Announcements
Local Announcements, Births, Weddings, Calendars, Advisories, and More
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Births, Weddings, Celebrations
- New York Times: Weddings and Celebrations
- Times Herald-Record: Birth Announcements
- Times Herald-Record: Obituaries
Education
Local School Announcements
- Middletown City School District
- Middletown, New York.
- SUNY Orange: Information for Current Students
See also:
Local Community Events
and Programs for the Public
- Mid-Hudson News: Public Events Calendar
- Middletown Thrall Library News and Public Programs
- SUNY Orange: Events Calendar
- Times Herald-Record: Things to Do
- Calendar
Food, Health, & Safety
- Food, Health, and Safety Advisories
- Health and Wellness News
Jobs
Openings & Employment Opportunities
- Jobs and Careers: Employment Opportunities
- Local and beyond.
- Times Herald-Record: Classifieds Section - Jobs
Legal Notices
& Governmental Announcements
- City of Middletown, New York
- News and announcements from the Mayor and other departments.
- New York State Governor: Announcements
- Orange County Government: Notices and News
- Orange County, NY.
- Times Herald-Record: Legal Notices
- The White House: Announcements from the President
See also
Local County Governments for more news and notices.
Libraries
& Local Library Systems
- Middletown Thrall Library: Board Meetings and Minutes
- Middletown Thrall Library: Delays or Closings
- Middletown Thrall Library: New and Forthcoming Books
- Middletown Thrall Library: Library News and Announcements
- See also Thrall's blogs (http://www.thrall.org/blogs)
- News and Announcements from the Library World
- Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS)
- New and announcements from our library system and all member libraries.
Obituaries
- New York Times: Paid Death Notices
- Times Herald-Record: Obituaries
- Recent obits.
See also
Thrall's Obituary Database for past local obits.
Travel & Traffic Advisories
- New York State Government: Traffic, Travel, and Transit News
- U.S. State Department: Travel Warnings
See also
Travel and Tourism
Anthropology & Archaeology
Cultural & Multicultural Studies & Discoveries
Library & Literary
Library News & New Books
- Bestsellers in the Library Catalog (Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography)
- See also the Bestsellers Lists section in our Booklover's guide.
- Library Catalog
- Browse or search for new books, audio books, videos, more.
- New Titles (browse by book cover)
- Text lists of new books and authors also available.
- Thrall News
- Library news and announcements.
Literary News
Books & Authors in the News
- ALA Booklists & Book Awards
- Young adult book highlights from the American Library Association
- ALA's Notable Books
- Current and previous years for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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Arts & Letters Daily
- Articles, book news, news links, criticism, and more from the Chronicle of Higher Education
- Best-selling Book Database
- Weekly list of 150 titles provided by USA Today
- Book Fairs and Other Literary Events
- "Events across the U.S.A. and around the world." From the Library of Congress.
- Booklovers: News
- Thrall's directory of news from the publishing world.
- BookPage.com
- New titles and book reviews
- BookWire
- Publishing news and book reviews from R.R.Bowker
- The Current Top 100 EBooks
- from Project Gutenberg (updated daily)
- Forthcoming Fiction & Nonfiction
- Frequently Challenged Books
- From American Library Association (ALA).
- Future Title Watch
- Thrall's monthly new titles/authors list
- INFOdocket
- "Information Industry News + New Web Sites and Tools From Gary Price and Shirl Kennedy."
- National Public Radio: Book News
- New E-books on the Web
- As reported by the Online Books Page.
- New York Times Book Reviews
-
Nobel Prize Winners
- Current and past.
- Oprah Book Club Suggestions
-
Pulitzer Prize Winners
- Publishers Weekly
- RAVES - Latest book recommendations from Thrall readers
- Today in Literature
Poems of the Day
- The Academy of American Poets: Poem-a-Day
- (This feature is now on their home page.)
