ADULT RESOURCES
NoveList is the tool to find your next favorite book! Book lists, series title, and read-alike suggestions for all ages. Includes fiction titles for kids, teens, and adults. (A library card is needed to access from home.)
OWLS Staff Lists – Librarians from your local libraries regularly create lists of recommended books!
Fantastic Fiction : Search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information. A helpful tool to find book series orders or a list of all the things your favorite author has written.
Learning Express Library offers online skill-building resources, practice tests, exercises, and information you need to achieve the results you want. Computer skills, career preparation, standardized testing practice, and more. Courses in English and Spanish. (A library card is needed to access from home.)
Language Learning Resources is a collection of free online tools to learn a new language.
Ancestry Library Edition is a comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research. Access this database from home until March 31, 2021! (A library card is needed to access from home.)
USA Learns is a free website to help adults learn English online. We have three English courses to teach you beginning English and intermediate English free, anytime day or night.
From InfoSoup: https://www.infosoup.info/jobs
KPL-created webinars: Resume Workshop
DMV-Permit-Test.com offers free driving , motorcycle , and CDL practice tests.
All Library Databases: https://www.infosoup.info/resources
HEALTH
Assisted Living in Wisconsin They have gathered data for over 20,000 assisted living communities serving seniors across the U.S., and over 670 statewide. Our research indicated that a resident in an assisted living community in Wisconsin will pay $4,300 per month on average.
BadgerCare Information about BadgerCare Plus from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Contact and eligibility information available.
Cancer Guide For Seniors Educational guide for the different types of cancer that can affect seniors. Provides a list of cancer resources as well.
Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine. (A library card is needed to access from home.)
Emergency Housing Guide In this guide, senioradvice.com discuss application and eligibility information for federal and state programs that help seniors find emergency housing as well as provide resources for seniors living without stable housing in every state across the county.
Medicaid is available to certain low-income individuals and families who fit into an eligibility group that is recognized by federal and state law.
Medicare is a health insurance program for people age 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant).
MedlinePlus provides extensive current information on diseases and conditions, as well as drug information, directories of physicians and hospitals, and more.
Memory Care in Wisconsin this guide outlines some of the pros and cons of living in Wisconsin for those of retirement age, the cost of memory care and a list of supportive resources available to seniors.
Merck Manual Online has information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language.
Moving Guide For Seniors is a comprehensive guide on the various factors related to moving as a senior.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
SkinSight is a consumer-focused website developed by VisualDx dedicated to providing quality health information to consumers via the web. Skinsight provides access to a comprehensive library of some of the best medical images in the world.
Start Your Recovery – Start Your Recovery was developed by bringing together experts in substance misuse treatment from leading nonprofit, academic, and government institutions. Through this resource, youth and families can hear stories from people with similar experiences, discover the answers they need for recognizing and dealing with substance misuse, and locate support.
Web Poison Control ® is an innovative, online triage tool and app that guides users faced with a poison emergency through a series of simple questions to determine the toxicity. It helps you decide what to do when substances are swallowed, splashed in the eye or on the skin, inhaled, or injected. After providing the name of the substance, amount, age and weight, the user is given a case-specific recommendation. That recommendation could be that it’s safe to stay home because toxicity is minimal, that Emergency Room (ER) evaluation is required, or that further guidance from Poison Control (a phone call to 1-800-222-1222) is needed.
LEGAL
Power of Attorney and Living Wills
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services website has these downloadable forms: Declaration to Physicians (Wisconsin Living Will), Power of Attorney for Health Care and Power of Attorney for Finance and Property.
Wisconsin Circuit Court Access
Provides public access to those records of the circuit courts of Wisconsin in the Circuit Court Automation Program (CCAP) which are open to public view under Wisconsin’s Open Records law.
GOVERNMENT
City of Kaukauna
Access various City of Kaukauna departments such as building inspection, clerk, the mayor’s office, police, public works, recreation, and more.
Disability.gov
Aims to provide one-stop access to information, resources and services for all people with disabilities and their families.
EPA
Projects & programs, laws & regulations, publications, etc. of the EPA.
HUD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Listing of HUD homes for sale.
National Weather Service
Has links to local weather predictions, historical data, and more.
State Department
Passport,visa,and consulate information as well as travel advisories.
Internet Discount Finder (Wisconsin Residents Only)
The Internet Discount Finder, created by the Wisconsin Public Services Commission, can help low-income households find discounted internet service. Discounts are as deep as 80%.
Wisconsin Heritage site is ideal for anyone who values Wisconsin history and information. The collections come from universities, museums, libraries, archives and historical societies across Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Homeschooling Parents Association offers information on how to join WHA, publications, current issues in homeschooling. Their website does not offer a curriculum or how-to-do-it information.
Wisconsin Realtors Association
TAXES & PROPERTY INFORMATION
IRS : Federal income tax forms, publications, regulations, etc.
Wisconsin Department of Revenue : Wisconsin tax forms and publications.
