Recommended Web Sites

Full Text Novels

The Classic Reader The Classic Reader offers more than 500 fiction titles and 1000 short stories. The works are organized by chapter so that they load quickly and are easy to read. http://www.classicreader.com

The Online Books Page The Online Books Page offers an index to more than 19,000 free online books. The books are searchable by title, author, or subject. Any book on this site was published prior to 1923. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books

Full Text Poetry

The American Verse Project This site includes volumes of American poetry published prior to 1920. You can search throughout the full text of the works. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/amverse/

Representative Poetry Online The user may browse poetry by title, first line, last line, or by poet. It is also possible to search for keywords within the poetry. http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/

Verse Libre This site offers more than 12,000 poems. The site may be searched and browsed by author, title, or subject. http://www.nth-dimension.co.uk/vl

Genealogy

Vital Records Information  Find out where to find vital records within the U.S. http://www.vitalrec.com

Genealogy Home Page This site includes links to a large number of genealogy-related sites, including links to genealogy help, newsgroups, and commercial services. http://www.genhomepage.com

Concord Monitor Obituary Index The librarians at the Concord Public Library have created a database of obituaries listed in the Concord Monitor. The dates covered are from approximately 1998 to current. http://www.onconcord.com/online/library/concordv2.asp?siteindx=L20,07,HH,02

Medical Information

Medline Plus Medline Plus is a reliable source for medical information. This site is a product of the National Library of Medicine. Some highlights of this site are drug information, a medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, directories, and a comprehensive list of health topics. www.medlineplus.gov  

Health Finder  This site is a product of the U.S. Health and Human Services. The information found here includes a number of dictionaries, prescription drug information, and links to other quality medical information. www.healthfinder.gov

Newspapers

Online Newspapers  This site offers an extensive collection of links to newspapers around the world. http://www.onlinenewspapers.com

Online Statewide Databases

Ebsco Databases This database offers thousands of searchable full text newspaper and periodical articles. http://search.epnet.com/login.asp

NewsBank The Union Leader (available in full text from 1989 to current) and The Concord Monitor (available in full text from October 2002 to current).

These databases require a password. Call the library for this information.

Readers' Services

NoveList (part of the Ebsco Databases) This is a terrific database for finding similar plots, authors, or genre to your favorite fiction. http://search.epnet.com/login.asp

Series & Sequels  This database, compiled by the LA Public Library, offers series and sequels information for adult titles. Series may be searched by author, title, series, or characters. http://www.lapl.org/resources/indexes/sequels.html