Links
This page provides links to other websites that offer news, entertainment, and reference related information.  There are even links to tax forms, too!

Sites of Local Interest

Bethel Township Homepage

Jonestown Homepage

Swatara Township Homepage

Union Township Homepage

Northern Lebanon School District

Lebanon County Homepage

Lebanon County Historical Society

County Of Lebanon Transit Authority (COLT)

Pennsylvania-German References Online

Sites are taken from a handout compiled by Mr. Douglas Madenford, author of Nau loss mich yuscht eppes saage!

Pennsylvania-German Society. Visit this site for events, books, and other information on the culture and the language.

University of Wisconsin's American Languages Database. Visit this site for information on Pennsylvania-German, Native American languages and other languages spoken in American!

Nau loss mich yuscht eppes saage!  It's the only online blog written in Pennsylvania-German, and every week each entry is uploaded as an audio file so readers can listen to the text as they read along.

Hiwwe wie Driwwe. This is a Pennsylvania-German newsletter that is published by a professor in Germany; you can subscribe to it by snail mail or read it online.

En Friehyahr fer die Mudderschprooch ("Springtime for our mother tongue"). The Pennsylvania-German Association runs this website to spread the word about Pennsylvania-German events held throughout the "Pennsylvania Dutch-land."

Pennsylvania-German Forum. Are you looking to connect with others who speak the language?  Do you like to participate in online forums and message boards?  Look no further than this online forum in which members write in PA German!

Pennsylvania Dutch Wikipedia. You're familiar with wikipedia's English version and you probably know that it also has versions in foreign languages.  But did you know there's a Pennsylvania Dutch language version?  Visit this link to see it!

Search YouTube for videos in Pennsylvania German, and if you a member of Facebook, there are several Pennsylvania German interest groups on that site as well.

Open Course Ware

These sites (most of them affiliated with prestigious universities) offer a web based publication that has courses, syllabi, assignments, and texts all online and all for free!  Click on each university's link to view the courses offered.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Utah State University

University of Notre Dame

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Tufts University

The Open University (based in the U.K.)

University of Washington Computer Science and Engineering (undergraduate and graduate course offerings)

Connexions (Rice University in association with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; an open source providing books or course notes.  Useful if you're looking for something specific.)

Foothill-De Anza Community College District (in association with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation)

State/National Government: Sites that provide information from government agencies at the state and federal level.

PA Voting Information (PA Dept. of State Voting Information page includes voting machine videos, voter services, guide for new citizens, how to vote information, and much more.  Click Voter Registration for relevant information and voter registration forms)

Votos Español (Spanish language version of PA Dept. of State Voting Information page)

Literature or Reference

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

BookSpot (This is a free resource center for book related information online.)

SurLaLune Fairy Tales (This site provides 47 different fairy tales with annotations, illustrations, histories and similar tales across cultures.)

PA Center For The Book (The Center studies, honors, celebrates and promotes books, reading, libraries, and literacy with special activities and special events.)

Librarian's Internet Index (This site provides high quality websites that have been vetted by librarians that cover subjects ranging from current events to holidays to human interest and more.)

Public Broadcasting Corp. (PBS; this site offers helpful resources related to PBS programs.)

Chronicling America (A public resource allowing readers to search content, read, download, save and print articles, images, and advertisements from key historical newspapers from every U.S. state and territory; helpful for historical research, school projects and much more!)

Other Helpful Websites

Book Sale Finder (Do you go book saling like other people go yard saling?  This site is for you; it provides listings for upcoming booksales in PA.  Check the rest of the site for booksales nationwide)

Ancestry Learning Center (You can view video tutorials about search for your family history, begin building a family tree or discover facts about your surname such as name meaning and origin; access it through the Ancestry icon on a library computer to view even more detailed information)

Google (Popular and user-friendly search engine)

MapQuest (Need directions for your next road trip? This is your site!)

Super Pages Phone Directory (Looking for a phone number?  Try this site.)

Online Translator (Need to translate something into another language or translate from another language into English? Try this site!)

Free Application For Federal Student Aid or FAFSA