All Things Christmas

This site has information about traditions, recipes, games to pass the time until Santa arrives, etc.

http://www.allthingschristmas.com/

Most Over-Looked Tax Deductions

Check this list when you're ready to prepare your income tax returns for 2009!

http://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/article/108262/the-most-overlooked-tax-deductions

Nature Watch

90-second radio clips about wildlife and nature subjects

http://www.naturewatch.com/

"60 Seconds in the Life of . . ."

Video clips of all sorts of things -- birds, crabs, machines, etc. Just for fun!

http://www.ironicsans.com/60_seconds/

United States Global Change Research Program

"Integrating federal research on climate and global change" -- http://www.globalchange.gov/

GreenBiz.com

Business and the green economy -- http://www.greenbiz.com/ -- articles on greener plastics, creating green jobs, America's 10 Greenest Brands, etc.

H1N1 - What To Do If You Get Flu-Like Symptoms

From the CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm. Also notice the YouTube video link near the bottom of the page.

Academic Info

An extensive list of educational resources including online degrees, education blogs and subject guides for research (examples: environmental organizations, film studies, Russian history, Victorian England).

http://www.academicinfo.net/

Curriki

Learning resources for primary and secondary education. Over 55,000 educators share curricula using wiki technology. Includes ice breakers for the first day, Power Point presentations, and complete lesson plans.

http://www.curriki.org

United We Serve

This website connects volunteers with service opportunities. Get involved!

http://www.serve.gov

WORD! A Glossary of Medical Words for Kids

The KidsHealth site has other health information as well -- and is available in Spanish!

http://kidshealth.org/kid/word/

Rebecca's Pocket: Summer Reading Lists

Lots of reading lists gathered together in one spot at http://www.rebeccablood.net/archive/reading_lists/summer_2009/.

How Products are Made

Fun educational site for kids. Find out how marshmallows and golf balls are made. Includes inventor biographies as well.

http://www.madehow.com/

Henry VIII 500th Anniversary

The Royal Collection Exhibit at http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/henryviii/
The British Library Online Gallery at http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/henryviii/

Hubble Site

All about the Hubble telescope. Good site for youth interested in astronomy.

http://www.hubblesite.org

Internet Crime Complaint Center

A partnership between the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this is the place to report possible cyber crimes. Also features current schemes and prevention tips.

http://www.ic3.gov

Swine Flu Resources

HealthInfoIowa (provided by the State Library of Iowa)

Swine Flu Resource Guide (from the Hardin Library at the U of Iowa)

Centers for Disease Control

The Encyclopedia of Earth

Read one of these articles in honor of Earth Day!

http://www.eoearth.org/

Mirage Bookmarks

Like bookmarks? Here is a site with lots of unusual and collectible ones.

http://www.miragebookmark.ch/

Running the Numbers

An American Self-Portrait by Chris Jordan. A graphic way to understand the huge numbers of things like packing peanuts, airline plastic cups and plastic bottles used in the U.S.

http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php

Marketplace Whiteboard

From American Public Media -- Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains financial terms like "cramdowns," "toxic assets," and "quantitative easing."

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/videos/whiteboard/

Hot Topics from the Jackson Library

Selected articles on how current events (the bailouts, the Madoff scandal, "going green," etc.) affect business from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford.

http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/jacksonlibrary/articles/hottopics/

"TIME" for Kids

Time magazine's site for kids -- with news, homework helper, etc.

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids

RAGBBRAI

Is coming to Southwest Iowa!

http://www.ragbrai.org/

Green Recovery

A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy

http://www.peri.umass.edu/green_recovery/

artdaily.org

An online newspaper about the arts -- also features short artist bios, puzzles, etc.

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp

Librophiliac Love Letter

Curious Expeditions' collection of photos of beautiful libraries. (Thanks to Ken Davenport at NEILSA!)

http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78

Dealing with Clutter

The U of Illinois Extension offers help to get organized at
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/clutter/.