue boxes on the right
of
the page.
US
Treasury Direct – Provides consumer
information on
Treasury related savings bonds. TreasuryDirect is the first
and
only financial services website that lets you buy and redeem securities
directly from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in paperless
electronic form.
USA
Today Calculators – Calculators for consumer
loans,
tuition, new cars, mortgages, and retirement.
Yahoo Finance -
Free stock
quotes, up to date news, portfolio management resources, international
market data, and more.
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Consumer Help
FuelEconomy.gov
- Developed by
the DOE and EPA, this website has an electronic version of the Fuel
Economy Guide, and features updated fuel economy data for new
and
used passenger vehicles dating back to 1984. Helpful for making
informed automotive purchasing decisions.
Massachusetts
Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation -
Helpful
website for Massachusetts consumers, including a complaint filing
process, fraud alerts and reports on ongoing investigations, online
publications concerning topics such as the Lemon Law, landlord-tenant,
and small claims, and access to information about the state's
regulatory divisions.
U.S. Consumer Gateway
- Consumer resources of the Federal Government. Offers easy access to
the consumer divisions of Federal agencies, reports and consumer tips,
as well as special interest articles and scam or safety alerts.
U.S. Consumer
Information Center - Full-text consumer publications,
together with
links to consumer resources available only on the Web, and to the
Consumer's Resources Handbook.
U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Division - Recall notices, safety tips for
kids and
families, and other information. Some pages are available in Spanish.
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Cultures &
Diversity
Festival Finder
- Festivals around the state, nation and the world are indexed here
with dates, descriptions, and other information.
MLA
Language Map
- Uses data from the US Census to display concentrations and locations
of the speakers of over 30 languages in the United States.
Smithsonian Institution
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Disability
Resources
DisabilityInfo.gov
– Provides information on Federal programs,
services, and resources to Americans with disabilities, their families,
employers, and service providers.
Disabled American Veterans
– Provides information on legislation and issues affecting disabled
veterans.
The Disability Law Center
– Serves the severely disabled individuals in
Massachusetts. Focuses on investigations of abuse and
neglect,
denial of services or benefits, rights to community placements, human
rights violations, life sustaining treatment and discrimination.
Get
AT Stuff
- The Assistive Technology Exchange in New England. The goal
is
to put AT equipment that is not currently being used into the hands of
someone who can benefit from it - a free "classified ad" type resource
designed to help people find, buy, sell, or give away used AT
equipment.
Southbridge
Disability Commission
Talking
Book Library – Worcester Public
Library - The
Talking Book Library provides free services to Massachusetts residents
of any age who are unable to read traditional print materials due to a
visual or physical disability.
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Education
BBC Languages
- Free tools
and 12-week courses to learn a language on your own time.
BibMe
- Generate a bibliography or works cited page for that
report!
Supports MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian styles.
College
101
- Schmoop's resource guide walks you through the college application
process, from filling out applications and writing essays to obtaining
financial aid.
Free
Online
Classes
- A database that contains free online courses from elite schools like
Yale, Stanford, and MIT. The subjects range from Architecture
to
Women's Studies, and many of the classes feature video lectures and
podcasts.
Khan
Academy
- Learn about a variety of topics from this library of over 2,100
educational videos. The focus is on math and science topics, but
personal finance, history, and other topics can be found as well. Great
if you don't quite get how to figure out that math problem, or need a
refresher!
Massachusetts
Department of Education
Masters
in Library Science Online - Research degree
programs and schools that offer online Masters degrees in Library
Science.
MEFA
U.Plan
- MEFA's U.Plan Prepaid Tuition Program helps you stay ahead of rising
college costs by letting you "prepay" tuition and fees at 80
participating MA colleges & universities.
Purdue
Online Writing Lab
- Free resources for writing, research, grammar and mechanics, style
guides, and more.
Shmoop
- Study guides, writing tips, and practice questions for Literature,
History, AP Exams, and more. Shmoop's mission: "To make
learning
and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age."
Thinkfinity
- K-12 teaching and learning resources, aligned with state
standards. Also contains great at-home activities for
children
and parents to practice skills outside of the classroom.
The
Ultimate Scholarship Resource
- Features 515 categorized scholarships with a list that has been
broken down by student applicant - women, transfer students, study
abroad applicants, military personnel, etc.
