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Arts & Humanities

• History
  American History - General - Illinois History - Local History - World History
  


• Languages


• Miscellaneous Reference Sites
  Calculators and Converters - Encyclopedic Sites - For the Blind - Gods, Godesses, and Saints - How-to
  Journal Articles - More Useful & Interesting Websites - Photos -


• Music


• Philosophy


• Prose and Poetry
  Books - Electronic & Audio - Literature - Poetry -


• Theatre
  Chicago and Suburbs - Kids - Local - Theatre History - Theatre Resources
  


• Writing Resources
  Dictionaries and Other Wordy Web Sites - How to Write - Quotations - Writing for a Pay Check - Writing Term Papers
  

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Breaking News

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Business, Careers & Job Search, Investments

• Business
  Business Ethics - Communication Skills - Company Directories/Profiles - Company Rankings - Dictionaries
  General - Green Business Practices - Patents - Small Business
  Statistics - Work Life -


• Careers & Job Search
  Available Jobs - Careers - Job Search Advice - Other Useful Websites - Resumes
  Sites with Multiple Ways to Help You - Wage and Salary Information -


• Investments
  Bonds - Charting and Portfolio Tracking - Futures & Options - General - Mutual Funds
  Stock Quotes, Financial News, and Other Information Useful to Investors -

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Computers and the Internet

• Computers and Electronic Technology
  Apps - Award Winning & Other Outstanding Websites - Blogs - Buying Information: Computers, Phones, and Related Hardware - Dictionaries
  Digital Photography & Photo Sharing Websites - Do It Yourself - Ethics and Etiquette - History
  How It Works - Information on Various Computer and Electronic Technology-Related Topics - Legal Issues - Security
  Spam - The Internet - Tips for Parents - Tutorials - USB
  VoIP -


• Search Engines and Directories
  Directories - Search Engine Guides - Search Engines - Search Engines- Metasearch Engines - Searching Tips
  

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Education

• Apprenticeships


• College Guides


• College Textbooks


• Early Learning


• Educational Associations/Agencies


• Employment


• Exams & Preparation


• Financing a College Education


• GED


• Home Schooling


• Law


• Local Colleges & Universities


• Other Websites of Interest to Teachers


• Professional Literature & Educator Resources


• School Demographics and Test Scores


• School Districts and High Schools


• School Uniforms and Dress Codes


• Single Sex Public Education

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Food and Living

• Bicycles


• Cars and Trucks
  Alternative Fuels - Buying, Selling, and Leasing - Fuel Economy - Fuel Prices - Hybrids
  Other Useful or Interesting Websites - Repairing - Safety -


• Crafts and Hobbies
  Ballroom Dancing - Bird Watching - Chess - Coin and Banknote Collecting - Knitting, Crocheting, and Cross Stitch
  More Craft & Hobby Websites - Origami - Painting - Paper Toys
  Photography - Puzzles & Games - Quilting - Railroading
  


• Food and Living
  Appliances - Buying or Selling a Home - Disasters - Divorce - Home Maintenance and Improvement
  Homelessness - Housekeeping - How to Be More Environmentally Friendly - Keeping Your Home Safe
  Lawn & Garden - More Interesting and Useful Websites - Recipes & Other Food-Related Websites - Weddings
  


• Pets
  Cats - Dogs - General - Other Pets - Pet Care
  


• Seasonal
  Chanukkah
  Begins Sunset December 20, 2011 - Christmas
  December 25 - Cinco de Mayo
  May 5 - Dias De Los Muertos
  November 1 & 2 - Flag Day
  June 14
  Halloween
  October 31 - Holy Week and Easter - Independence Day
  July 4 - Kwanzaa
  December 26 - January 1
  Labor Day
  First Monday in September - Memorial Day - Mexican Independence Day
  September 16 - Pesach - Passover
  Begins Sunset April 6, 2012
  Ramadan
  July 20 - August 18, 2012 - St. Patrick's Day
  March 17 - Summer - Thanksgiving
  Veterans Day
  November 11 - Yom Kippur
  Begins Sunset September 25, 2012 -


• Travel and Recreation
  Air Travel - Bus and Train Travel - Car Travel - Cruises - Disabled Travelers
  General - Illinois Tourism - Maps and Driving Directions - Outdoor Recreation
  Reservations for Flights, Hotel Rooms, Cars - Things to See - Traveling with Pets - World Travel
  

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Government & Law

• Animal Law


• Case Law
  U.S. Courts of Appeals - U.S. District Courts - U.S. Supreme Court -


• City


• Constitutional Law


• Copyright Law


• County


• Criminal Investigation


• Directories


• Federal
  Executive Branch - General Sites - Judicial Branch - Legislative Branch -


• Federal Law
  Federal Regulations - U.S. Constitution -


• Government Records


• Illinois Law
  Illinois Courts - Laws and Regulations -


• Laws of Other Nations


• Legal Assistance and Reference
  Attorney Directories - Complaints about Attorneys - Legal Forms - Search Engines & Directories -


