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Welcome to our helpful websites page.

Here you will find an wide assortment of free, informative websites  on topics ranging from homework help, to finance, to local entertainment, to national news, to home improvement and more.

• Art Architecture Thesaurus

• Architecture and Building Resources, UNLV Directory of Architecture and Design-related websites.
• Digital Imaging Project Contains art historical images of sculpture and architecture from pre-historic to post-modern periods.
• Great Buildings Information about notable architects and structures around the world.
• Skyscraperpage Diagrams and comparative high charts for the tallest buildings around the world
• Structurae This site offers you information on works of structural engineering, architecture or construction through time, history and from around the world.

• National Gallery of Art Collection Information about the collections of the National Gallery of Art
• Union list of Artist Names Online Names of thousands of Artists and Architects with select biographies
• Web Gallery of Art The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism periods (1000-1850)

• Smithsonian Encyclopedia covers everything from Dinosaurs to Islamic Art

• IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library Sheet music online
• Musopen Mission is to improve access and exposure to music by providing free resources: recordings, sheet music, and textbooks without copyright restrictions.

• Arts and Business Council of Williamson County
• Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville
• Humanities Tennessee

• Boiler Room Theatre Franklin's Professional Theatre at the Factory
• Nashville Children's Theater
• Pull Tight Players Theatre Discover a treasure - 42 years of live theatre in Williamson County
• Tennessee Performing Arts Center

• Astronaut Biographies Home Page
• Congressional Biographical Directory
• History of Astronomy Persons
• Internet Public Library - U.S. Presidents
• Science Biographies The Library of Congress, Science Reference Services
• The Presidents of the United States
• Women's Biographies - Distinguished Women of Past and Present

• Better Business Bureau
• Currency Converter from OANDA
• Wall Street Executive Library Indexes business sites divided by the following categories: newspapers, government, statistics and the economy, and marketing and advertising.

• 2011 Fortune 500
• Thomas Register - Industry Answers Results Directory of 156,000 North American companies providing industrial products and services.

• Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville
• Brentwood-Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
• Williamson County Office of Economic Development Information about starting a business
• Williamson County-Franklin Chamber of Commerce

• Bplans.com Samples and help creating a business plan
  
• SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives Business counseling
  
• Small Business Administration Programs and Services to help you start, grow, and succeed
  
• US Chamber of Commerce Small Business Nation

• fictiondb is for readers: Everything you need to know about fiction books and authors.
• RBM: A Journal of Rare Book, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage. Review past issues for free.

• Baen Free Library Science fiction and fantasy. Includes the first title in many sci-fi series published by Baen.
• ePub Books Titles for sale but some free (mostly classics); epub format; includes genre descriptions
• Free-ebooks.net Both fiction and non-fiction. Includes many recent titles. Lots of ads on this site.
• Google Books
• InkMesh Ebook search engine of 34 sites. Can search by subject heading and limit to 'free' ebooks only.
• Munsey's Includes over 1100 pulp fiction titles from the 1920's on.
• NYPL Boundless Library iPad app. The Boundless Library, Biblion: World's Fair collection, is designed to take you into the Library's legendary stacks, opening up hidden parts of the collections and the myriad story lines they hold and preserve.
• Manybooks.net Fiction and non-fiction, classic and modern. Includes titles in 36 languages.
• OpenLibrary Over 20 million book records but only around 1 million available for free download. Can also borrow titles from this site.
• Project Gutenburg
• R.E.A.D.S. public domain EPUB titles Choose from over 34,000 free public domain titles that never expire and don't count against your library checkout limit! For tips on using these files with Adobe Digital Editions, click here.
• Writing Spaces is an open textbook project for college-level writing studies courses. Each volume in the Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing series contains peer-reviewed collections of essays about writing—all composed by teachers for students—with each book available for download for free under a Creative Commons license.

• The Digital Reader
• eBook Newser
• No Shelf Required

• Adelaide eBooks access to lit, science, philosophy, history, and more eBooks
• The Online Books Page a listing of over 1 million free books on the web hosted by the University of Pennsylvania

• Pulse On Tech
• TeleRead

• ERIC Education Resources Information Center

• AR Bookfinder Search for Accelerated Reader books
• The Best Children's Books.org lists of the best children's books covering a variety of subjects and award winning titles.
• Kerpoof Studio learning through creativity with interactive games for K - 8 students
• Medline Plus safety games for kids
• Read Tennessee Tennessee early grades learning toolkits
• Reading Bear teaches children to read by introducing phonics principles painlessly and systematically, while teaching new vocabulary.
• Read Tennessee Tennessee early grades learning toolkits
• SlimeKids helps kids explore their interest in books and reading through games, kids search engines, books trailers, reference tools, books reviews and more
• Smithsonian Encyclopedia covers everything from Dinosaurs to Islamic Art
• StarFall.com preschool, kindergarten through 2nd grade, and home school children have fun learning to read

• EasyBib Write Smart Create MLA | APA | Chicago/Turabian citation styles for websites, books, newspapers, journals and databases.
• Landmarks Citation Machine online tool is part of the Landmarks for Schools Web site for teachers.
• WebMath Does your child need help with his math homework? Here is a site that helps him find the correct answer. It will also explain how to find the right response.