USA
Today Calculators – Calculators for tuition,
consumer
loans, new cars, mortgages, and retirement.
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Employment
America’s
Job Bank
– Searchable database for employment opportunities.
Career OneStop
- Tools to
help jobseekers, students, businesses, and career professionals.
Connecticut
Works – Provides access to thousands
of jobs across
Connecticut; includes tips and resources for job seekers.
Employment
- U.S. Government Consumer Information Center
-
The Employment section of the U.S. Government Consumer Information
Center has online pamphlets covering various aspects of employment such
as COBRA and Fair Labor Standards provisions, employee rights under
pension plans, OSHA.
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission – Federal
agency in charge of
enforcement of Federal civil rights laws.
Workforce
Central Career Center – Southbridge –
Resource
for job seekers and potential employers throughout Worcester County.
Yahoo! Employment
- Search through online resumes, or post your own. Also information on
Industry Research, Company Research, Resume Writing, Salaries and
Benefits, Credit Reports, Background Checks, Interviews, and Relocation
Resources.
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Entertainment
& the Performing Arts
ADC/Mill Street Blues
- Hear live music from local and touring performers.
Gateway Players
– Local theatrical productions at The Barn, 111 Main Street,
Southbridge.
Games for
Change - a
non-profit which seeks to harness the extraordinary power of digital
games to address the most pressing issues of our day, including
poverty, education, human rights, global conflict and climate change.
Internet Movie Database
– Information about cast, plots, and reviews.
National
Jukebox
- The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes
historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge.
Social Web
- The Social Web is a site created to
provide an easy
way for people to find out what's happening in their community as well
as promote their own events, and to meet other people with similar
interests. Central Massachusetts events are included.
Stageloft Repertory
– Performs at 450 Main Street in Sturbridge.
Telegram &
Gazette Movie Listings – Find local
listings and
showtimes.
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Food
Epicurious
- Recipes from Gourmet and Bon Appétit
magazine
Food Network
Local
Harvest - Maps and locates farmers markets, family farms,
farm
stands, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area.
Northeast Organic Farming
Association
-Non-profit organization of
farmers,
gardeners, and consumers, working to promote healthy food, organic
farming, and a cleaner environment.
Restaurants
in Southbridge – Visit some of the
local
restaurants in Southbridge.
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Genealogy
Cyndi’s List
– Comprehensive directory of genealogy websites.
Family Tree
Maker
Genealogy Learning
Center – Great resource for beginners.
Legacy Family
Tree
Library
of Congress Preservation - This website
provides simple
instructions, as well as links to more comprehensive information for
“Preparing, Protecting, Preserving” many types of family treasures.
This website has been created through generous support from the
American Library Association (ALA) Carnegie-Whitney Award and from the
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate.
Northeast
Document Preservation Center - NEDCC provides printable
Preservation Leaflets with information on a wide variety of
preservation topics, supplier contact information, and links to
additional resources. The leaflets may be downloaded at no cost.
Olive Tree
Genealogy – Offers more than 500 free
genealogy
databases.
Personal Ancestral
File – Free service provided by Family
Search.
Roots Magic
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Global Warming and
Environment
Energy
Star Appliance Ratings
- Look for appliances that meet energy efficiency guidelines set by the
EPA and the US Department of Energy. The website also lists
resources to improve energy efficiency throughout your home.
Environmental
Protection Agency - EPA's Climate Change Site
offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a
way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society –
communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and
governments.
FuelEconomy.gov
- Developed by
the DOE and EPA, this website has an electronic version of the Fuel
Economy Guide, and features updated fuel economy data for new
and
used passenger vehicles dating back to 1984. Helpful for making
informed automotive purchasing decisions.
Mass
Energy Consumers Alliance
- A non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of consumers and
the environment, it offers Renewable Energy options for MA residents
and a discount heating oil program.
Pew Center for Climate
Change -
Established in 1998 as a non-profit, non-partisan and independent
organization, the Center's mission is to provide credible
information, straight answers, and innovative solutions in the effort
to address global climate change.
ThinkReduce
Southbridge
- Use this website to learn about local recycling and disposal
services, view street pick up schedules, learning tools, and sign up
for services.
United Nations Framework
Convention
on Climate Change - Members of non-governmental organizations
- be
they environmental, business, or related to local-government - will
find the latest information on what is happening.
