Bold Links indicate databases from the State Library of Kansas, available to all Kansans, or online resources provided by Newton Public Library, some requiring a NPL card, some which must be accessed from computers in the Library.
Affordable Care Act
The Library is a resource for accessing HealthCare.gov Marketplace. Harvey County Health Department and Health Ministries are other local resources for help. Harvey County Department on Aging also offers help to Seniors on health issues. Here are toll-free phone numbers: for Individuals and Families – 1-800-318-2596 or TTY: 1-855-889-4325; for Small Business Owners – 1-800-706-7893 or TTY: 1-800-706-7915.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Cover Kansas | Department of Labor Information for Businesses | healthcare.gov | IRS Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions | Mercado de Seguros Medicos
Art / Museums
Art History Resources on the Web | Art and Museums in Kansas | artcyclopedia | Carriage Factory Gallery | Dictionary of Kansas Artists Before 1945 | Harvey County Historical Museum | Kansas Sports Museum | Kauffman Museum | lynda.com | museumstuff.com | Smithsonian | Smithsonian Learning Lab
Biographies
biography.com | Infoplease Biographies
Books / Reader’s Advisory
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Authors
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Awards
Amazon’s List of Major Book Awards | Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | William Allen White
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Bestseller Lists
Bookspot | Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | New York Times | Publisher’s Weekly
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Book Clubs
NoveList Plus | Reading Group Choices | Reading Group Guides
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Literature Study Guides
CliffsNotes | Literary Reference Center | PinkMonkey.com | SparkNotes
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e-Books / Online Texts / Audiobooks
AddAll Ebook Metasearch | Bibliomania | Google Books | International Children’s Digital Library | Internet Archive | LibriVox.org | ManyBooks | NCBI Bookshelf | NYPL Digital Archive | Online Books Page | Online Library of Liberty | Project Gutenberg | Read Print| Sunflower eLibrary
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Genre Fiction
Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | Mystery from ClueLass | Mystery from Stop You’re Killing Me! | ScienceFiction Site
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Poetry
About.com:Poetry | American Verse Project
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Reader’s Advisory
AllReaders.com | Based on the Book | Book Reporter | Fantastic Fiction | Genrefluent | Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | NoveList Plus | What’s Next Books in Series
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Reviews
Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | New York Times Book Review | Publisher’s Weekly
Business / Non-Profit
Annual Reports | BankRate Safe and Sound | Bureau of Labor Statistics | Business Plan Templates | Central Kansas Community Foundation | CNN Money | Economic Review from Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | FactFinder from U.S. Census Bureau | Foundation Center | Harvey County Economic Development Council, Inc. | Hoovers | Kansas Data | Kansas Department of Labor | Kansas Small Business Development Center | Kansas Statistical Abstract | lynda.com | Morningstar | New York Stock Exchange | Newton Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau | Public Register | Score Business Templates | Small Business Reference Center | QuickFacts from U.S. Census Bureau | ThomasNet | U.S. Small Business Administration | Wichita Business Journal | Yahoo! Finance
Children
Consumer Information
Annual Credit Report | Auto Repair Reference Center | Bankrate Calculators | Consumer Health Complete | ConsumerSearch Product Reviews | eBay | Fuel Economy | GasBuddy.com | Good Housekeeping’s Best Products | Kelley Blue Book Vehicle Pricing | Mint Money Manager | NADA Guides
Directories
Anywho.com | FoneFinder | Infobel | Pipl | USA.gov | USPS Zip Code Finder | ZabaSearch
Education / Financial Aid
Academic Earth Free Online Courses | BestHomeschooling | Bethel College | Christian Home Educators Confederation of Kansas | Class Central | College Preparation Checklist from Federal Student Aid | ConsumerAffairs Online Homeschool Guide | Coursera | Driver Education for Kansas | edX Online Courses | Elderhostel/Road Scholar | FAFSA Free Application For Student Aid | FinAid | GCF Free Online Learning | Hutchinson Community College | Kansas Board of Regents | Kansas State University | Learning Express | lynda.com | Newton School District USD 373 | Online Free Certificate Courses | Peterson’s | SallieMae | Smithsonian Learning Lab | Student Aid on the Web | TEDTalks | U.S. News and World Report’s Rankings and Reviews | Universal Class | University of Kansas | Varsity Tutors free practice tests | Wichita State University
Entertainment
CBS Episodes | Chisholm Trail 8 Movie Theatres | Documentary Heaven Hulu | Hunting in Kansas | Internet Archive free books, movies, music, scripts, etc. | Internet Movie Database | NBC Episodes | RadioLovers.com | 360Wichita.com | Wichita Eagle Entertainment Section
Genealogy