• Writing Spaces is an open textbook project for college-level writing studies courses. Each volume in the Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing series contains peer-reviewed collections of essays about writing—all composed by teachers for students—with each book available for download for free under a Creative Commons license.

• Free Technology for Teachers Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology

• 292-Baby Community to support all parents and caregivers of infants and children through telephone, television and web video on demand.
• Books from Birth
• Care.com Find childcare providers (babysitters and nannies), find childcare job postings
• Child Care Services Tennessee Department of Human Services
• Community Resource Directory Franklin Special School District
• Free Story Time for Me free online children's stories
• Imagination Library free books for young children
• kellymom breastfeeding & parenting
• La mano amigawebsite includes more than 350 indexed articles from La Mano Amiga Magazine, an evergreen publication, to assist with questions asked by immigrants. Written in Spanish at low-literacy levels for Spanish-reliant Latinos.
• Rapley Weaning baby-led weaning

• About.com Forestry Identify America's Common Trees. A guide for specific tree identification.
• All About Lawns
• Arbor Day Foundation What Tree is That? Online edition.
• Gardener's Supply Company
• Garden Web, the internet's garden community
• Herb Gardening
• Tennessee Master Gardner
• TNLA Tennessee Nursery and Landscaping Association
• Woody Plant Identification The University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences. Learn the common names, botanical nomenclature, key identifying criteria, and uses of native and ornamental plants commonly used in East Tennessee
• Your Garden Show find inspiration, grow your garden, share it with others

• LawInfo

• Gov Track - non-governmental resource track government activities and U.S. congress
• Vanderbilt University Library's Guide to Government Information

• Challenge.gov Federal Government competitions

• Chiefs-of-State - CIA

• Findlaw.com
• OnlineTNJustice.org Online Tennessee Justice, volunteer lawyers answer legal questions for free.

• Williamson County Government

• Congressional Directory The official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). It presents: Short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district. Committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers for Members of Congress. Lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries. 105th Congress, 1997-1998, to date.
• Federal Register Main Page
• The Government Manual Provides public access to comprehensive and authoritative descriptions of the organizations, programs, and leadership of the Federal government. The Manual also contains useful information about quasi-official agencies, international organizations with U.S. membership, and Federal boards, commissions, and committees.
• Thomas legislative information from the Library of Congress
• U.S. Department of Justice federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency, federal registry
• U.S. Department of State Diplomacy in Action
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. Supreme Court
• USA.gov - The U.S. Government's Office Website
• White House

• Governor
• State Legislature
• State Supreme Court
• US House 4th District
• US House 7th District
• US Senator Bob Corker
• US Senator Lamar Alexander

• AAFP Conditions A to Z
• American Cancer Society Saving lives by helping people stay well, get well, find cures, & fight back.
• CAPHIS Consumer and patient health information Top 100 List: websites you can trust.
• ClinicalTrials.gov A registry and database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. This site also includes information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers.
• DoctorFinder American Medical Society database assists the user in finding AMA rated physicians. User must fill in the captcha box to proceed in a search.
• Drugs.com provides accurate and independent information on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products. Also includes a pill identifier and a database of pet medication
• Drug Digest A noncommercial consumer health and drug information site created to assist consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options. Includes tools to identify drugs, identify pills and find out about drug interactions and treatment.
• FamilyDoctor.org Health information for the whole family—this site has a database of conditions, a separate Seniors page and a smart patient guide to help the user be proactive about their health.
• Health Grades Reports and ratings to guide you to better care providers including 750,000 physicians, 5,000 hospitals, and 181,865 dentists.
• Healthfinder.gov A government Web site where you will find information and tools to help you and those you care about stay healthy.
• Household Products Database Created by the Department of Health and Human Services, assists the user in finding information on products used in the home, for cars, for pets, including safe handling and side effects.
• Lab Tests Online Peer-reviewed Non-commerical Patient-centered. A patient-centered public resource focusing on lab testing, created and maintained by the lab professionals and available in multiple languages.
• Mayo Clinic Find information on hundreds of conditions. Check your symptoms. Improve your lifestyle.
• Medline Plus is a government sponsored database to assist users in locating reliable health information online. Includes a medical dictionary and encyclopedia, as well as health related videos and tutorials.
• Medline Plus Informacion de Salud para usted Un servicio de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de EE.UU. Institutos Nacionales de la Salud
• National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Heath. Website is a major resource to consult to learn more about cancer, including trials, research. Site also has a Spanish tab.
• National Institute of Health NIH provides leadership and direction to programs designed to improve the health of the Nation by conducting and supporting research.
• National Library of Medicine The world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
• NIHSeniorHealth features basic health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.
• PubMed More than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
• Tox Town Find out about toxic chemicals where you live, work and play. Investigate environmental health concerns. Search by location, chemical or disaster. Includes a Spanish tab.
• WebMD Provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information that is timely and credible.

