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Useful Internet Links
 

Addresses, Phone Number Agriculture Books Business
Consumer Information Gardening Genealogy Government Services
Home Work BCLUW Periodicals Reference
Children Health   Travel and Maps
 Public Library Card Catalog Union Public Library http://howjsay.com  Famous quotes and authors
Test Your Skills --
Try the SAT Question of the Day

 
Addresses and Phone Numbers
 
 Hardin County Sheriff:  515-939-8189
 Poison information:  1-800-272-6477
 Iowa State Patrol-Emergency Phone:  1-800-525-5555
 
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 4 WhitePages
 infoUSA  includes reverse lookup
 InfoSpace White pages, yellow pages 800 numbers, fax directory,e-mail
 Switch Board Search for persons or businesses, a good place to start
 Superpages.com   business and residential listings
 Thomas Register Manufacturers
 Yahoo! People Search
 Who Where? Internet Address finer and people finder
 Zip2 Yellow Pages    search businesses by name, category,
  or distance   
 
                                                                                                     
                                     

                       Books


Search the Library's On-line Card Catalog    

 Search the Card Catalog by Title, Author, Subject, Keyword, More

 Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms and Abbreviations
 Library Journal Book News
Library of Congress   On line catalog
On-Line Books   Thoreau, Chaucer, Mark Twain, many other favorites, classics
 


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     Children

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            blustar.gif (227 bytes)  Websites for Children and Teens
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The Children's Preschool Storyhour is every Tuesday morning all year long at 9:30 AM.   Nanci Galloway, the Story Hour Lady,   is a certified teacher, with many years of experience working with preschool children.   Children three years and older are invited to join their friends, and enjoy the library's Preschool Storyhour.

The Children's Summer Reading Program is for school children grades Kindergarten to 6th grade.   This program is part of the school's Summer Program and will be on Wednesday mornings, during part of June and July.  Outside entertainers, special actives, and reading contests make the Reading Program an enjoyable time for students.

Amazing Travel Bureau  National Geographic
Arthur Page
Brain Fun
Cyberkids fun and Games
Dav Pilkey's Web site o' Fun   the silliest site
Dr. Suess' Suessville
Eric  Carle Page
Fun School
Interactive Exhibits    for middle school students, cool site
KidLink     global dialog
Kid's Online Games
Kid's Space Kid's Space Find Pen Pals,Web kid's village
Kids Web
Kratts' creatures
Little Explorers Little Explorers alphabet games
Magic School Bus Page
PBS Kids
Sesame Street Central
Thomas the Tank Engine
 http://www.activitytv.com
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 Consumer Information

Check Charities
 Guidestar       Information on nonprofits
BBB Charity Reports Lists the Better Business Bureau Philanthropic Advisory Service reports on charities and other soliciting organizations.  Shows source of income used for programs, administration and fund raising.  A good way to check information concerning a charity before giving.
 

Wise Buying
 Better Business Bureau    Advisory service
Consumer Search   very good resourse
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Kelley Blue Book
Auto Web
ISU Extension Service
Government Consumer Information
 Auto Web
ISU Extension Service
Government Consumer Information
Consumer World over 1000 of the most useful consumer resources on the Internet
 Insurance Ratings
                                                                             
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Gardening

 BH&G Gardening guide  articles and help from Better Home and Gardens magazine
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Tips
 Composting
 Fine Gardening
 Gardening  flower showcase, water gardens, tools and reference
 Garden Guides
 How to Grow Plants Organically
 ISU Extension Gardening Publications online
ISU Hortculture Dept Gardening Site  Try Hortline for answers to your gardening questions.
 http://extension.org/horticulture 
 American Rose Society Ask the Experts section provides rose care information
Wildflowers  
  
 Wildflowers of North Central USA
 Midwest Wildflowers        


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Genealogy


Cemetery Records for Union and Surrounding Area
Mormon Church Database    Easy to use, best for British or Finnish records
 Find a Grave  Sites of graves
Iowa Genealogical Society
Record Room  Lists ancestors on its census, marriage and divorce, birth, death and estate rolls
Roots Web   Volunteers are transcribing data from libraries, courthouses, pension records, tombstones.  
US GenWeb   Grandfather of genealogy sites, good place to start. 
Vital Records information  How to obtain birth, death, marriage, records
 http://genealogydomain.com/		  

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                                        Government Services

                                                                                              

  Federal

Links to Government Resources:
 FirstGov - A single point of entry to the federal government's Web sites.  If  you need information but don't know where to start looking, here is a good bet.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Census Bureau (U.S.)  
 Federal Bulletin Board   
FEDSTATS
FRED databaseGreat American Web Site
NASA (National Aeronautic and Space Administration)  
National Park Service Home Page
POTUS--Presidents of the United States
Forms And Publications - IRS
White House

 Taxes
                                                                   
Iowa State Taxation Information
Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance (Tax Forms)
IRS-Forms And Publications
Digital Daily Welcome - IRS    Additional Federal tax information  
U.S. Tax Code On-Line
The Tax Prophet 

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                                                  Health


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Periodicals 
                                                                                                                                                                                                   



Newspapers
Des Moines Register
Marshalltown Tribune
New York Times
Washington Post
Waterloo Courier

Magazines
Atlantic Monthly
People
Newsweek
Smithsonian Magazine
Time
US News

News Trawler   News Retrieval search engine

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                               Homework

Search Union Library Card Catalog
Also see Reference

 Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms and Abbreviations
Word Detective -
HomeWork Central
Infoplease Homework Cent
Catalog of Homework, activity web
Homework Ugh!     Get help for your homework
Homework Tools    For Kids on the Web
Geography Information: Choose a Country

          

 

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                                        Reference

               Card Catalog
Ebsco Database of Magazines, Journals

Friendly easy to use database for Children

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  SILO Locator -- Iowa's Card Catalog   State of Iowa's online Catalog may be used to borrow books, including Reference Books, from almost any library in the state of Iowa.  .

Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms and Abbreviations,Grammar
Fact Monster Encyclopedic knowledge
American Fact Finder
Internet Public Library
Librarian's Index to the Internet
LibrarySpot Extensive guide to online reference works
 Calendar Zone
Time and Date Calendars, time zones, and more
Reference Desk
Worldwide Holiday and Festival site
Wiktionary
Quotations
Submit a Question    A volunteer expert will email you back with an answer.
Reseach It all-in-one reference desk: dictionary, quotes, translators, more
How Stuff Works Authority on anything and everything
Space Answers questions about anything out of this world
Statistical Abstract of the United States
U.S. Census Burea
YourDictionary.com and Onelook give access to hundreds of dictionaries, specialized and general
  Worldwide Holidays
Information Please Almanac Almanac, dictionary and the full Columbia Encyclopedia
Biography.com offers brief, cross-referenced biographies of more than 25,000 notables

                                                                                           

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