- DailyHaiku.org
- Daily Zen Poem / Meditation
- The Library of Congress: Poetry 180 - A Poem a Day
- PoemHunter.com: Poem of the Day
- Poetry Daily: Today's Poem
- The Poetry Foundation: Poem of the Day (audio)
- The Poetry Foundation: Poem of the Day (text)
- NPR: The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor
- VerseDaily.org
Words of the Day
Arts & Entertainment
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Art, Artists & Arts
- Art Beat
- From PBS NewsHour.
- Art Daily
- Art Deadlines List
- Contests, competitions, jobs, internships, scholarships, grants, fellowships, festivals, more.
- Art Knowledge News
- Art News from around the World
- The Art Newspaper
- ArtNet
- News, exhibits, events
- ARTnews
- Select articles from the magazine.
- Arts & Letters Daily
- Articles, book news, news links, criticism, and more from the Chronicle of Higher Education
- Arts Journal: The Daily Digest of Arts, Culture & Ideas
- News and blogs
- ArtsBeat Blog: Culture & the Arts
- From the New York Times
- CG Society News
- Digital art & artists / computer graphics / animation news
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Public Radio: Arts & Culture
- New York Arts Magazine
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA): Opportunities & Services for Artists
- New York Times: Art
- New York Times: Arts Section
- New York Times: Painting & Painters in the News
- New York Times: Sculpture News
- NYC Arts Calendar
- Museums, performance halls, theaters, gardens, zoos in New York City
- This Day in the Arts
- From John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Today's Featured Work of Art
- from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Comics & Cartoons
- Comic-Con International Convention
- DC Comics
- GoComics.com
- Popular comics by category
- King Features Syndicate Comics
- Marvel Comics
- New York Times: Comics News
- Comic strips, books, more.
- Political Cartoons
- Unshelved
- A library comic strip
Entertainment News:
- Access Hollywood
- Broadway.com
- Theater listings, current and upcoming shows/musicals
- CNN Entertainment
- Entertainment Tonight Online
- Entertainment Weekly
- Eonline.com
- Celebrity news and more
- Extra TV
- Golden Globes
- Nominations, Awards
- Google News: Entertainment Headlines
- Hollywood.com
- Entertainment News
- Hollywood Reporter
- Entertainment News
- New York Times: Arts & Entertainment News
- People Magazine
- Variety
- Entertainment news
Fashion & Style - News & Trends:
- Elle
- Glamour
- GQ
- Harper's Bazaar
- In Style
- New York Magazine: Fashion Week
- New York Times: Style
- Style.com
- Teen Vogue
- Vanity Fair
- Vogue
Games & Puzzles Online
Daily Challenges, Brain Teasers, Trivia, Arcade, More...
- AARP Leisure - Games
- Card and word games, more
- Atari Arcade
- Select games with cursor up/down keys.
- Big Fish Games
- Online games.
- BrainBashers.com
- Daily "brain training" games.
- Brain Pop
- Educational games.
- Cartoon Network Games
- Chess Any Time
- Chess.com: Play Against a Computer
- Chess Puzzle of the Day
- From Chessvideos.tv.
- Chess Puzzles (Easy/Hard)
- From GameKnot.com.
- Cool Math Games
- Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, more.
- Daily Chess Puzzles
- From Chess.com.
- Dictionary.com Daily Puzzles
- Crossword, word search, cryptogram, hangman, mazes, more.
See also:
- Game Shows
- Games for Kids
- How to Play...
- Rules for games
- Video Games - news, reviews, guides, cheat codes, walkthroughs
Video Games
Gaming News, Game Reviews, Trailers, FAQs,
Hints, Levels, Walkthroughs, Cheats, Codes
- 1up
- Common Sense Media: Video Games
- Reviews for parents
- Gamasutra
- Game Daily
- Games Radar
- Gamespot
- Gametab
- Gamezone
- IGN.com
- Nintendo.com
- PC Gamer
- Polygon
- Playstation.com
- Xbox.com
Movies, Films, DVDs
- Academy Awards
- Nominations, winners, and history.