• America's Story from America's Library, The Library of Congress
• American Memory Project Library of Congress site provides free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience
• Awesome Stories site for historical events
• Bullfinch's Mythology
• Encyclopedia Mythica - mythology, folklore and religion
• EyeWitness to History.com History through the eyes of whose who lived it
• Lotz House Video Channel Civil War House Museum, Franklin, Tennessee
• National Geographic Index
• Smithsonian Encyclopedia covers everything from Dinosaurs to Islamic Art
• Titanic Passenger and Crew Research
• Who speaks for the Negro? A digital archive of materials related to the book of the same name published by Robert Penn Warren in 1965. The original materials are held at the University of Kentucky and Yale University Libraries. Digital archive created and designed by the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University.
• Yad Vashem Photo Archive Holocaust historical data

• Open Culture - Free Foreign Language Lessons

• sign language

• Languages of China

• ARTFL Project Roget's Thesaurus Search Form

• BBC Languages Tutorials on German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and 25 other languages
• LOGOS - Multilingual E-Translation Portal
• Translating & Dictionaries
• Learn A Language various languages, lessons, etc.

• Citation Machine Citation generator includes APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago
• Knight Cite Citation generator includes APA, MLA, and Chicago

• Consumer Federation of America: Your Credit Scores
• Federal Trade Commission: Credit Repair
• Federal Trade Commission: Your Access to free Credit Reports

• Google Finance
• Yahoo! Finance

• Bloomburg
• CNBC
• CNN Money
• Wall Street Journal

• homefair site provides the resources and decision support tools for consumers and real estate professionals looking for home and real estate-related information. Also includes relocating information, salary calculator, location / city reports, rent vs. buying.
• move real estate service to assist purchasing a home or renting an apartment.

• Williamson EMA emergency management for Williamson County

• The Weather Channel

• Brentwood News
• Fairview Observer
• Franklin Review Appeal
• La Campana
• Nashville Business Journal
• Nashville City Paper
• Nashville Scene
• Tennessean
• Williamson AM
• Williamson Herald

• AFI Lists American Film Institute's List of Lists
• Based on the Book Based on the Book' is a compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures.
• IMDB
• Metacritic Combines critics reviews to rate films
• Rotten Tomatoes
• The Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia - Version 7.2

• CNN
• Consumer Reports

• The Huffington Post The Internet Newspaper

• NPR

• ABC WKRN 2 WKRN Channel 2 Nashville
• CBS WTVF Channel 5 Nashville
• FOX 17 WZTV-TV/DT Nashville
• NBCWSMV 4 WSMV Channel 4 Nashville
• NPT 8 National Public Television
• TV Guide
• WC-TV Williamson County Television

• Hulu watch previously aired, current television shows

• Pet Place website all about different pets (cats, dogs, etc.)
• UPSTREAM Pets & Animals click "See What's Live Now" and view an assortment of bird and animal live webcam videos.

• refdesk.com essential reference tools.

Online Conversions convert just about anything.

• EasyBib Write Smart Create MLA | APA | Chicago/Turabian citation styles for websites, books, newspapers, journals and databases.
• Landmarks Citation Machine online tool is part of the Landmarks for Schools Web site for teachers.

• Dictionary.com
• Merriam-Webster Online
• Online Rhyming Dictionary

• SuperPages Yellow Pages
• USPS - Zip Code Lookup and Address Information

• encyclopedia.com more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
• Encyclopedia of Western signs and ideograms contains more than 1,600 articles about 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics.
• Smithsonian Encyclopedia covers everything from Dinosaurs to Islamic Art

• Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call A Group of…?
• BirdNet BIRDNET provides information for and about ornithology, the scientific study of birds.
• FishFAQ Answers to common questions about fish
• GeologyToday provides an essential read for all Earth Scientists, both amateur and professional.
• The Great Sunflower Project: Join The Hunt for Bees! Contribute to a large scale study by counting the bees in your yard. The project was started as a way to gather information about our urban, suburban and rural bee populations. People from all over the US and Canada count their bees, report their findings and have become citizen scientists.
• Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History
• Insects.org This site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures.
• The Reptile Database Information on nearly 10,000 reptile species
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Biology
• CellsAlive! Cell biology including images and video
• Genetics Education Center Resources in genetics primarily aimed at teachers
• Human Genome Project Educational fact sheets and information on issues in the field of genetics
• Tree of Life web project The project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history

