Helpful Websites
Suggested sources for information on a variety of subjects.
We also maintain lists of helpful websites just for Teens
and
Children.
- Live Reference Help, 24/7!
- Search tools / Location & people finders / Maps / Free email
- Subject guides & databases
- Local interests / Newspapers
- Government sites / Tax forms / Medicare drug plan
- Libraries / Schools
- Sites for people who love to read
- Consumer / Health / Grant information
- Jobs & careers
- Genealogy
Live Reference Help, 24/7!
Search tools / Location & people finders / Maps / Free email
Search tools
- Yahoo!
- Ask Jeeves
- AllTheWeb
- Dogpile – all the best search engines piled into one
Location & people finders / Maps
- Yellow pages – for businesses and individuals
- Reverse Phone Directory
- Rand McNally
- Mapquest
Free email – set up a free account
Subject guides & databases
Subject guides
Databases
- POWER Library – Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources
Local interests / Newspapers
Local Interests
Newspapers
Government sites / Tax forms / Medicare drug plan
Local Government
State Government
Federal Government
Tax forms
Prescription Plan D
- Medicare – including information on Prescription Plan D
- APPRISE – insurance counseling from the PA Dept of Aging
Libraries / Schools
Libraries
- Hershey Public Library
- Dauphin County Library System
- Capital Area Library District
- State Library
- Access Pennsylvania Database – statewide catalog of PA libraries
- Library of Congress
Schools
Sites for people who love to read
- Overbooked – a resource for readers
- Novelist – your guide to fiction (accessed through POWER Library)
Consumer / Health / Grant information
Consumer information
- Consumer Information Center
- Credit Report – only authorized website for free annual credit report
- Stop unsolicited mail & phone calls
Health information
- Medline Plus
- WebMD
- Mayo Clinic
- Penn State Community Health Information Center – their books and videos may be borrowed on your Middletown Public Library card
Grant Information
Jobs & careers
State job sites
Job & career help
- Riley Guide – job and career resources on the Internet
Genealogy
- Cyndi’s List - genealogy sites on the Internet
- FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
- The National Archives
- PA State Archives
- Dauphin Co. Genealogy Resource Center
- Dauphin Co. Cemetery Listings