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Government:
Federal & State
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
–
Official website for Massachusetts.
Constitution Finder
-
Searchable for constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related
documents for nations around the world. Provided by the
University of Richmond School of Law.
FirstGov
– Official website of the United States Government.
US House of
Representatives – Official website of
the House of
Representatives.
US Senate
– Official website of the Senate.
Supreme Court
of the United States – Official
website of the Supreme
Court.
THOMAS
–
Search for bills, resolutions, treaties and reports of the Federal
government. Provided by the Library of Congress.
The
White House - Official website of the White House.
50
State Bluebook Guide – “Blue Books”
are directories
of state governments, departments and elections.
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Grant Writing
FoundationCenter
– Provides information for grant
seekers about funding options and sources.
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Health
& Medicine
AIDS
Project Worcester –
Provides free testing and counseling
in anonymous environment.
Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention – Consumer
information on heath and
safety, free publications and reports. Wealth of information
on
statistics and data. Provided by the US Department of Health
and
Human Services.
End
of Life Services Resource Guide - The online version of the
directory for MA resources for individuals, families, and caregivers.
Food and Nutrition
Information Center
- Dietary supplements, guidelines, food guide pyramid, childcare
nutrition, food safety and topics from A-Z. Provided by the
US
Department of Agriculture.
Food Safety
– Information provided by the Federal government.
Gray’s Anatomy
of the Human Body – 1918
edition; include nearly
1,300 engravings and 13,000 entries.
Harrington
Hospital - Located in Southbridge. For a list of
services offered, click here; for a list of physicians,
click here.
Health
Resources for Teen Girls - Links to resources on a variety of
health and wellness issues.
Maria
Talks - A sexual health resource for teens.
MCPHS
Pharmacy Outreach Program
- A confidential help-line available to all MA residents seeking help
with their medications. Speak to pharmacists & case managers to
receive personal assistance with answering your pharmacy related
questions or finding programs to help with the cost of your medications.
MedLinePlus
– Consumer health provided by the National Library of Medicine and the
National Institutes of Health.
MedlinePlus
Food Safety – Provided by the National
Libraries of
Medicine.
Merck Manuals Online - The online
version of the Merck Manual of Medical Information, available for free
online.
Psych
Central - A resource for mental health information.
Southbridge
Board of Health - Local
authority responsible for disease prevention and control, public health
and environmental protection, and promoting a healthy community. It
derives its power from the General Laws of Massachusetts.
World Health Organization
– Consumer information on global health, initiatives and
issues.
Provided by the United Nations.
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History
American
Memory Project – Provides free and
open access
to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images,
prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American
experience. Provided by the Library of Congress.
Core
Documents of US Democracy – Links to
most of our
important historical documents such as the Constitution, Bill of Rights
and the Declaration of Independence. Provided by the US
Government Printing Office.
Gilmer Civil Wars
Map Collection – Includes 161 maps
representative of the
entire southern region of the US. Most maps are dated
1861-1865.
Norman B.
Leventhal Map Center - The Boston Public Library's map center
has about 200,000 historical maps and 5,000 atlases.
Presidents
of the United States – Biographies and
histories of the Presidents. Provided by the White House.
Smithsonian
Institution
Smithsonian Institution
Photos – Historical illustrations from
the Smithsonian’s
collection.
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Hobbies
Home & Garden Television
LocalHikes - Select an area to
browse hiking
opportunities and trails.
National Gardening
Association -
Gardening articles, plant and weed identification tools, and gardening
how-to's.
Wild
Vine Studios - A dynamic art studio focusing on ceramics and
fine art.
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Home & Family
Disaster
Preparedness - Information from the University of Southern
Mississippi on creating a household disaster plan, emergency kits, and
more.
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Law
The Forum for
Massachusetts Law - A collection of free legal resources,
including
books, links, discussion forums, and frequently asked questions about
Massachusetts law.
Law Dictionary
- Search legal terms or definitions.
Martindale-Hubbell
Lawyer Locator - Directory of lawyers, law firms
and government attorneys; searchable by name, geographic location or
legal specialty.
Massachusetts
Trial Court Law Library - Seventeen
public law libraries
located across Massachusetts, dedicated to serving the bench, bar and
public.
Nolo's
Free Legal Information - Covers topics from wills and estate
planning and
domestic relations to real estate and personal injury.
