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Mahwah Public Library
WebLynx Directory
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The WebLynx Directory is an indexed ready-reference collection of free, high-quality, authoritative Internet information sources on a wide variety of topics, reviewed, assembled, and kept current for you by the digital resources manager and our professional reference staff. It’s like having your own reference librarian 24 hours a day!
All links current as of 11/30/09.
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Animals
- Bergen County Animal Control : How to have wild animals removed from your home or property
- Bergen County Animal Shelter
- Mahwah dog and cat licenses: Animals are licensed by the Township Clerk's Office. To obtain a license, you must prove that your pets' rabies vaccines are current. The Health Department or Clerk's Office can provide you with a list of local veterinarians that provide free rabies vaccines. John Hopper, Health Officer, Municipal Building Complex
jhopper@mahwahtwp.org ~ 201-529-5757 x210
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Bergen County
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Biography
- The Biography Channel - Features 25,000 very brief biographical notes.
- Internet Public Library Biographies – The IPL’s classified index of biographical reference sites. Categories include Artists & Architects, Authors, Entertainers, Musicians & Composers, Politicians & Rulers, Scientists & Inventors.
- S9 Biographical Dictionary – Browse and search more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
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Black History
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Books & reading
Book clubs
Book news
Book reviews, readers’ advisory, and bestseller lists (see also Literary criticism)
Books online
- Bartleby
- Project Gutenberg - First and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks.
- Shakespeare - Complete works, provided on the Web by MIT’s online newspaper The Tech.
Booksellers
Generally (broad coverage)
Genres
Literacy education
- National Reading Panel - A Congressional panel formed to summarize the most effective reading instruction practices based upon an exhaustive review of the scientific research literature.
Literary criticism
Literature reference
Reference collections
Young adult
- Spark Notes (official website)
- TeenReads.com: Info and features about teens’ favorite authors, books, series and characters. Part of The Book Report Network, a group of websites founded in 1996 that share thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more with readers every week.
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Business
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Career Help
Career assessment and guidance
- CareerPath (from CareerBuilder) - Career tests, advice, and resources.
- Internet Career Connection – “America's first and oldest online career guidance service -- in operation since 1989 on America Online (AOL) and the Internet”
- O*NET - The Occupational Information Network – Database of job titles and codes providing advanced and customizable search, and providing detailed information about each job title in the areas of Tasks, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Work activities, Interests, Work styles, Work values, Related occupations, Wages & employment trends
Directories of resources
- Careers.org Resource Center - Directory of job search resources, including government, nonprofit, freelance, seasonal employment listings, and more.
- JobHunt – Screened directory of job resource links to over 5,500 employers by state.
Government (county, state, & federal) employment information links
Job banks
- Career Magazine - Job bank, resume postings, and career advice.
- FlipDog.com “Powered by monster.com” - A career management site with information on different fields, job openings and information on employers.
- Indeed - Access to millions of employment opportunities from thousands of websites. drill down by keyword and location to jobs that fit your requirements precisely.
- Monster.com - Interactive database for listing and locating job opportunities with America's hottest companies. Resume building services available.
- New Jersey Jobs
- Simply Hired – Indexed job search.
- TrueCareers - Job bank, resume postings, and career advice.
- Yahoo! Hotjobs -Provides a wealth of features including a job search agent and an opportunity to post messages and chat with other job hunters.
Publications (online)
Salary information and surveys
Special interests
- Black Career Zone
- Employment Guide.com - Recruitment advertising for technical, professional and managerial jobs.
- Green Careers Guide - Green is the new “green”: Categorized descriptions of careers and jobs at all levels in the new economy of ecology, guides to training and education, and job search.
- JobWeb - Offers career and job-search advice for new college graduates.
- monsterTRAK - monster.com’s partnership with university career centers nationwide to provide career guidance and job listings to students and recent grads.
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Consumer resources
Cars & other vehicles
- Alldata - Automotive repair information, recall database, technical service bulletins, definitions, links to automotive sites.
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute – Crash testing and safety research.
- Edmunds's - Automobile buyer's guides, reviews, invoice prices, and used cars too.
- Kelley Blue Book - Car prices.
- NADA Guides - Used vehicle values for cars, boats, planes, and more.
