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Useful Websites

Tax Information

Looking for Tax Forms? Try the Forms & Publications page at the IRS website. During the tax season, forms are also available at the library. Do you need help completing and filing your forms? AARP tax aides offer free help in completing your forms, usually starting in February. Call us at 442.5300 for a current schedule or visit AARP's website.

Subject Directory

Art, Music and Books
Business
Consumer Information
Education, Employment, & Job Information
Gardening and Animals
Genealogy
General Reference
Health and Medicine
Legal Information
Libraries (Local Region)
Local and Regional Information (Cowlitz County, SW Washington)
Science
Washington State Government

A list of youth-friendly web resources can also be found here.

General Reference

Ask a Librarian
Old Farmer's Almanac
Information Please Almanac
Information on each of the U.S. States
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
Encyclopedia

Local and Regional Information

City of Longview
City of Kelso
Cowlitz County
Kelso/Longview Chamber of Commerce
The Daily News
Cowlitz County Historical Museum
Mount St. Helens
Washington State Parks
Washington City Information
Washington Weather
Longview-Kelso Business Directory

Washington State Government

Access Washington
Find it in Washington
Revised Code of Washington (RCW)

Local and Regional Libraries

Washington State Library
Fort Vancouver Regional Library
Timberland Regional Library
King County Library System
Multnomah County Library
Castle Rock Public Library
Kalama Public Library
Kelso Public Library
Lower Columbia College Library

Art, Music and Books

Last.fm
Oregon Symphony
Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts
Portland Art Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Web Museum
Art on the Net
Internet Public Library
Literary Resources on the Net
CDBaby
Folkways Smithsonian
Readers' Resources: Links to booksellers, award lists, and other site for booklovers.

Business

Hoover's Online Business Information
Non-profit Organizations
Tax Information, Forms, and Publications
State Tax Information and Forms

Consumer Information

Become.com: A comparison search engine designed to help consumers doing product research on the web. Their education site, Education.Become.com offers comprehensive information on degrees at prestigious accredited online universities.
Better Business Bureau
Federal Citizen Information Center (was Consumers Information Center)
Hard Times Resource Guide: Compiled by the Washington State Library, this website provides tools to help you navigate and succeed in a tough economy.
Kelley Blue Book Auto Prices
Qwestdex White and Yellow Pages

Education, Employment, & Job Information

CareerOneStop: Pathways to Career Success. Careers and career information.
CityTownInfo.com: Contains information on career descriptions, data, and schools.
Education & Training Services at CAP
FinAid: The SmartStudentTM guide to financial aid.
Job Central: National labor exchange, searchable by zip code.
Hard Times Resource Guide: Employment and Job-Seeking: Resources for unemployment, job-seeking, resume-building, interview preparation, and more, compiled by the Washington State Library.
How to Become an Apprentice: Info from Washington L&I.
Riley Guide: Employment opportunities and job resources.
Unemployment Benefits: Info and resources from Washington's Employment Security Department.
Ultimate Scholarship Resource: 515 scholarships with something for everyone.
USAJOBS: The Federal Government's Official Job Site.
Workforce Explorer Washington: Labor market information and other resources.
Workplace Fairness: Information about job rights and employment issues.
WorkSource Washington: The State's official site for online employment services, searchable by county.

Gardening and Animals

Gardening in Western Washington
GardenWeb
Slugs & Salal
Oregon Zoo
Wildlife Viewing in Washington
Animals, Insects & Pets @ Yahoo!
Birdwatching
Audubon Society of Washington

Genealogy

Ellis Island
Family Search
GenWeb
How to Obtain Vital Records
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society
National Archives and Records Administration
National Genealogical Society

Health and Medicine

Medical Information from Medline
Health Information from DHHS
RxList: The Internet Drug Index
Find a Doctor
Hard Times Resource Guide: Health and Sustenance: Resources to help with medical bills, assist the uninsured, find cheap insurance, deal with family stress, and find food, compiled by the Washington State Library.

History

HistoryNet
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
American Memory Project
Cowlitz County Historical Museum
Washington Historical Society
History & Culture at the Smithsonian Institute

Legal Information

Findlaw
Search for a Lawyer
Municipal Codes (Longview's Codes)
Revised Code of Washington (RCW)

Science

OMSI
ExploreLearning
Exploratorium
NASA
Science & Technology at the Smithsonian Institute


Last updated May 19th, 2010

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