Supreme Court
of the United States – Official
website of the Supreme
Court.
Women's Law
Initiative - State-by-state legal information and resources
for
domestic violence.
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Language
Translation
Spanish
Dictionary
Babel Fish
Translation – Provided by Altavista.
Dictionary.com
Translator
Free2
Professional Translation
Conjugation.org
- A tool for conjugating Spanish verbs.
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Literature
Academic
OneFile – Academic OneFile
is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the
world’s leading journals and reference sources.
Gale
Virtual Reference Library –
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for
multi-disciplinary research.
Literary
Criticism– The Internet Public Library
contains critical
and biographical websites about authors and their works.
Browse
by author, by title or by nationality and literary period.
Literary
Resources – Maintained by Dr. Jack
Lynch,
professor at Rutgers University.
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Museums
American
Antiquarian Society Worcester –
National research museum
and library of American history, literature and culture through 1876.
Cantor
Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross Worcester
-
Traveling exhibitions, loan exhibitions, exhibitions of the permanent
collection or of site-specific works serve the University community and
general public.
Ecotarium
– A museum of science and nature. Admission passes
available
through the Jacob Edwards Library.
Fitchburg
Art Museum
Higgins Armory Museum
Worcester - The Higgins Armory Museum,
with 5,000
objects on 4 floors, is the only institution in the Northeast dedicated
to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of arms
and armor. Admission passes available through the
Jacob
Edwards Library.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Museum of Science
– Boston
Old Sturbridge Village –
Sturbridge
Roseland
Cottage Woodstock, CT - Roseland
Cottage
depicts
the summer life of a prosperous family in mid 19th-century America.
Built in 1846 in the newly fashionable Gothic Revival style, the house
provided a seasonal escape from a more formal city existence for Henry
Chandler Bowen and his family.
Salisbury
Mansion Museum Worcester - The
Salisbury Mansion was built in 1772 by Stephen Salisbury I and is
recognized as a major historical resource. It is one of the few
remaining 18th century buildings in Worcester and is one of the most
documented houses in New England. The home has been restored to
re-create the home life of the Salisbury Family in the 1830s.
Worcester Art
Museum - 5,000
years of art and culture
displayed in 36 galleries. Worcester's world-class art museum
chronicles the extra-ordinary history of human creativity through 50
centuries. See antiquities, oils, prints, photographs, sculptures,
decorative arts and more. View paintings by Cassatt, Gauguin, Goya,
Monet, Sargent and Whistler; admire floor mosaics from the ancient city
of Antioch; see cutting-edge contemporary art. Admission
passes available through the Jacob Edwards Library.
Worcester
Historical Museum - Founded
in 1875, Worcester Historical Museum is a unique organization dedicated
to collecting, preserving, and interpreting Worcester's history in all
time periods and subject areas. The holdings of WHM encompass thousands
of unique documents and artifacts vital to the study of Worcester
history
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News & Media
BBC International News
The Boston Globe
Canadian Broadcast Corporation
CNN Headline News
El
Diario
El Nueva Dia Interactivo
El Vocero de Puerto Rico
MSNBC News
NECN –
New England Cable
News
New York Times
Southbridge
Evening News
The Springfield
Republican
USA Today
Worcester Telegram &
Gazette
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People
Biography
Resource Center –
Comprehensive resource for biographies.
Biography.com
– Official website of A&E’s Biography Channel.
Who2
-
Includes some famous people from the following categories:  classic
authors,
movie stars, famous frauds, kings and queens, mythical gods, and
cartoons.
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Phonebooks
& Directories
Area Code Decoder
- Type in city name to determine current area code(s) or type in code
to determine city and country. Includes country and city codes around
the world.
MassResources.org
- A free online resource directory for Massachusetts residents in need
of housing, food, health care, and other basic services.
Mass
211
- Need help and don't know where to turn? Dial 2-1-1 or use
the
online directory. Find free information on health and human
services in Massachusetts.
Switchboard
- Find residential and business telephone listings.
Toll-free
number directory - Look up toll-free numbers for businesses
or use
the reverse directory.
Zip+4
Look Up - Type in address to determine zip code. Provided by
the
U.S. Postal Service.
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Psychology
& Philosophy
American Psychological
Association (APA) – Professional
organization that
represents psychology in the United States.