Ancestry.com | Ancestry Library Edition (inside Library only) | Atlas of Historical County Boundaries | Cemetery Records from Greenwood and Restlawn from City of Newton | Cyndi’s List | DAR Genealogical Research System | DeathIndexes.com | Ellis Island | Family History Internet Sites compiled by Kip Sperry | FamilyLink | FamilySearch from LDS | Federation of Genealogical Societies | Find A Grave | Genealogy Connect | Geni | Harvey County Roots with searchable, editable database | Harvey County Genealogical Society | Harvey County Historical Society | Harvey County Register of Deed | HeritageQuest | Interment Cemetery Records | Kansas Genealogy from Access Genealogy | Kansas GenWeb Project | Kansas Heritage Group | Kansas Historical Society | Kansas Vital Statistics | Linkpendium | Live Roots | MennObits | Mennonite Library and Archives | National Archives Resources for Genealogists | Native American Genealogy from Access Genealogy | Netronline real estate information and public records research | One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse | Public Records Guide | Public Records Resources from the U.S. Dept. of Justice | RootsWeb | SCKLS Digital Library Initiative digital collections of libraries of the South Central Kansas Library System | SearchSystems free public records search | Social Security Death Index from GenealogyBank |U.S. GenWeb Project | U.S. Newspapers from GenealogyBuff | U.S. Ports of Arrival and Their Immigration Records | VitalRec.com | WorldGenWeb Project
Health / Medicine
Axtell Clinic | Center for Disease Control | ClinicalTrials.gov | CMS.gov Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Consumer Health Complete | Cottonwood Pediatrics | Cover Kansas | Genetics Home Reference | Harvey County Health Department | Harvey County Community Health Needs Assessment | Health Ministries | Health Insurance Info | Healthfinder.gov | Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns |Kansas Department of Health | Kansas Health Insurance Association | Kansas Health Information Network | Mayo Clinic | Medicare.gov | Medline Plus | Medpedia | Newton Medical Center | Newton Medical Center Clinics | Prairie View | PubMed.gov | Via Christi Newton | WebMD |
History
Background Notes from the U.S. Department of State | Best of History Websites | Book of the States | CIA World Factbook | Harvey County Historical Society | History Reference Center | HistoryNet.com | The Kansas Collection | Kansas Government Information Online Archive | Kansas Heritage Group | Kansas History Territorial through Civil War years | Kansas History Websites | Kansas Memory | Kansas State Historical Society | Mennonite Library and Archives | National Archives and Records Administration iTunes Downloads | Territorial Kansas | WGBH Open Media Vault | World Gazetteer
Home / Garden / Hobbies
AllRecipes.com | Big List of Free Photography eBooks | Books and Book Collecting | Digital Photography School | Do It Yourself | FaveCrafts.com | K-State Extension Publications | Paint.net Photo Editor | Picasa Photo Managing | Pixlar | Super Cook
Immigration Information
Citizenship Resource Center from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Internet / Computers
Byte Back Typing Tutorial | CloudConvert | Computer Based Training Video Tutorials | Connect Safely | Digital Learn | Free Software from Download.com | Free Software from FileHippo.com | GCF Free Online Learning | Gazelle Recycle Used Gadgets | Internet Archive free books, movies, music, scripts, etc. | In Pictures Computer Tutorials | Internet Safety from Kansas Attorney General | Learning Express | Lotus Symphony | lynda.com | NPL Archived Tech Talks | OnGuard Online | Open Office | PC Magazine | PCWorld | Stay Safe Online | Surveillance Self Defense | TechBoomers | VisiBone Touch-Typing Tutor | Wayback Machine Internet Archive | WhoIs.net Domain Searches
Jobs / Careers
ASVAB Practice Test Online | CareerBuilder.com | CareerJet.com | CareerOneStop from U.S. Department of Labor | Criagslist Wichita Jobs | eResumes | GotResumeBuilder | Federal Government Jobs at U.S.A. Jobs | Indeed.com | Job and Career Accelerator | Job and Career Tools from the State of Kansas | Job Hunter’s Bible | Kansas Apprenticeship | Kansas Department of Labor | Kansas Statistical Abstract | Kansas Unemployment Insurance System | Kansas WorkforceOne | KansasWorks.com | Learning Express | LinkedIn Job Search |LinkedIn ProFinder | lynda.com | Monster.com | Newton Kansan Job Listings | Occupational Outlook Handbook | Riley Guide Employment Resources | Salary.com | Yahoo! Careers | Glass Door |
Kansas
Driver Education for Kansas | Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics | Kansas Data from the University of Kansas | Kansas Department for Children and Families | Kansas Department of Labor | Kansas Government Information Online Archive | Kansas Hunting | Kansas Legislature | Kansas Newspapers Online | Kansas QuickLinks from U.S. Census Bureau | Kansas Resource Guide | Kansas State Historical Society | Kansas Statistical Abstract | Kansas Tax Forms | Natural Kansas Wildlife Watching | Road Conditions from KDot | State Government Phonebook | State of Kansas | Territorial Kansas
Languages
Babel Fish Translation | English as a Second Language | Foreign Language Dictionaries | Google Language Tools | Grammarly | Mango Languages | OnlineNewspapers.com | Sign Language Basics |
Law
Congress.gov Legislative Information | FindLaw | Kansas Bar Association | Kansas Free Legal Answers | Kansas Judicial Council Legal Forms | Kansas Legal Services | Free Forms from Kansas Legal Services| Kansas Legislature | Kansas Offender Search | Kansas Registered Offenders | LexisNexis | National Sex Offender Search | NOLO Legal Encyclopedia | Public Resource (access to building codes, etc.)