Consumer information directories
Education
Finance and fraud
Food, health, and household products
Housing, moving, and where to live
Publications
Recalls
Reporting agencies and publications
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Crisis Hotlines, Bergen County and New Jersey
| Child abuse or neglect |
Call 911 as well as 1-877 NJ ABUSE. A concerned caller does not need proof to report an allegation of child abuse and can make the report anonymously. http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/abuse/how/ |
| Family Helpline / Parents Anonymous |
1-800-THE-KIDS, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are feeling stressed out, call the Family Helpline and speak to a specially trained volunteer to help you work through your frustrations before a crisis occurs. |
| Mental Health Crisis Hotline |
201-62-HELP, 262-4357: Bergen Regional Hospital, Hotline, Psychiatric Emergency Room, Mobile Screening. |
| New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection |
1-877-839-2339. Anonymous Drop-Off for Unwanted Infants. In New Jersey, the Safe Haven Infant Protection Act allows an individual to give up an unwanted infant safely, legally and anonymously. The parents — or someone acting on their behalf — can bring a baby less than 30 days old to any hospital emergency room or police station. The Division of Youth and Family Services will take the child into custody and place the infant in a foster or pre-adoptive home. |
| Rape Crisis Hotline |
24-hour hotline: 201-487-2227 |
| Relationship / Domestic Violence Hotline |
201-487-8484 (Bergen County) 24/7 |
| Temporary restraining order (TRO) procedure |
Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., except on a holiday, you can go to the Domestic Violence Unit of the Family Division in the County Courthouse in Hackensack and apply for the Order. Court employees will help you file the papers on forms they will provide. If it is after the end of the court day, a holiday, or a weekend, you can go to your local police department to obtain an order. They have the forms and can call a judge to get an order that starts immediately. You will be asked to speak to the judge by telephone, unless the judge chooses to come to the court to hear your testimony directly. If English is not a language you usually speak, you may want to bring a friend with you to interpret. An interpreter should be provided for you any time you are scheduled to appear in court, but might not be available at the police station. |
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Demographics
- American FactFinder – U.S. Census.
- Economic Data - U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis Interactive Data Tables for economic data: National, International, by Region and by Industry.
- Population Reference Bureau – Population, health, and environment data in four "core themes": Reproductive Health and Fertility; Children and Families; Population and the Environment; and Population Futures—Aging, Inequality and Poverty, Migration and Urbanization, and Gender.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States - U.S. Bureau of the Census collection of statistics (over 1400 tables and graphs) on social, economic, and international subjects.
- U.S. Census - Official website.
- U.S. Gazetteer - U.S. Bureau of the Census search of places in the United States by name or zip code for a detailed map or census data.
- U.S. State Fact Sheets - United States Department of Agriculture State Fact Sheets containing information on Population, Per-capita income, Earnings per job, Poverty rate, Total number of jobs, Unemployment rate, Percent employment change, Farm & farm related jobs, Top export commodities, Farm characteristics, and Farm financial indicators.
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Directories
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Education
After college … [see also Career Help]
College prep, search, and testing
- About the MCAT Exam – Official Medical College Admission Test website.
- ACT information
- College and University Home Pages - A collection of over 3000 sites (MIT).
- College Board Tests – “Register online for the SAT, view and send your SAT scores, and find all the information you need — including exam dates and fees — for the SAT Reasoning Test™, SAT Subject Tests™, PSAT/NMSQT, AP, and CLEP.”
- Educational Testing Service: the GRE - Information on the Graduate Records Examinations, required for many graduate school applications.
- Students.gov - Official U.S. government web site designed for college students and their families, connecting students with U.S. government services and information, including info on careers, planning an education and paying for college.
- TOEFL Information - Forms and testing locations.
Finance
- FAFSA - File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid online.
- FinAid Free, comprehensive and independent guide to student financial aid.
- studentaid Funding Your Education, The Student Guide in English and Spanish and links to other resources.
K – 12
Special needs
Statistics
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Elections & politics
Campaign finance
Political parties—National
Political parties—State
Publications and reporting
Voting, registration, and elections
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Finance
Economics
Taxes
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Genealogy
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Geography
- CIA World Fact Book and other publications – A searchable atlas of information about all the countries of the world: maps, flags, profiles, statistics. Information is updated biweekly and is in the public domain (noncopyrighted). Entire publication can be downloaded for free.
