Web Links at the Grundy Library

News for the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. Includes news articles from the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, Burlington County Times, and The Record.

Education

Braintrack University
http://www.braintrack.com

An index of colleges and universities worldwide.

IPEDS College Opportunities Online
http://nces.ed.gov/IPEDS/cool/Search.asp

A large searchable database of American colleges and universities. Also contains statistics on American colleges and universities gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Education A to Z
http://www.ed.gov/topicsaz/

Alphabetical index of links to educational topics covered in the U.S. Department of Education website.

Financial Aid
http://finaid.org

A student's guide to financial aid. Includes help with applications and tools for calculating college costs.

Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us

Database of information for all educational levels.

Government & Law

Findlaw
http://www.findlaw.com

Subject directory of law resources on the World Wide Web.

Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov

IRS provides federal tax information and forms.

Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/index.html

U.S. and state constitutions and codes online.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Website
http://www.state.pa.us or http://www.pa.gov

Homepage for the state of Pennsylvania.

Social Security
http://www.ssa.gov

Homepage for the Social Security Administration.

White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov

Homepage for the White House with facts about the house itself, the President and past Presidents and their families.

Health & Medicine

Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Consumer information on Medicare and Medicaid provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Insure Kids Now!
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/

Resources for free or low cost health care for children. The site is available in Spanish.

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/

The Mayo Clinic provides the public with a searchable database of health and medical information.

National Institutes of Health
http://health.nih.gov

Health information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

NOAH-New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/

Access to health information in both English and Spanish.

OncoLink
http://www.oncolink.com

Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania

Local Information

Bristol Borough
http://www.bristolborough.com/

The Bristol Borough web site provides information about local organizations, and municipal services, including the Bristol Borough Code of Ordinances.

Bristol Borough Business Association
http://www.bristolborobiz.com//

The Web site of the Bristol Borough Business Association includes a listing of local businesses as well as events sponsored by the group.

Bristol Borough Community Partnership
http://www.bbcommunitypartnership.homestead.com/

Bristol Borough Community Partnership is a public/private collaboration committed to fostering positive development of youth and families, thereby strengthening our community. From their website, click on “Calendar” for a comprehensive list of local events.

Bristol Borough School District
http://www.bbsd.org/

Serving children living in Bristol Borough, the web site of the Bristol Borough School District provides information on the local elementary school and the junior/senior high school.

Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation
http://bristolhistory.org

This web site of the Bristol Cultural and Historical foundation includes a history of the town as well as a listing of local events sponsored by the group.

Bristol Riverside Theater
http://www.brtstage.org/

The Bristol Riverside Theater is a professional theater offering plays, programs for children, community concerts, and more.

The Grundy Foundation
http://www.grundyfoundation.com

In addition to grant making, the Grundy Foundation operates both the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum and the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library.

The Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum
http://www.grundyfoundation.com

This beautiful Victorian house museum is the former residence of the Grundy family. It is open for free tours to the public.

People & Society

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/

Contains a large number of brief biographies.

Catholic Online: Saints and Angels
http://www.catholic.org/saints/

A browsable and searchable list of saints and angels.

CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Information about countries and peoples of the world.

Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com

A collection of genealogical links worldwide. Organized by ethnic groups, religions, occupations and includes oral histories

Holidays in America
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/holidays.html

A collection of major holidays celebrated in the United States.

Newspapers at Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

Newspapers from around the world. Gives the language, web site and features of the newspaper.

United States Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

Census data and demographics for the United States.

Virtual Religion Index
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/

Links to resources on wide variety of religions. Designed for research on religions. Analyzes and highlights content of religion related websites.

Recreation & Sports

BBC Languages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

Provides online tutorials for several different languages as well as related Internet links.

Bucks County Visitors
http://www.buckscounty.org/visitors/index.aspx

A portal to recreational activities in Bucks County.

ComCast
http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/

Site for Comcast SportsNet: local team coverage.

GoPhila
http://www.gophila.com

The Official visitor site for greater Philadelphia.

Kayak
http://www.kayak.com

A travel search engine.

Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com

Door-to-door directions and maps.

NCAA
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal

Official guide to the world of collegiate athletics.

National Gardening Association
http://www.garden.org/home

Philadelphia International Airport
http://www.phl.org/index.html

Philadelphia International Airport’s gateway to a variety of travel information

Reference

Bartleby
http://www.bartleby.com

Resources for general reference and the study of literature.

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org

Bringing the public library to the World Wide Web.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org

Subject directory to the select sources on the World Wide Web.

Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com

Dictionary, thesaurus, and other resources

Refdesk
http://www.refdesk.com

A directory of resources on the World Wide Web.

Science

Franklin Institute
http://www.fi.edu

Online collections and investigations provided by the Franklin Institute.

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov

Science resources created by NASA for kids and adults.

Science.gov
http://www.science.gov/

General science directory provided by the United States government.

HowStuffWorks
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Easy-to-understand explanations of how things work.

Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

Seems to be a good, interactive science site geared to children ages 9-14. Also offers teacher and parent resources under “TeacherZone” link.

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