Adult Teens Children Reference Media

 

 
 
Town of Brighton
Information about Town of Brighton government and services.
Adults
General tools for discovering what you might want to read (listen to or watch) next
 
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23052
Librarians' Internet Index: Websites You Can Trust
 
Fiction & Non-fiction
New Books at Brighton Library
http://www.bookpage.com
The Beat: Book Reviews
Book Browser: the guide for avid readers

 

A specialized search engine for those who love to read and also have patience!!
If you like this, then you’d like…..(click on the ‘Detailed Search’ link on the next screen and then fill out the form to see suggested titles)\
http://www.allreaders.com/ 
 
Book Awards and the Man Booker Prize for Fiction
 
 See the Movie...Read the Book!   
 A current list of movies that started out as books, stories and graphic novels.
 
 The Unshelved® Book Club
 Every Sunday characters talk about a book they've read in full-page full-color comic strips.
                                                    

 

Book Stores
www.amazon.com
www.powells.com
 
Mystery
The Mystery Reader
Mysterynet
 
Mysterious Homepage
http://www.cluelass.com/MystHome/index.html
 
ClueLass – many kinds of mystery information
http://www.cluelass.com/
 
Mystery Awards
The Edgar Award
http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/awards/index.htm
 
The Macavity Award
http://www.mysteryreaders.org/macavity.html
 
List of all types of mystery awards
http://www.cluelass.com/MystHome/Awards.html
 
Romance
The Romance Reader
All About Romance
 
Science Fiction
What’s new in science fiction, includes reviews
Locus magazine’s 2001 science fiction index
 
Historical Fiction
By author - look for the 'new' logo for the latest
 
 http://www.histfiction.net/listauthors.php
 
General historical fiction information
 
http://www.histfiction.net/
 
http://www.overbooked.org/stars/historical/index.html
 
General historical fiction information
http://www.overbooked.org/stars/historical/index.html
 
 
Westerns
List of westerns that have received high praise from reviewers
 
 
Teens
Financial Aid
For information on applying for federal student aid.
 http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
 Science project resources
Local Folder
New Books
New Media
Twelve Corners Middle School
Brighton High School
  
Homework Connection Folder
Added as needed (in progress)
 
Children
Local Folder
New Books
 
Brighton Schools
  
Homework Connection Folder
Added as needed (in progress)
 
Science Fair Suggestions
Almanac Information Please

 

 www.sciencebuddies.org/
 Science project resources.

  

Civil War
The Civil War
The Civil War For Kids
United States History: Pre Colonial to 1865
 
Biographies
People Past and Present part 1
 
Animals
Endangered Species
www.monarchwatch.org/- Monarch Butterfly watch
www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm- Kidzone Animal Facts
www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/default.asp- Pet care
 
Space
www.amazingspace.stsci.edu
A space buff's dream come true!
 
All Subject Sites
All Sorts of Subjects
 
Gareth Long's Encyclopedia of Monsters- http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/monsters.htm
www.scatty.com- jokes and riddles for kids 

www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids.htm-ALA Kid's Best Web Sites

Countries & States Folder
States and Capitols
Kids World 2000 Cities and Countries
 
World Maps
www.infoplease.com/atlas/index.html
 
Notable Books Folder
ALA Book Awards
 
LIBRAWeb Link
For Kid’s Catalog
 
Parenting Folder
A helpful web link for parents & kids: www.pbs.org/parents (PBS Parents)
Issues and advice for parents/information, activities and games for kids
 
 
Reference
Search Engines & Search Directories
Google
HotBot
Yahoo!
 
Animals
Lollypop Farm: www.lollypop.org
www.monarchwatch.org/- Monarch Butterfly watch
 
Automobile Information
Edmund's ® Automobile Buyer's Guide - pricing, reviews, information on incentives & rebates & developments in the automotive world.
 
Business, Financial & Investing
BigCharts - Historical Stock & Securities Quotes
www.nysaves.org --How to save for college and assess tax advantages of the savings program.
www.stockmarketyellowpages.com

 

http://www.fool.com/school/indices/sp500.htm
For basic investing information..

http://www2.standardandpoors.com/spf/pdf/media/2003EquityFundReview.pdf
For S&P 500 returns.
 