• Some Useful State of Illinois Websites

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Grants

• General


• Individuals


• Non-Profit Organizations

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Health and Medicine

• Alternative Medicine
  Chiropractic - Herbs and Dietary Supplements -


• Anatomy


• Death & Dying
  Organ Donation -


• Dental Health


• Diagnostic Tests & Procedures


• Disabilities
  Autism - Blindness and Visual Impairment - Deafness - Dyslexia - Laws
  Other Useful Websites - Service Animals -


• Diseases and Conditions
  Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Allergies - Alzheimer's Disease & Other Memory Disorders - Asbestos Exposure Diseases - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  Bed Bugs - Bulimia Nervosa - Cancer - Celiac Disease
  Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome - Cystic Fibrosis - Diabetes - Drug Abuse
  Flu/Influenza - Genetic Diseases - Heart Diseases - Hepatitis
  HIV/AIDS - Hypertension/High Blood Pressure - Mental Health - Mumps
  Obesity - Other Useful and Interesting Websites - Parkinson's Disease - Poison Ivy
  Rare Diseases - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Skin Diseases - Sports Injuries
  Stroke - Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases - Tobacco -


• Doctors


• Drugs
  Clinical Trials - Drug Interactions - Drug Safety - Other Useful Websites -


• Evaluating Health Information


• First Aid


• General


• Health Organizations and Associations


• Hospitals and Nursing Homes
  Hospitals - Joliet Hospitals and Clinics - Nursing Homes -


• Insurance
  How to Find a Health Insurance Provider - If You Are Uninsured - The New Health Care Law -


• Keeping Healthy
  Aging - Bone Health - Bullying and Hazing - Disease Prevention and Detection - Exercise/Fitness
  Food Safety - Harmful Substances - Heat & Humidity - Injury Prevention
  Kids and Teens - Mental Health - Mold - Nutrition
  Other Informative Websites - Pets - Poison Prevention - Pregnancy and Birth
  Preventing Mistakes - Sex - Toxic Substances - Vaccines
  Women -


• Organ Donation


• Pain


• Palliative Care


• Personal Health Information


• Research


• Statistics


• Surgery


• Violence
  Domestic Violence - Rape -

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Local Links

• Business


• Disasters


• Entertainment, Recreation, and Sports


• Environment


• Facts & Statistics


• Government
  City of Joliet - State of Illinois - Will County -


• Hospitals and Clinics


• Other Sites with Information and Links Related to Joliet


• Senior Citizens


• Shopping


• Social Services


• Travel


• Utilities

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News & Weather

• Awards & Prizes


• Chicago Area News Organizations
  Newspapers - Television Stations -


• Headlines and Summaries


• National and International News


• National News Organizations


• Public Opinion


• Topics In the News
  2012 Election - Aging Infrastructure - Bed Bugs - Commentary & Perspectives - Economy in Crisis: The Great Recession
  Federal Budget - Federal Debt - Gasoline and Oil - Immigration
  Iran - Iraq - News Sites - North Korea
  Pakistan and Afghanistan - Productivity vs Wages - Protests in the Middle East and North Africa - Stem Cell Research
  Taxes - Terrorism - The Changing Newspaper - The Middle East
  


• U.S. Newspaper Websites


• Weather

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People and Society

• Consumer Information
  Comparison Shopping - Consumer Organizations & Information - Credit - Frugal Living - Insurance
  Personal Finance - Product Recalls - Sales Calls and Catalogs -


• Countries of the World (Including Ours)
  Canada - China - Europe - The Caribbean - United States
  Worldwide -


• Divorce


• Genealogy
  Databases - Websites -


• Parenting
  Websites -


• Phone Numbers, ZIP Codes
  Phone Numbers - ZIP Codes -


• Religion
  Baha'i - Buddhism - Christianity - Gnosticism - Hinduism
  Interfaith - Islam - Judaism - Roman Catholicism
  Scientology - Sikhism - The Bible - Wiccan Religion
  


• Senior Info
  Additional Links - Caregiving - Federal, State, & Local Programs and Associations - Grandparenting - Health Information
  

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Science & Technology

• Architecture


• Aviation, Astronomy, and Space Exploration
  Extrasolar planets - General - Human Space Exploration - In the News - Robotic Space Exploration
  Space Exploration Agencies - Star Gazing - The Solar System -


• Biology
  Amphibians & Reptiles - Birds - DNA - Ecology, Endangered Species - Evolution, Paleontology
  Fungi - General - Human Biology & Physiology - Insects & Arachnids
  Mammals - Plants -


• Chemistry


• Earth Science
  Climate Change - Volcanoes -


• General


• Invention


• Mathematics


• Physics


• Robots


• Science & Technology News


• Science Articles


• Technology
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Shopping

• Books

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Sports, Recreation & Entertainment

• Baseball
  History - Leagues - Other Interesting Websites - Statistics -


• Basketball
  History - Other Useful Websites - Statistics -


• Doping


• Entertainment
  Cartoons and Comics - Games - Movies - Multimedia - Music
  Other Interesting Websites - Radio - Television -


• Football


• General


• Golf


• Hockey


• Motor Sports


• Soccer


• Sports - Women


• The Olympic Games

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Links on the Reference Links pages are selected from lists provided by the Librarian's Index to the Internet, by Neat New Stuff I Found on the Net This Week, and from suggestions submitted by Joliet Public Library staff and patrons.

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