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America – Search and browse the online edition of the geography classic.
- Google™ Earth – Download Google™’s proprietary world geography engine.
- Mapquest generates maps of any area, provides directions, and calculates distances
- National Atlas of the United States – Amazing U.S. Department of the Interior database of maps focusing on Agriculture, Biology, Boundaries, Climate, Environment, Geology, Government, History, Mapping, People, Transportation, and Water. Map Maker allows user to assemble, view, and print maps, choosing from hundreds of layers of geographic information to include in a customized map. Printable and dynamic maps.
- U.S. Gazetteer – U.S. Census Bureau geographic search that can find obscure locations and landmarks.
- ZIP Code™ Lookup and Address Information – U.S. Postal Service utility for looking up ZIP codes as well as proper USPS address elements and their abbreviations.
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Government
Mahwah
Bergen County
State of New Jersey
United States Federal
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Health, medicine, nutrition
Children
- HealthyNJ - special section for kids & teens, statistics, and diseases & conditions
- Kidshealth - Provides parents with information on a variety of issues related to childrens' health, such as immunizations, bullying, and more.
County health departments and programs
Doctors, dentists, specialists
- ABMS Certified Doctors - directory of Board Certified specialists
- AMA Physician Select : On-line Doctor Finder
- American Dental Association - directory of dentists and a list of ADA recommended products and information on oral health
- Healthgrades - research physicians, hospitals, or nursing homes
- New Jersey Health Care Profile - information on NJ physicians and podiatrists, including education, practice information, and legal actions
- New Jersey Licensing Information - listing of licensed physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, pharmacists, and nurse midwives
Federal health departments and programs
Health and medical reference and education
- Clinical Trials – U.S. National Institute of Health list of current clinical trials.
- Common Food Allergens - The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network tips for managing common food allergies.
- Discovery Health - a web companion to the Discovery Health Channel. Offers recipes, exercise guidelines, advice from doctors, information on diseases and disorders, etc.
- Food Pyramid – USDA guidelines for a healthy diet.
- Healthfinder - U.S. Health & Human Services website with selected health topics organized for men and women, by age from kids to seniors, by race and ethnicity, and for parents, caregivers, health professionals, and others.
- Healthline.com - Powerful search and well-organized information for health care consumers. Contributed by user Sarah W. ~ Thanks!
- Intelihealth – Aetna and Harvard Medical School information on healthy living, diseases, and drugs.
- Mayo Clinic - information on health programs, diseases, treatments, and special reports from the Mayo Clinic.
- Medline Plus - Search for citations from medical journals through the National Library of Medicine -- not usually full-text articles.
- Merck Manual Home Edition - Web version of a reference favorite.
- PDR Health Drugs & Supplements – Online version of the Physician’s Desk Reference, leading professional drug information resource for 60 years. Prescription drugs, Over-the-Counter drugs A – Z, Herbals & Supplements A – Z, Treatment Options, and Interaction Checker.
- Shape up America! - Nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about obesity and about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Hospitals
News and bulletins
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History
Local history
- Darlington Schoolhouse
- Hackensack History
- The definitive history book of Mahwah is "From Pioneer Settlement to Suburb, A History of Mahwah, New Jersey, 1700-1976" by Henry Bischoff and Mitchell Kahn (L.C. 78-55451, ISBN 0-498-02218-8) (469 pp). Originally published by A.S. Barnes and Company, a re-print was issued in 2005 by the Mahwah Historical Society. The Mahwah Public Library holds 11 circulating copies and 5 non-circulating reference copies of the book; new copies can also be purchased through the library for $25, benefiting the Mahwah Historical Society.
- Coming soon: Mahwah History WebWindow, a production of the Mahwah v2V (vertical-to-virtual) Project.
- New Jersey Digital Highway
Bergen County history
New Jersey history
United States history
World history
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Languages – See also Writing
Learn American Sign Language (ASL)
Learn English (English as a Second Language, ESL)
- Bergen Technical School (free) virlam@bergen.org
- Literacy Volunteers of America (free) 201-342-4344
- Bergen County Community Action Program (free) Mary Mulvaney 201-268-0900 x 7028
Online language text translation
- Google Language Tools: Search across languages; translate text; translate a Web page; browse in any of 117 languages.
