Useful Links

Categories

Note: The sites in this section were selected based on their appropriateness at the time of selection. Yorkville Public Library is not responsible for the content of these sites. If a link to one of the sites is not functioning, please e-mail dldebord@yorkville.lib.il.us  

Books

• Bartleby.com - Great Books Online

• Bibliomania - Free Online Literature and Study Guides

• Book Page

• Book Reporter

• Book Spot

• Library of Congress

• NY Times Best-seller Lists

• The Online Books Page

• Publishers Weekly Best-seller Lists

Colleges/Financial Aid

• College Board

• Federal Financial Aid

• Go College-the Collegiate Websource

• Illinois College Search

• Peterson’s Education Resource

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) College Opportunities On-Line

• U.S. News and World Report College Rankings

Consumer Information

• Better Business Bureau

• Consumer Price Index

• Consumer Product Safety Commission

• Consumer Reports Magazine

• Consumer Search

Food and Recipes

• All Recipes

• Epicurious Recipe Finder

Gardening

• Gardening advice from University of Illinois Extension 

Genealogy/History

• Beginning Genealogy

• Cemetery Transcription Library

• Ellis Island

• Family Search

• Genealogy Trails

• Illinois Harvest

• Illinois State Archives Genealogy Research

• Illinois State Digital Archive

• Internet Archive

• Kendall County Genealogy

• Lincoln history site

• Newberry Genealogy Site

• U.S National Archives & Records Admin.

• USA People Search

Government

• Federal Government Gateway

• Illinois General Assembly

• Illinois State

• Project Vote Smart

• Thomas Legislative Information OnLine

• White House

Government-Local

 City

County

Commerce Association

Schools 

Health

• eMedicine Consumer Health

• Medline Plus

• Medicare

• Merck Manual of Medical Information

Home Repair

• Do-It-Yourself

• HGTV - Home and Garden TV

• Home Improvement

Legal

• American Bar Association Law Information

• Federal Law

• Find Law

• Find a Lawyer

• Free Legal Forms

• Illinois Compiled Statutes

Maps and Driving Directions

• Mapquest

• Rand McNally

Reference Tools

• Internet Public Library

• RefDesk

Schools

• Cross Lutheran School

• Parkview Christian Academy

• Waubonsee Community College

• Yorkville Community Unit School District #115

Taxes and Tax Forms

• Illinois Dept. of Revenue

• IRS

• Other State Tax Agencies

Telephone Directories and Zip Codes

• AnyWho

• SwitchBoard

• USPS - Zip Codes

• White Pages

• Yellow Pages