Encyclopedia of
Psychology – Database of links to
psychology resources.
EpistemeLinks
-
Database of links to philosophy resources on the internet, plus a
Philospher Timeline and Latin words and phrases.
Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) –
Designed by a group
of experts in the field.
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Real Estate
All
the Listings
– Browse listings of homes for sale by owner in 125 states, provinces,
and countries.
Community
Development Block Grant Funding -
Funding
available to qualified projects serving persons of low/moderate income
or correct or prevent slums and blight.
Fannie Mae
- The Federal National Mortgage Association site has a section for
professional mortgage lenders
and several sections for home buyers.
Financenter:
Personal Finance & Calculators - The
site provides
information and calculation tools for a number of personal finance
issues. These include mortgage and home loan calculators, automobile
loans, choosing credit cards or credit lines, investment, retirement
and savings options and insurance and budgeting choices.
ForSaleByOwner
– Property owners list the property for sale without a realtor service.
Homefair.com
- Calculators to help your decision-making when buying
or selling a home or relocating.
Live Justice
–
Dedicated to helping low-income residents of Massachusetts with housing
problems.
Make
Southbridge Home - A resource for future residents interested
in learning about the community.
The
Mortgage Calculator - Interactive calculation
and display
of a payment schedule for a mortgage.
Multiple Listing Service
– Over 3 million homes listed by realtor agencies around the
globe. Official website of the National Association of
Realtors.
Shopping
and Auctions: FirstGov -
Access is provided to online sales of new, seized, and surplus public
assets: real property, books, planes, boats, cars, jewelry, and more.
USA
Today Calculators – Calculators for consumer
loans,
tuition, new cars, mortgages, and retirement.
Worcester
County Register of
Deeds – Find deeds for properties
throughout Worcester
County, MA.
Zillow
–
Free valuations on over 67 million homes nationwide.
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Reading
Resources
Books and Authors - Find your next
great read! An online database - access provided through the MA Library
System.
Faithful
Reader - Reviews, reading guides, author information, and
more for Spiritual and Christian Fiction.
Fantastic
Fiction - Author biographies, information on upcoming
publications, series info, and more.
Figment
- Figment is
a teen writing community where you can share your writing, connect with
other readers, and discover new stories and authors.
Goodreads
- Rate and review books you've read; keep track of what you've read,
are currently reading, and want to read.
Horror
World - Books reviews, author interviews, and news for the
Horror genre.
LibraryThing
- Catalog your personal library, organize with tags and collections.
Free up to 200 books.
Novelist - Search
for books by plot, title, author, genre, and more. An online
database - access provided through the MA Library System.
Romantic
Times - For lovers of Romance novels, reviews for all
subgenres from traditional to paranormal, and everything in between.
SF Site
- Reviews and author information for Science Fiction and Fantasy reads.
Stop,
You're Killing Me! - A resource for lovers of Mystery, Crime,
Thriller, Spy, and Suspense books.
What's
Next
- Not sure which book is the first in a series? Wondering which one to
read next? Check out this database, maintained by the Kent
District Library.
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Religion
& Spirituality
Bible Gateway
- Search for passages in the Bible in nine languages and among multiple
Bible versions. Provided by the Gospel Communications Network.
Houses
of Worship of Southbridge – Includes
contact
information and links to individual websites when available.
King James Bible
- Search the full-text of the King James Version Bible, both Old and
New Testaments.
The Vatican
– Official website of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Science
American
Association for
the Advancement of Science
Ecotarium
– A museum of science and nature
FirstGov for Science
– Gateway to government science information provided by US Government
science agencies.
Museum of Science
– Boston
NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
National Science Digital
Library
- NSDL
is
the Nation's online library for education and research in Science,
Technology,
Engineering,
and
Mathematics.
Science
Fair Projects
Science
OnLine – Get magazine and journal
articles,
research ideas and more!
Scientific American
Smithsonian
Institution – Space & Technology
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Seniors
800-Age-Info -
Search for organizations and agencies in the areas of health, abuse,
nursing care, Social Security, and many other topics, or call the
toll-free number at 1-800-AGE-INFO.
Assisted
Living Facilities
- A directory of assisted living facilities. Search by facility name or
browse by state - information listed for each facility includes contact
information, cost ranges, available activities and services, and more.