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Law/legal
Agencies
Documents and databases
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Library links
Library organizations
Library services online
Library websites
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LocalEyes - real-time local traffic, weather, news, commute
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Mahwah municipal information and sites
Water in Mahwah: Questions and answers
| Q. Is my property in a flood zone? |
A. FEMA Flood Maps for Mahwah: Enter your street address for a flood map. Resulting display can be customized, saved, printed. |
| Q. Is there any flooding happening in Mahwah right now? |
A. U.S Geologic Survey Real-Time Water Data for New Jersey: Zoom in on Mahwah for up-to-the-minute streamflow, water table, water quality, and weather data. |
| Q. Are we in a drought? |
A. USGS Drought Watch |
| Q. Are there any water use restrictions in effect right now? |
A. In 2009, Mahwah Water Conservation Measures were in effect May 1 through Sept. 30:
Hand-held hoses are permitted at all times.
For mechanized watering of lawns, between 6 am and midnight only:
- Odd-number addresses – Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
- Even-number addresses – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
- No watering on Sunday, or on any day between midnight and 6am.
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| Q. Where does our water come from and what’s in it? |
2008 Mahwah Water Quality Report |
| Q. I know there’s no lead in the water supply, but what should I do if I think there might be lead in my water supply pipes? |
Important Information About Lead in Your Drinking Water |
| Q. My tap water looks / smells / tastes different than usual. How can I get information about this? |
A. If there is a large-scale water quality alert, the Township will use its Reverse 911 system to inform residents by phone. To report individual household water quality concerns, use the following phone numbers:
- 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday - Friday / 7:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturdays : The Department of Public Works (201-529-3344)
- At all other times: The Mahwah Police Department’s non-emergency number (201-529-1000)
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| Q. When will my sewer be hooked up? |
A. Updated sewer schedule |
| Q. Where does our wastewater go? |
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Down the drain … and beyond ! |
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New Jersey State
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News
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Phone directories
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Popular culture/entertainment
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Safety: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General sites
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Science
- Discoveries Search – Advanced search function for information about scientific discoveries from the National Science Foundation.
- Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body – Search and browse the online edition of the anatomy classic.
- Physics and Astronomy Reference – “Comprehensive physics and astronomy online education, research and reference web site. In addition to providing high-quality content, PhysLink.com is a meeting place for professionals, students and other curious minds.”
- Protocol Online – “Database of research protocols in a variety of life science fields. It contains protocols contributed by worldwide researchers as well as links to web protocols hosted by worldwide research labs, biotech companies, personal web sites.”
- Science and Engineering Statistics – From the National Science Foundation.
- Science and Technology Reference – The Internet Public Library’s indexed and browsable collection of science resources.
- The Why Files? Describes the science behind current events. Funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Social services
Children—local, county, and state resources
- Child care in New Jersey – New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development child care guidance.
- Foster Care and Adoption Services – New Jersey Department of Children and Families website for Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care (foster care by relatives).
- New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection - Anonymous Drop-Off For Unwanted Infants. In New Jersey, the Safe Haven Infant Protection Act allows an individual to give up an unwanted infant safely, legally, and anonymously.
Developmental disabilities
- New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) - a nonprofit agency providing information and advocacy, services, family and professional education, and consultation.
- New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) - Coordinates and/or provides a wide variety of services to help people with developmental disabilities live as independently as possible.
- New Jersey Governor's Council on Autism - The Council is currently being formed and members are being considered for appointment by Governor Corzine; please check in the "Council Members" page to see updates to the Council membership.
- The Arc of New Jersey - The Arc of New Jersey is a statewide, private, nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1947 by a group of parents who had a vision of building a better quality of life for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. Consisting of a state office and twenty local county chapters, The Arc of New Jersey is affiliated with The Arc, a national organization supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Public assistance
- Food stamps – Online application in various languages. Food stamps are available to low-income households, including families, couples without children, individuals, seniors, disabled persons, legal immigrants and victims of family violence.
- New Jersey Department of Human Services NJHelps A one-stop-shopping resource for the wide range of NJDHS programs and services to assist individuals, families, and communities in New Jersey.
