Time & Weather

• Time of Day
• The Weather 

• State Library of Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia Free Library For The Blind and Physically Handicapped
• The Library of Congress
• Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA)
• Pennsylvania Citizens For Better Libraries (PCBL)

• AllReaders
• BookBrowser
• Whichbook - a completely new way of choosing what to read
• NoveList
  New on the POWER Library!
  Click here and then EBSCOhost

Other Interesting Sites

• BookSpot
• NY Times Book Review
• Poetry Daily
• Publishers Weekly
• Pennsylvania Center For The Book

News

• Lebanon Daily News
• The Merchandiser
• The Patriot News

Other sources:

• Cleona Borough
• Friends of Old Annville
• Humane Society of Lebanon County
• Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Lebanon Valley College

• Pennsylvania Business Resource Network
• Pennsylvania Dept. of Community & Economic Development
• Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension
• Pennsylvania General Assembly
• Pennsylvania State Parks
• State of Pennsylvania Website

• Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Websites
  An alphabetical list of domestic and international airline Web sites. Most also include a toll-free 800 number. In addition, over a dozen links provide many resources for domestic and world travelers.
• Current and Historical Stock Quotes
• Household Product Database This database links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products by chemical ingredients. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine.  
• How Stuff Works
• Learning Express Library:
  Help With Test Taking Skills!
  Over 100 online interactive standardized tests & 11 tutorials. SAT, AP, GED, GRE, ASVAB, EMS, Praxis, Real Estate, Civil Service, and more!!
  Your library card's barcode is your username & you can create your own unique password.
• The Librarians' Index to the Internet
• The Library Spot
• NADA Appraisal Guides for cars, trucks, etc.
• Penn State Libraries Online Reference Resources    *** Very Comprehensive ***
• The Power Library
• Medline Plus Medical Information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
• MegaLaw   Legal issues: Federal, State, & International
• MapQuest
• RootsWeb genealogy
• USGenWeb Archives - Pennsylvania  genealogy

• The American Cowgirl
• Baby Boomer HeadQuarters
• Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is the largest and most productive estuary in the United States. This site from the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources provides information about monitoring, restoration and protection and a guide to bay life.
• Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith: This site is a tribute to early twentieth century photojournalist Erwin E. Smith, who worked as a cowhand and photographed American cowboy life.
• Family Fun
• Food Network.com: Holiday Archives
  Recipes and menus for major and some minor holidays (including April Fool's Day, Mardi Gras, and Oktoberfest).
• ICONnect  a site for parents and kids to learn about the Internet together
• Letterboxing North America: try a new/old pastime with some locally hidden boxes...
• National Public Radio Online
• PBS Online
• Planet Quest: an informative & comprehensive site that tracks the search for new planets
• Polymer Clay Central:   more than you could ever want to know...
• The Red Hat Society
• September 11 & Beyond
• StitchGuide.com: the most complete online stitch reference guide for all needlework
• TheatreUSA.com
  This searchable directory has over 1,200 links in dozens of categories for theater production, playwrights, actors, producers, directors, and stage managers. Includes organizations, associations, trade groups, educational opportunities, community profit and nonprofit theaters listed by state, and a Web site of the week and list of Pulitzer Prize winners.
• Timeline Science: 1,000 years of scientific thought

• Google Earth: Hurricane Katrina Imagery
  Google Earth's "3D interface to the planet" software provides
  satellite photos and image overlays showing the impact of
  Hurricane Katrina. Includes before-and-after images and views of
  affected areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Requires
  free download of Google Earth (currently not available for Apple
  Macintosh or older Windows machines).
• The Clarion-Ledger: Severe Weather [Mississippi]
  
  Articles about Hurricane Katrina published by The Clarion-Ledger newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. Also find photographs, a town-by-town report on the state, traffic information, available services, and message boards for finding missing people.
• CNN.com:Hurricane Katrina
  News coverage of the disaster includes satellite images, personal accounts, a list of people reported safe at CNN's hurricane victims desk, photographs submitted by the public, and stories about economic issues (such as gas price gouging and federal disaster relief) and health issues (such as potential disease outbreaks and status of medical facilities). Also includes video clips.
• Hurricane Recovery & Relief
  
  A list of links to information about Hurricane Katrina, with a focus on Louisiana State University (LSU) students and faculty. Includes updates on shelter, emergency agencies, blood centers, places to donate to and volunteer at, mental health, and animal rescue and care. From the Louisiana State University Office of Public Affairs.
• Africa: Explore the Regions: Sahara
  Information about the world's largest desert, whose "size defies
  imagination: 3.3 million square miles or around 25 percent of
  Africa." Includes information about human inhabitants (such as the
  Tuareg, "a semi-nomadic group known for their salt caravans and
  distinctive blue veils"), and the ecosystem (plants, animals,
  topography, rainfall). Also includes information about specific
  countries. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
  Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
• Ancient Egypt: Science & Technology
  
  Explore "mummies, elaborate afterlife preparations, buried tombs
  that require painstaking excavation, mysterious hieroglyphs and
  wall paintings" at this site. You can also interact with a 3-D
  mummy and view a mummy CAT scan, plan your afterlife, and send a
  buried message. From the Museum of Science, Boston.
• GasBuddy.com
  
  GasBuddy.com can help you find cheap gas prices in your city. It
  is comprised of 170 gas price information web sites that help
  consumers find low gasoline prices." Search for prices by ZIP
  code. Information is member-supplied. Registration (free) required
  to post gas prices on most of the gas sites or to create a fuel
  log for tracking your expenses. Includes tips for conserving gas,
  links to news stories, and other resources.
• MindZone: A Mental Health Site for Teens
  
  This site aimed at teenagers offers personal stories and suggests
  strategies for coping with mental health disorders. Visitors may
  take part in polls, learn about personal strengths and how to deal
  with emotions, find facts about anxiety disorders, and question
  experts. Content at this site is "reviewed by a psychiatrist
  specializing in child and adolescent care." From the Annenberg
  Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
• Palin's Travels
  
  Companion site to books and documentaries about British actor Michael (Monty Python) Palin's journeys around the globe.The site features diary
  entries for all days of his trips (including information about
  nature and history), route maps, dozens of photos, and video
  clips. Journeys so far include: Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle,Hemingway, Sahara, and the Himalayas
• The Vertical Farm
  
  Discussion about the need for "vertical farms," a new approach to
  indoor farming. It is envisioned that such farms will be
   "efficient (cheap to construct and safe to operate) ... many

  stories high, [and] will be situated in the heart of the world's

  urban centers." The site features an essay, plans, and designs.

  From a professor and students at Columbia University.

On the Lighter Side:

• Talk Like A Pirate Day, September 19
  
  Talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple. It adds a
  zest, a swagger, to your every day conversation." This humorous
  site celebrates a day of pirate talk with pirate lingo (such as
   "Arrr!" and "Ahoy!"), a pirate advice column, a newsletter,
  puzzles, a "pirate personality profile," Web links, and other
  silliness. (Caution: The "Top Ten Pirate Pick-up Lines" are a tad
  risqué.)