Web Links

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 

Commonly referred to as ObamaCare, 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 | Small Business Administration Information about Affordable Care Act | Steve Morse One-Step ObamaCare Information

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

  • Authors

The Book Report | Fantastic Fiction

  • Awards

Amazon’s List of Major Book Awards | Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | William Allen White

  • Bestseller Lists

Bookspot | Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | New York Times | Publisher’s Weekly

  • Book Clubs

NoveList Plus | Reading Group Choices | Reading Group Guides

  • Literature Study Guides

CliffsNotes | GradeSaver | Internet Public Library’s Literary Criticism | Literary Reference Center | Novelguide | PinkMonkey.com | SparkNotes

  • e-Books / Online Texts / Audiobooks

AddAll Ebook Metasearch | Bartleby | Bibliomania |  Google Books | Inkmesh | 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 | Telltale Weekly | TumbleBooks | Universal Digital Library

  • Genre Fiction

All About Romance | Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox |   Mystery from ClueLass | Mystery from Stop You’re Killing Me! | ScienceFiction Site

  • Poetry

About.com:Poetry | American Verse Project

  • Reader’s Advisory

AllReaders.com | Based on the Book | Book Reporter | Fantastic Fiction | Genrefluent | Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | Nancy Pearl | NoveList Plus |  What’s Next Books in Series

  • Reviews

Good Reads | Good Reads in Your Inbox | New York Times Book Review | Publisher’s Weekly | Watermark Books Reviews

Business / Non-Profit

Annual Reports |  BankRate Safe and Sound | Bureau of Labor Statistics  | Business Plan Templates | Central Kansas Community Foundation | CEO Express | CNN Money | Economic Review from Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | FactFinder from U.S. Census Bureau | FedStats | 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 | State and County QuickFacts from U.S. Census Bureau | ThomasNet | U.S. Small Business Administration | Wichita Business Journal | Yahoo! Finance

Children

Homework Help | For Fun

Consumer Information

Annual Credit Report | Auto Repair Reference Center | Bankrate Calculators | Better Business Bureau of Kansas |  Consumer Health Complete | ConsumerSearch Product Reviews | Conversion Calculators | Craiglook | eBay | Fuel Economy | GasBuddy.com | Good Housekeeping’s Best Products | Kelley Blue Book Vehicle Pricing | NADA Guides | Pronto.com Comparison Shopping | Quicken Free Bookkeeping |  Ripoff Report

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 | College Preparation Checklist from Federal Student Aid | CollegeNet | Coursera | Driver Education for Kansas | Elderhostel/Road Scholar | FAFSA Free Application For Student Aid | FinAid | FORA.tv | 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 | University of Kansas | Varsity Tutors free practice tests | Wichita State University

Entertainment

CBS Episodes | Chisholm Trail 8 Movie Theatres | 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 | Zap2It TV and Movie Listings

Genealogy

Ancestry.com | Ancestry Library Edition (inside Library only) | Big List of Genealogy Links from USA People Search | 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 | Find A Grave | Genealogy Connect | Geni | GenForum.com | 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 | Mennonite Library and Archives | National Archives Resources for Genealogists | National Atlas create your own copyright free maps| 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 |SUVCW Civil War Graves Database | 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 |  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 | NIHSeniorHealth | Prairie View | PubMed.gov | Via Christi Newton | WebMD |

History

Any Day in 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 | 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 | 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  | Learning Express | Lotus Symphony | lynda.com |  Net Safe Kansas | NPL Archived Tech Talks | OnGuard Online | Open Office | PC Magazine | PCWorld | TechBoomers | VisiBone Touch-Typing Tutor | Wayback Machine Internet Archive | WhoIs.net Domain Searches

Jobs / Careers

CareerBuilder.com | CareerJet.com | CareerOneStop from U.S. Department of Labor | Criagslist Wichita Jobs | eResumes | 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 | lynda.com | Monster.com | MyHuey Wichita Job Board | Newton Kansan Job Listings | Occupational Outlook Handbook | Riley Guide Employment Resources | Salary.com |Wichita Eagle Classifieds | 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 Services and Resources Directory | 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 | United Way 2-1-1 of Kansas Human Services Listings

Languages

Babel Fish Translation | English as a Second Language | Foreign Language Dictionaries | Google Language Tools | Grammarly | LiveMocha.com | Mango Languages | OnlineNewspapers.com | Sign Language Basics |

Law

Congress.gov Legislative Information | FindLaw | Kansas Bar Association | Kansas Judicial Council Legal Forms | Kansas Legal Services | Free Forms from Kansas Legal Services| Kansas Legislature | Kansas Ninth Judicial District Rules and Policy | Kansas Offender Search | Kansas Registered Offenders | Kansas Self-Help Information | Law and Public Safety from the U.S. Government | Lawyers.com | LexisNexis | National Sex Offender Search | NOLO Legal Encyclopedia | Public Resource (access to building codes, etc.) | Thomas Library of Congress

Libraries

Bethel College Libraries | 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 Atlas | National Geographic Maps | Newton Map | USGS National Geologic Maps

Music

AllMusic | Choral Public Domain Library | Free Music Archive | Guvera Download and Stream Music for Free | 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

Newton and Community Links

News / Media

All You Can Read | CEO Express | DailySource.org | FindArticles.com | The Newton Kansan | 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 | IPL2 Information You Can Trust | 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 | Encyclopedia Mythica |  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 | End-of-Life Care | Harvey County Department on Aging | Kansas Advocates for Better Care | Kansas Area Agencies on Aging | 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 | Wichita Thunder | Wichita Wild Football | Wichita Wingnuts

Taxes

Federal Tax Forms and Publications | Kansas Tax Forms and Publications | State Tax Forms Links | 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 | World66: The Travel Guide You Write

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