Election News

Google has created a page that pulls together all the top stories about the upcoming presidential election.
http://news.google.com/?topic=el

Need to Get Away?

Here are some online resources that will help you with your travel plans:





Yahoo! Travel

http://travel.yahoo.com

U.S. Dept. of State
- Includes information about travel safety, passports, and visas.
http://travel.state.gov

Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com

Elderhostel
http://www.elderhostel.org

Travelocity
http://www.travelocity.com

Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com

The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Bed and Breakfasts
http://www.bbonline.com/listing.html

Passport Acceptance Office in New Jersey
- Please call to verify hours and services
http://www.passportinfo.com/Local/NJ.htm

Tired of Telemarketing Calls?

Sign up for the Do Not Call Registry

https://www.donotcall.gov/

According to the site, The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.

Researching Your Family Tree?

These resources can help you
with your genealogy research:








Ancestry Library
http://www.monroetwplibrary.org/research.htm#Ance

Heritage Quest
http://www.monroetwplibrary.org/research.htm#heritage

Cyndi’s List
http://www.CyndisList.com

Social Security Death Index
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/

Ellis Island Records and History
http://www.ellisisland.org

Roots Web
http://www.rootsweb.com

U.S. Gen Web
http://www.usgenweb.com

National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy

Where are the Encyclopedias?

The Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book Encyclopedia are located at the back of the Library near the Reference Desk. Reference volumes of the World Book Encyclopedia are also available in the Children's Department. Volumes of the 2006 World Book Encyclopedia are available to check out.

The following encyclopedias are also available online through our Research & Databases page:

World Book Online

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (part of EbscoHost)

Grolier Online including:

• The Encyclopedia Americana
• The New Book of Knowledge
• The New Book of Popular Science
• Land and Peoples
• America the Beautiful
• Dictionaries and Atlases

If you are logging in from home, you must enter your entire 14 digit library barcode number. If you need assistance using these resources, our reference department would be happy to help you.

Spring is Here! Time to Think About Gardening

Here are some websites that may help
you with your gardening endeavors:



GardenWeb
garden forums, articles on gardening, directories of nurseries, gardens and gardening organizations.

Better Homes & Gardens Gardening Page

New Jersey Gardening Calendar

Rutgers Gardens Spring Flower Fair
May 9-11

Books on gardening can be found in the Library under Dewey Decimal number 635 (aisle 12) and landscaping books are filed under Dewey Decimal number 747 (aisle 13).

We're Wireless!

Did you know that the Library is a wireless hotspot? Just bring your laptop and connect to the Internet from any location within the Library.