RESOURCES | BOOKS & READING | BUSINESS | COOKING
EMPLOYMENT | GENEALOGY | MAPS & DIRECTIONS

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COVID-19 RESOURCES


EBOOKS AND LEARNING

  • Jersey Clicks Updated!: There are extra links to free ebooks for adults and children. Plus: Research your family history through Heritage Quest at home. All the links are here.
  • Heritage Quest at home: You now can access Heritage Quest at Home for a limited time. Otherwise, it is available at the library.
  • MOMA Art Classes: Available for free.


FUN TO INSPIRE

RESOURCES

Jersey Clicks: Jersey Clicks is New Jersey's statewide portal for searching the statewide full-text databases. These high quality databases cover subjects such as health, history, business, education, science, current events, literature, and popular fiction. The suite also includes Informe, our Spanish language full-text database.

NJ Works: A comprehensive source of resources for all things job-related.

Credit Report: Safe site to access your credit report for free.

Monmouth Resource Net: Provides a wide range of information about support, resources, and services for the residents of Monmouth County, NJ.

Monmouth Acts: Provides a list of community partners for social services.

Digital Learn: Tutorials on how to learn computer skills.

Digital Skills Learning: This site provides tutorials for skills to boost your job prospects. It includes tutorials for writing, reading, math, and computer skills.

Free Courses from top universities: A list of about 1,500 courses available for free.


Climate Change Resources: Check out a list of local articles related to Climate Change.


Coursera.org: Site to access online classes and universities.
 


CDC Natural Disasters and Severe Weather: Get information on how to prep for natural disasters.
 


BOOKS & READING

Project Gutenberg: Free ebooks of books in the public domain.

Free ebooks and more: Open Culture lists free resources.

Digital Library of America: Includes many resources including free ebooks.

Leamos: Los libros en español.

Free Audiobooks: These are audiobooks of stories in the public domain.

Online Book Club

National Book Foundation

New York Times Book Reviews

Book Reporter

Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature

Mystery Readers International


BUSINESS

NJ Business Gateway Services: The Business Gateway Services is administered by the New Jersey Division of Revenue.

Small Business Administration

NJ Biz

NJ Business.gov

Grow with Google: Google resources about small business.

Small Business Encyclopedia

USA.gov Business




HEALTH

Medline Plus: Get reliable health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

National Institutes of Health en espanol: Recursos de salud.


COOKING

All Recipes: Great collection of user-submitted recipes. Also has user's reviews and comments on each recipe.

Cooking Light: Find healthy recipes, nutrition tips, and guides to healthy eating.

Epicurious: This is a website for people who love to eat.

Recipe Source: One of the oldest recipe sites on the Internet. Recipes are organized by ethnic cuisine and the type of food.

Zagat: This site provides trusted restaurant ratings and curated restaurant reviews for thousands of restaurants.

EMPLOYMENT

NJ Works: A wide range of resources to help you get that job from online computer training to job and career links.

Nj Dept of Labor and Workforce Development: A variety of job resources, including openings, resume help, and interviewing help.

Career One Stop: Includes an interest search and job help.

Resume Builder: Creates a resume template.

Zety: Resume and cover letter builder.

Niche Academy course on Resumes: A Step-by-step guide on how to build a resume in Word.

NJ.com Jobs: Nj.com maintains a database of open positions.

US Department of Labor: Offers tools for America's job seekers.

Learn to Earn Toolkit: This site offers free courses to increase your work skills.

Monster: Search for jobs by job title, skills, or location.



GENEALOGY

Ellis Island Genealogy Learning Center

Genealogy Learning Center: Offers how-to articles, genealogy classes and other resources that will help you dig deeper into your family's past.

Genealogy Blogs & Newsletters: Directory of online genealogy Blogs, Journals, & Newsletters.

Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records: This website is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county.

NJ Division of Archives and Records Management: NJDARM is New Jersey’s public records authority.


MAPS & DIRECTIONS

America's Byways: Mapping site great for US travel.

Google Maps: Global mapping site, includes satellite view option.

Mapquest

Rand McNally