• USGS Earthquakes Site Current and historic information about earthquakes

• Earth Trends Environmental information and statistics along with maps
• Envirolink Online directory of environmental resources
• Nature Serve Providing science-based information for conservation in North America
• Southern Forests

• 11 Science Resources to Try in 2011
• Citizen Science become a citizen scientist and help researchers track the cycles of nature across North America – and help identify important new trends that will make a real difference worldwide.
• MadSciNet MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities as well.
• PLOS Public Library of Science a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.
• SciCentral Science News and directories
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• U.S. National Park Service Experience Your America. Visit your favorite park, enjoy videos about plants and wildlife plus watch live webcam views of scenic areas.
• WebExhibits an interactive museum of science, humanities and culture.

• Geology Time Machine

• Ask Dr. Math Answers to common math questions from students
• WebMath Solutions and explanations for your math problems

• Meteorology Guide Online guide to weather and climate terms, includes graphics and video
• Middle Tennessee Tornado Database
• Tornado FAQ
• Williamson County Weather and Climate

• Basics of Spaceflight
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Kennedy Space Center
• Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville
• NASA
• NASA Human Space Flight
• StarDate Star gazing and information for teachers

• Ask.com
• Bing
• Dogpile Web Search Home Page
• FindWhat.com - Performance Driven Marketing
• Google
• Yahoo!
• good 50! (search engine geared towards seniors)

• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

• On-Line Dictionary of Computing

• Kim Kommando Show the latest tidbits and tips on all things digital
• Life Hacker the latest technology tips and information
• Mashable up to the minute trends in social media, technology, business, and entertainment
• Tech Crunch up to date information about technology,social media, and gadgets

• OnGuardOnline.gov tips on avoiding scams, protecting your kids online, securing your computer and more

• Teen Reads A wealth of information and features on teen favorite authors, books, series and characters.

• American Universities
• College Board
• Peterson's Educational Portal
• US News and World Report Rankings
• Education Portal

• Brain Track Higher education and career resource website
• FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid Free application for Federal student aid information
• Fastweb Directory of Financial Aid Opportunities- Registration Required
• FinAid.org Information on finding money for college
• Student Aid on the Web Financial Aid Information from the US Department of Education
• Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Financial Aid Resources from the State of Tennessee

• EasyBib Write Smart Create MLA | APA | Chicago/Turabian citation styles for websites, books, newspapers, journals and databases.
• Landmarks Citation Machine online tool is part of the Landmarks for Schools Web site for teachers.

• Education Portal Free online classes: AP and GED test prep, Business, English, History, Humanitites, Math, Science, Social Science, and Spanish. Education Portal's free online courses lead to real college credit so you can avoid debt and earn your degree faster. We do not offer credit directly, but we designed our courses to prepare you to pass credit-granting exams. There are three widely accepted ways to earn college credit by exam.

• American Battlefield Protection Program
• Crossroads to Freedom documents the Civil Rights era in Memphis TN.
• Goodspeed's History of Tennessee county histories
• Native American Tribes of Tennessee
• Official Transportation Map TDOT
• Online Tennessee Justice free legal advice and counsel
• State Facts and State Timeline
• Story Mapper Humanities Tennessee
• Tennessee Blue Book
• Tennessee Century Farms honors families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years
• Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association
• Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
• Tennessee Electronic Library
• Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
• TN History for Kids
• Tennessee Indian Tribes
• Tennessee In The Civil War The Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Timeline
• Tennessee Maps
• Tennessee Master Gardner
• Tennessee Public Library Catalog
• Tennessee State Data Center
• Tennessee State Library and Archives Civil War Resources
• Tennessee State Library and Archives Online Exhibits
• Tennessee State Museum
• TEVA Tennessee Virtual Archive
• Volunteer Voices

• Flight Arrivals and Departures
• Nashville International Airport Check flight times and airlines that fly to and from Nashville

• CDC Information for International Traveler's Health
• Passport Office Search
• State Department International Travel Information U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets.
• Tourism Offices Worldwide Listing of tourist offices around the world
• U.S. Customs International Travel Information Travel advisories, customs info, and more.
• U.S. Department of State: Background Notes Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.

• Bed & Breakfast listing for Tennessee Bed and breakfast listings in Tennessee
• Tennessee State Parks State parks in Tennessee

• Roadside America Information on offbeat sites and attractions around the country
• U.S. National Park Service Experience Your America. Visit your favorite park, enjoy videos about plants and wildlife plus watch live webcam views of scenic areas.