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Adults
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General tools for discovering what you might want to read (listen to
or watch) next
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http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23052
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Librarians' Internet Index: Websites You Can Trust
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Fiction & Non-fiction
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http://www.bookpage.com
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The Beat: Book Reviews
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Book Browser: the guide for avid readers
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- 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)\
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http://www.allreaders.com/
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Book Awards and the
Man Booker Prize for Fiction
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Link to multiple
fiction award winners.
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- See the Movie...Read the Book!
- A current list of movies that started out as
books, stories and graphic novels.
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- The
Unshelved® Book Club
- Every Sunday characters talk about a book they've
read in full-page full-color comic strips.
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- Book
Stores
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www.amazon.com
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www.powells.com
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Mystery
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The Mystery Reader
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Mysterynet
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- Mysterious
Homepage
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http://www.cluelass.com/MystHome/index.html
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- ClueLass –
many kinds of mystery information
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http://www.cluelass.com/
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- Mystery
Awards
- The Edgar
Award
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http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/awards/index.htm
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- The Macavity
Award
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http://www.mysteryreaders.org/macavity.html
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- List of all
types of mystery awards
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http://www.cluelass.com/MystHome/Awards.html
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Romance
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The Romance Reader
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All About Romance
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Science Fiction
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What’s new in
science fiction, includes reviews
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Locus
magazine’s 2001 science fiction index
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Historical Fiction
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By
author - look for the 'new' logo for the latest titles.
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http://www.histfiction.net/listauthors.php
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General historical fiction information:
http://www.histfiction.net/
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http://www.overbooked.org/stars/historical/index.html
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General historical
fiction information:
http://www.overbooked.org/stars/historical/index.html
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Westerns
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List of
westerns that have received high praise from reviewers
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Teens
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- Financial Aid
- For
information on applying for federal student aid.
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Local Folder
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Twelve Corners Middle School
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Brighton High School
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Homework Connection Folder
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Almanac Information Please
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http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm
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http://www.vickiblackwell.com/math.html
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Children
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Local Folder
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Brighton Schools
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Science
Project Resources and Science
Fair Suggestions
- http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html
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www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/
- www.sciencebuddies.org/
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www.tryscience.org/
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http://scienceclub.org/kidlink1.html
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- Biographies
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People
Past and Present part 1
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- Animals
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Endangered Species
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www.monarchwatch.org/-
Monarch Butterfly watch
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www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm- Kidzone Animal Facts
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www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/default.asp- Pet care
- Civil War
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The Civil War
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The Civil
War For Kids
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United States History: Pre Colonial to 1865
Countries & States Folder
States and Capitols
Kids World 2000 Cities
and Countries
Math
http://www.coolmath-games.com/Space
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/math.html
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/space.htm
www.kids.gov/
World Maps
www.infoplease.com/atlas/index.html
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
Signing with you baby:
http://signingbaby.com/main/index.php
- Notable Books
- http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/february2009/alscncb.cfm
- http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb/index.cfm
- http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Smithsonian-Notable-Books-for-Children-2009.html
- http://kidslit.menashalibrary.org/2010/02/11/2010-notable-books-for-a-global-society/
- Fun
for Kids
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ALA's Great Websites for Kids
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Jokes & Riddles
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Riddles: http://www.riddles.com/
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Movie Reviews
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www.commonsensemedia.org
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Movie
ratings and family
movie reviews
for parents, kids and teens.
Common Sense
Media helps parents choose the best movies for kids and
families.
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 Resources
- http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_ro_bml?db=BCRC
- http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_ro_bml?db=BCPM
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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
http://www.cityofrochester.gov/index.aspx?id=96
Consumer
www.carinsurance.org
consumer Reports® Online
www.consumersearch.com/
http://www99.epinions.com/
www.consumerreview.com/
www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
Entertainment
Screen Source: The Movie & TV Information Guide!
http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/movies.aspx
http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0760906.html
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1073316,00.html
http://www.webaward.org/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&award_level=best&category=Entertainment
Environment/Going Green
Brighton Goes Green
http://www.world.org/weo/top1000
Government, Law, Politics, Taxes
Laws Online - The Internet's premier listing of World Wide Web sites
dealing with all aspects of law.
Town
of Brighton Information about town government and services.
History
Voices of the Holocaust:
Eyewitness
Accounts
Job
Information
USAJOBS - United States Office Of Personnel
Management
Literature
BookFinder.com: Search for New, Out of Print and Used
Books
American
Literature:
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/sites.htm
British
Literature:
http://www.beesker.com/english-literature.asp
National
Endowment for the Arts:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
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 Health Care Websites
Best
Hospitals:
http://www.100tophospitals.com/
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings
Military
Military Postal Service
Agency
http://usmilitary.about.com/
Global Security:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/
US
Dept. of Defense:
http://www.defense.gov/
News
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
www.democratandchronicle.com
- Resumes
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http://www.10minuteresume.com/
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- State &
Local Government
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Monroe
County Web Site
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
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
SUNY
Geneseo
St. John Fisher College Home Page
Roberts Wesleyan College
University of Rochester
Human
Services
Monroe County
Regional
Events
Greater
Rochester Visitors Association:
http://www.visitrochester.com
http://www.rochesternysites.com/
http://www.rochesterbiz.com/
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/
An interactive book discussion site featuring essays, lectures,
online books, RealAudio
programs, spoken poetry, and other literary endeavors.
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
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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