For more in-depth stock reports, see a librarian at the Reference Center.
 
City of Rochester
www.ci.rochester.ny.us
www.ggw.org/RochesterEnvironment/fast_ferry.htm
For news, issues, resources, and links for the fast ferry project between Rochester and Toronto
  • Consumer
    Consumer Search - product reviews and reports
    Consumer Reports® Online
     
    Entertainment

     

    Screen Source: The Movie & TV Information Guide!
     
    AFI (American Film Institute) Movies of the Year: 2005

     

    Environment: Going Green: Brighton Goes Green

     

    Government, Law, Politics, Taxes
    Laws Online - The Internet's premier listing of World Wide Web sites dealing with all aspects of law.
     
    History
    Voices of the Holocaust: Eyewitness Accounts

     

    Job Information
    USAJOBS - United States Office Of Personnel Management
     
    Literature
    BookBrowser: The Guide for Avid Readers
    BookFinder.com: Search for New, Out of Print and Used Books
     
    Magazines & Journals
    Consumer Reports® Online
    FindArticles.com

     

    Maps
    www.mapquest.com
     
    Medical
    CLIC on Health
    Made possible through a grant from New York State Senator Jim Alesi, sponsor of the Western New York Annual Family Health and Fitness Fair, CLIC-on-Health educates and informs citizens on how to make healthy lifestyle and health care decisions.
     
    PubMed with links to Medline
    Best Hospitals Menu Page: Health - NYCU - U.S. News Online
     
    Military
    www.militarymail.org
    www.salts.navy.mil/main/troops

     

    News
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: www.democratandchronicle.com
     
    Resumes
    http://www.10minuteresume.com/

     

    State & Local Government
    Monroe County Web Site
    NY State Homepage
    NY State Senate Home Page
     
    Students
    Student gateway to the U.S. government - Access America
              Info on education, career development & more
       
    Taxes  
    Forms And Publications - IRS
    www.firstgov.gov
     
    Telephone Directories
    Toll free 800 number Business Directory
     
    Travel
    Passport Services-U. S. Government

     

    www.usroadconditions.com
    for updated weather forecast maps, live satellite views
     
    Science & Technology
     
    Math
    SureCalc Visual Numeric Calculator
     
      
    Rochester
     
    Arts, Music, Museums, Zoo
    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - RPO
    Geva Theatre
     
    Colleges in our Area
    Empire State College: www.esc.edu
    Finger Lakes Community College                 
    Monroe Community College, A Unit of the State University of New York
    Nazareth College of Rochester
    RIT, Rochester Institute of Technology
    SUNY Geneseo
    St. John Fisher College Home Page
    Roberts Wesleyan College
    University of Rochester
     
    Human Services
    Monroe County: Related Links
     
    Regional Events
    Rochester - Top Rochester, NY Sites and more!
     
    Weather
    Weather Underground: Rochester, New York Forecast
    www.weather.com--for a seven-day forecast for any location in the U.S.
     
    Media
    Audiobooks
    LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain.

     

    Audiofile Magazine
    audiobook reviews, subscription information, audiobook reference guide
     
    Audible.Com--15,000 downloadable audio programs, including lectures, public radio programs, newspapers
    wiredforbooks.org

    www.wxxi.org/reachout

    Reachout Radio is a Rochester based radio reading service to help the visually impaired keep up with everything from current affairs to supermarket specials. Check it out!
     
    Movies
    http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/ Sundance Film Festival: view short films online
    rottentomatoes.com
    The Internet Movie Database 
    The Academy Awards 
    All-Movie Guide
    Movie Review Query Engine
    The New York Times Movies
    The Chicago Sun-Times/Roger Ebert
    The Greatest Films
    www.folkstreams.net
     
    Music
    The Lyrics Universe—search by artist or lyrics
    Another lyrics site
    Public Domain Music—a reference site to help identify public domain music
    BBC Online—A Musical Timeline—2000 years of western music 
    MTV’s site
    Gramophone magazine’s (classical music) site
    www.allmusic.com
     

     

     

     
     
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