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Online
Catalog for PLS - search, place holds for materials in the
Peninsula
Library System
Other
Library Catalogs - search Palo Alto, Stanford
and more
eBooks
- enjoy Audiobooks and texts, (Overdrive), Computer tech
books (Safari), General texts and Cliff's notes (Netlibrary). See
details
Lists
- of MPL materials, like videos, DVDs, large type books,
books on tape/CD, newspapers and magazines
Your
Library Account
- Renew items;
check on holds; see due dates or fines
Notices by Email
- Sign
up to start Notices by Email, or update
your email address
Book
information - Amazon.com
and Barnes & Noble tell
if books are out of print, not yet published, what formats
are available and more
Buy
new & used - Best
Book Buys (new & used), abebooks
(used), BookFinder
(new & used)
Literature
Resources database - biographies, bibliographies,
essays and critical analyses
Literary
Criticism - from the Internet
Public Library
Barnes
& Noble - often has reviews from Booklist,
Library Journal and more.
Cliff's Notes - from
cliffsnotes.com or
netlibrary.com (Netlibrary
details)
Sparknotes
- study guides, message boards, complete texts and more
Pink
Monkey - literature summaries, plus study notes
on other subjects
What
Do I Read Next? - book recommendations based on
genre, title, author, series, more.
General
Business Database - get news and current information
Newspaper
Database - includes Financial Times and other
US and UK papers
Company
Database - get profiles and reports on companies
Tools to start and grow a business - web sites
from the City of Menlo Park business development office
BigCharts
- stock quotes & charts
Morningstar
(without subscription) - gives basic ratings of mutual
funds. For the detailed ratings, come to the MPL
reference desk to see our print subscription.
Inflation
Rate (Consumer Price Index) - covers the Bay Area
and the rest of the US
FXConverter
- convert currency from 164 countries
Consumer
Action - lots of information guides; alerts; surveys
of credit cards, bank accounts, and long distance; and
more
Kelley
Blue Book - used car prices
NADA
Appraisal Guides - prices for classic cars, motorcycles,
boats, RVs and more
Fuel
Econonmy Site (EPA) - MPG and more for
cars (1985 to the present), light trucks, minivans &
SUVs
Recycleworks
- where to recycle/reuse almost anything in San Mateo County
and beyond
Computer Donating
- Computer Recycling Center.,
National Cristina Foundation,
KidSource Online
Junk
Mail reduction - register online, or use the link on the right side of the page to download a printable form for mailing.
Telephone
Solicitation reduction - "National Do Not Call" list
Email
Advertising reduction
Consumer
Price Index (Inflation Rate) - covers the Bay
Area and the rest of the US
Community
College class schedules
City
of Menlo Park classes
SchoolWise
Press - public school rating information for San
Mateo Co. Printed version at MPL reference desk
includes schools in Santa Clara Co.
Wireless
Network - free Internet access for laptop computer
users
Internet
computers - signup and policy information for
Internet use at PLS libraries
Computers
and Software (non-Internet) - word processing
& more
Audio-Visual
- cassette & CD players, microfilm & fiche readers,
VCRs
Miscellaneous
Equipment - typewriters, cameras, engravers &
more
Accessibility
Devices - Kurzweil Reader, magnifiers, Visual
Tek, CCTVs
City
Council agendas and minutes
How
to Reach Your Lawmakers
Voter information
- Shapethefuture.org
for SMCo, and Smartvoter.org
from LWV California
Taxes - IRS,
CA or other
states' tax forms and instructions
IRS
en Español
Federal
Government Information - frequently used sites
Forms
from the Feds - many downloadable government forms
Legal Codes - Menlo
Park; California
(includes Vehicle Code); United
States (includes IRS Code)
Community
Information Program - database of health and human services in the
Bay Area
National
Library of Medicine -
includes MEDLINE, Senior
Health, Research Programs, more
PLS Databases - Health
& Wellness Resource Center and other
PLS databases are available from home with your PLS
library card
New
York Online Access to Health (NOAH) - information
in Spanish and English
Physicians
Desk Reference (PDR) - guide to prescription drugs
Health
Library - at Stanford shopping center has a large
collection, much available online
Clinical
Trials - information from the National
Institutes of Health's National
Library of Medicine
National
Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
American
Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) - search for
a specialist (requires free registration)
AMA
Online Doctor Finder - search by name or specialty,
limit by location
Medical
Dictionary - browse or search
Vital
Records - where to get certificates of birth,
death, marriage, divorce
Obituaries - the MP Historical Association has a collection of clippings from local newspapers. The System Reference Center does archival obit searches in the San Jose Mercury News and SF Chronicle. Also, here are obituary sources focused in Santa Clara county.
City
of Menlo Park jobs - includes any Menlo Park Library
openings too
Bay
Area job web sites - compiled by a PLS librarian
PeninsulaWorks - for job search help, visit them in Menlo Park or Daly City
CONNECT!
Job Seeker Center - in Sunnyvale
Opportunity
Knocks - for non-profit jobs in the Bay Area
Other
job sites - from the Librarians' Index to the
Internet (LII.ORG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook - job / career descriptions, earnings, requirements and outlook
VolunteerMatch.org and VolunteerInfo.org - connecting volunteers with opportunities
Lawyer Referral in SMCo - low-cost
appointment with a lawyer to get you started
Bay
Area Legal Aid - largest provider of free civil
legal services in the Bay Area
Martindale-Hubbell
Lawyer Locator - search by name, firm, area of
practice, more
FindLaw
- Law, Lawyers and Legal Resources
NOLO
Press - publisher of self-help law books features
their 'Plain-English Law Center'
Legal Codes - Menlo
Park; California
(includes Vehicle Code); United
States (includes IRS Code)
Books -
CDs -
DVDs-
Periodicals - Magazines and newspapers
that MPL owns
Online
Catalog - see the status and location of these
materials in all PLS libraries
Databases
for MPL and PLS - many available from home with
your library card!
Periodicals - Magazines
and Newspapers that MPL owns
Local Newspapers online
- Menlo Park Almanac,
Palo Alto Weekly,
San Francisco Examiner
& Chronicle,
and San
Jose Mercury News.
World
Newspapers
Switchboard
- one of two largest databases, with white & yellow
pages and reverse lookup
Anywho
- the other large database, which also has international
and toll-free numbers
Which CA
Phone Book? - tells you which book to use to find
a city's listings. (i.e. Want Berkeley? Look under "O"
for the "Oakland, Alameda & Berkeley" directory.)
Infospace
- includes other world phone directory links
USPS
Zip Code directory
PLS
Libraries (San Mateo Co) - hours, phone numbers,
addresses and directions
Information
Please Almanac
The
Old Farmer's Almanac
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary
Roget's
II: The New Thesaurus
Translation
Dictionary for words or web pages
Columbia
Encyclopedia
Quotations
Measurement
Conversion
Bay
Area Transit - schedules & info for
bus, rail, ferry and more
Travel
web sites - compiled by a PLS librarian
Passport
services
Elderhostel
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