- Welfare - WorkFirst New Jersey Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (WFNJ/TANF) - New Jersey's welfare reform program, WorkFirst New Jersey (WFNJ), was initiated in April 1997, following the passage of sweeping federal reforms in 1996, known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Under the Act, the federal program for families became known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
Senior services
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Sports, Recreation, and Culture
- Arts and Culture - State of New Jersey website for Arts and Culture, Amusement Parks, Casinos, and Lottery.
- Bergen County Department of Parks – Parks, the arts, history, and preservation in your own back yard.
- Bergen Museum of Art & Science – Bergen’s best kept secret – currently under renovation.
- ESPN
- GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - the place to start!
- The Meadowlands – Concerts, family entertainment, and sports, right down the road.
- Parks and Outdoor Recreation – State of New Jersey website for Parks, Hiking, Camping, Hunting, Fishing, Travel, and Tourism.
- Sports - State of New Jersey website for Arenas, Stadiums, and Teams.
- Sportsline from CBS provides up to the minute information on all leagues.
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Statistics
- Bergen County, NJ statistics – From City-Data.com.
- Bizstats - Free online source for small business statistics. BizStats collects, analyzes, edits and adds value to public data and delivers it in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand format.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - Resources, surveys, publications, regional information.
- CIA World Fact Book and other publications – A searchable atlas of information about all the countries of the world: maps, flags, profiles, statistics. Information is updated biweekly and is in the public domain (noncopyrighted). Entire publication can be downloaded for free.
- Consumer Price Index – Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room - The latest government reports direct from the White House website.
 “Access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. Convenient searching and linking capabilities to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more.” - National Center for Education Statistics
- New Jersey Vital Records and Statistics
- Science and Engineering Statistics – From the National Science Foundation.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States - U.S. Bureau of the Census collection of statistics (over 1400 tables and graphs) on social, economic, and international subjects.
- WeatherUnderground - Offers an archive of recent weather statistics.
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Taxation—See Finance
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Traffic and Driving
- Bicycle Safety – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration resource for bicycle law and safety.
- Current Regional Traffic Conditions – New Jersey Department of Transportation real-time traffic.
- Defensive Driving – Search for an approved defensive driving course near you, or online.
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – “Independent, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries, and property damage — from crashes on the nation's highways.”
- New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission – Official website.
- Traffic Safety - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration resource for all traffic safety topics, including safety for child passengers and disabled passengers, new drivers, older drivers, pedestrians, motorcycles, and bicycles. Search and browse.
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Travel
- Currency conversions by Bloomberg
- Flight Delay Information – Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control System Command Center. View by region or major airport, search by any airport.
- Fodor's travel publications - 87 city guides available and growing.
- International Travel - U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs online resource for conditions abroad that may affect public safety and security. Country-specific Information, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings.
- Lonely Planet Travel Guides
- New Jersey Beach Water Quality - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection real-time beach open/closed status & ocean water quality.
- NJ Department of Transportation - Real-time traffic conditions.
- Passports – U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs online resource for passport application and renewal, international travel, visas, and law and policy.
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Travel alerts and advisories – New Jersey Transit trains, buses, light rail, and airport connections.
- Travelers' Health – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control online resource for health and safety when traveling abroad. Vaccinations, diseases, food and water, children, pets, illness and injury abroad, much more.
- U.S. Customs – Customs and Border Patrol travel advisories and customs regulations.
- U.S. Department of State - Provides information on visas, passports, and travel advisories.
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Weather
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Women’s History
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Writing
- Columbia World of Quotations – Search and browse the online edition of the most comprehensive quotations reference ever.
- English Usage, Style & Composition – Search and browse the online editions of eight classic references on English usage and composition.
- Merriam -Webster OnLine – Search Dictionary, Thesaurus, Spanish-English, and Medical, and consult a variety of additional explorations of the English language.
- Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases – “Peter Roget’s classic structure coupled with Mawson’s modernization becomes even more user-friendly on Bartleby.com with 85,000 hyperlinked cross-references—thus fulfilling their goal of “each word being related to its neighbors and each part to the whole.” Additionally, over 2,900 proverbs and quotations from classic and modern authors illustrate the 1,000-plus entries.”
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