FirstGov
for Seniors - One-stop shopping for seniors to access
Federal services and agencies.
MEDICARE - The
official U.S. Government site for Medicare information. This site
includes basic Medicare and health care information for seniors and
their families.
MySeniorCare -
the leading online source for timely and professional information on home health,
senior
assisted living, hospice care
and more.
Senior
Citizens' Resources - Find government resources for seniors
on money, housing, health, consumer protection, and more.
Social Security Online
- Direct access to the U.S. Social Security Administration, with
benefits information, online services, news, history, regulations and
statistics. Includes important information in Spanish.
Social
Security Handbook - No longer available in paper format, you
can access the handbook for free online, and download it in PDF format
here.
Southbridge
Council on Aging
USA
Today Calculators – Calculators for
retirement,
consumer loans, tuition, new cars, and mortgages.
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Sports &
Recreation
ESPN
Games for
Change
- a non-profit which seeks to harness the extraordinary power of
digital games to address the most pressing issues of our day, including
poverty, education, human rights, global conflict and climate change.
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Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) – Federal tax forms.
Massachusetts
Department of Revenue – State tax
forms.
Property
Values in Massachusetts -
Assessors’ offices that provide searchable access to the most recent
assessed values of properties (used primarily for property tax
purposes).
Southbridge
Assessor’s Office - The Board of Assessors are
required by
Massachusetts Law to list and value all real and personal property.
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Teens
Ben’s
Guide to the U.S. Government – Learn
the basics of the
Federal government. Provided by the US Government Printing
Office.
BibMe
- Generate a bibliography or works cited page for that
report!
Supports MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian styles.
Break
the Cycle
- A national nonprofit organization that addresses teen dating
violence. Learn how to protect yourself and make a difference in your
community.
COGITO - Virtual
home for the
world's brightest students with an interest in math and
science.
Provided by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.
DoSomething
- DoSomething.org is one of the largest organizations in the US that
helps young people rock causes they care about. Get inspired to Do
Something for a cause you care about, and find out how to take action.
Figment
- Figment is a teen writing community where you can share your writing,
connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors.
Future State
– Learn about current affairs around the globe. Provided by
the
US Department of State.
Health
Resources for Teen Girls - Links to resources on a variety of
health and wellness issues.
It
Gets Better
- A place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see
how love and happiness can be a reality in their future.
Maria
Talks - A sexual health resource for teens.
Shmoop
-
Study guides, writing tips, and practice questions for Literature,
History, AP Exams, and more. Shmoop's mission: "To make
learning
and
writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age."
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Travel
Amtrak
Train Service -Official site for Amtrak passenger
trains
featuring online reservations, ticket fare finder, trip planning
resources.
Bradley International
Airport
– Located in Windsor Locks, CT.
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts – Ideas for great
getaways in
Massachusetts.
Festival Finder
- Festivals around the state, nation and the world are indexed here
with dates, descriptions, and other information.
International
Travel Information – Includes travel
warnings, alerts, and information, including passport and visa
requirements. Provided by the US Department of State.
Logan
International Airport
– Located in Boston, MA.
National Atlas
Map Maker – Hundreds of printable maps
in a number of
categories: political, topographical, environmental,
transportation, historical.
National
Geographic Society
Peter Pan Bus – Springfield-based bus service
offering routes
throughout New England.
Subway
Maps
– Provides access to subway maps for
more than 100 cities worldwide.
TF
Green Airport
- Located in
Providence, RI.
Travel
New England - Discover places to go and things to do in all
of the New England states.
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Visual Arts
Arts Center
[Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts and Humanities] – Covers 26
communities in Central Massachusetts and Northeastern Connecticut.
Smarthistory
- A free, not-for-profit, multimedia web book designed as a dynamic
supplement to traditional art-history textbooks. Search by
style,
artist, or time period.
Smithsonian
Institution Art & Design - Explore art
& design at the Smithosonian with this online encyclopedia.
Smithosonian Online Collections &
Datasets - Search over 4 million records with images, video,
sound, and more from the Smithsonian.
Sturbridge
Coffee Roasters Cafe - Fine art displays rotating
on a monthly basis.
Wild Vine Studios
- A dynamic art studio focusing on ceramics and fine art.
Works of Art Collection Database -
A searchable database of works of art and related materials from the
permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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