Libraries
Bethel College Library | Digital Public Library of America | Kansas Library Catalog | Library of Congress | LibraryThing | Mennonite Library and Archives | State Library of Kansas | South Central Kansas Library System | Wichita Public Library | World Catalog
Maps
Collection of Digitized Kansas Maps | Google Earth | Historic Kansas Highway Maps | Kansas Department of Transportation Maps | Kansas Geological Survey | Mapquest | National Geographic Maps | Newton Map | USGS National Geologic Maps
Music
AllMusic | Choral Public Domain Library | Free Music Archive | The Global Jukebox | International Music Score Library Project | Internet Archive free books, movies, music, scripts, etc. | Jamendo Music Downloads | Jango Music Network | lynda.com | Musicovery | Newton Mid-Kansas Orchestra | Pandora Internet Radio | Wikifonia
Newton / Community
News / Media
All You Can Read | CEO Express | DailySource.org | FindArticles.com | Fox News Kansas | Harvey County Independent | Hesston Record | The Newton Kansan | Newton Now | KAKE Channel 10 | KSN Channel 3 | KWCH Channel 12 | The Wichita Eagle
Proficiency Sites
4Tests | Kansas Driver’s License Information | Learning Express | Power Typing | Test Prep Review
Reference Quick Links
Answers.com | Bartleby Great Books Online | EBSCOhost Research Databases | Guinness World Records | How Stuff Works | InfoPlease | My Congressional District | National Geographic Magazine | OneLook Dictionary Search | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | State Library of Kansas | USA.gov | U.S. Census Bureau’s FactFinder | WordReference Online Language Dictionaries
Religion / Philosophy
BibleGateway.com | Catholic Saints and Angels | Virtual Religion Index
Science
Agriculture Articles | Discovery Channel | How Stuff Works | National Geographic | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | North American Mammals | TopScience
Senior Links
AARP | Central Plains Area Agency on Aging | Grand Central Senior Center | Harvey County Department on Aging | Kansas Advocates for Better Care | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | Kansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman | Medicare | National Institute on Aging | Older Kansans Information Forum | RSVP Senior Corp | Social Security Administration
Sports
ESPN | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Royals | Kansas Sports Hall of Fame | The Newton Kansan Sports Page | Wichita Eagle Sports Page
Taxes
Federal Tax Forms and Publications | Kansas Tax Forms and Publications | TurboTax Free Efile
Teens
Entertainment | Find a Good Read | Homework Help | Teen Life
Travel
Amtrak | Center for Disease Control | Currency Converter | FlightArrivals.com | Fodor’s Language for Travelers | Gate2Home Multilingual Keyboard Emulator | Go Camping America | Greyhound | Kansas Photo Tour | Kansas Road Conditions | Kansas Travel and Tourism | Kayak: Over 100 Travel Sites Searched | National Park Service | Natural Kansas Wildlife Watching | Passport Information from the U.S. State Department | Transportation Security Administration | U.S. State Department Background Notes
Voting / Elections
Ballotpedia | Can I Vote? | Harvey County Kansas Vote | League of Women Voters | Open States | Project VoteSmart | Vote 411 | Vote Kansas
Weather
National Climatic Data Center | National Weather Service | Weather Channel | Weather History | Weather Underground