- Box Office Mojo
- Current upcoming movies, box office statistics, reviews
- ComingSoon.net
- upcoming movies
- Common Sense Media: Movie Reviews for Parents
- Ratings, content advisories, and more
- Empire
- Films reviews, News, Celebrities, Interviews
- Fandango
- Upcoming previews and reviews of movies, theaters, showtimes
(see local listings for films now playing in Middletown, NY 10940)
- IMDB.com
- Movie, video, and DVD news & information
- Metacritic
- Movie reviews, news
- MPAA: Motion Picture Assocation of America
- News, look up movies ratings
- New and Future Movie/DVD Releases
- From Amazon.com
- New York Times: Movie Reviews
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Movie and DVD reviews from critics and public
- Screen Daily
- Yahoo Movies
- Previews, reviews, trailers, show times
Film Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival
- Film Festival Today
- Film Festivals.com
- IMDB: Film Festivals and Events
- Inside Film Magazine: Film Festival Directory
- Sundance Film Festival
Music & Dance
- AllMusic: New Album Releases & Reviews
- Classical, country, indie, jazz, pop, rap, rock, and more.
- BET
- Music videos, news
- Billboard Music Charts
- Current and historically popular music arranged by genre
- CMT
- Music videos, news
- Common Sense Media: Music Reviews for Parents
- Content advisories and more
- Dancing with the Stars
- Current and past contestants, celebrities, and winners
- Grammy Award Nominees and Winners List
- in all musical categories
- MTV
- Music videos, news, movies and entertainment
- National Public Radio: Music News & Programs
- New York Times: Dance
- New York Times: Music
- Rolling Stone
- Music news
- VH1
- Music news and videos
- New Music Releases
- From AllMusic.com
- Yahoo! Music News
Television/Web Broadcasts:
Other Entertaining
& Interesting Sites
Blogs
News & Other Popular Blogs
Business & Finance
Banking, Economy, Financial News
Just for Kids
- Children's Books in the Library Catalog
- Classic and popular authors, awarded books, and more.
- Discovery Kids
- Science and discoveries.
- Disney.com
- Fun, games, activities, entertainment news.
- Highlights
- Games, stories, news, and more.
- Kids.gov
- News, games, activities, and info from the U.S. Government.
- NASA Kids Club
- Space news, images, and games.
Community Calendars
Entertainment, Workshops, & More
Consumer News & Advisories
Earth - Planetary News
Psychology
Mind & Brain Research, Mental Health News
Editorials, Op-Eds, Opinions
Education
Environment
Good News
Positive news and inspirational headlines
Government & Law
Radio Programs
& Web Radio Broadcasts
Health / Fitness / Nutrition / Safety
Food & Product Recalls, Safety
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recalls and product safety news. Also check out their "OnSafety" blog.
- FDA Food Recalls, Withdrawals and Alerts in the Last 60 Days
- from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- FDA MedWatch
- "Important safety information and reporting serious problems with human medical products." from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- FDA Reports on Cosmetics
- FoodSafety.gov: News and Safety Alerts
- From the U.S. Government
- FSIS Recalls
- Meat, poultry, and egg product recalls listed by USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.
- Lead Hazards + Recalls
- From New York State Department of Health
- Recalls.gov
- U.S. Government website listing recalls for consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics, and environmental products.
- SaferCar.gov
- Automotive defects and recalls from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI).
- SaferProducts.gov
- "Through this site, you can learn more about the the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) coming Consumer Product Safety Risk Management System (CPSRMS), which includes the Searchable Public Database required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). You can also find out about opportunities to participate in our public engagement, view the webcasts of our public workshops, and track activity through our blog."
Health News & Advisories
- Alternative Health and Medicine News, Studies, Reports, and Other Information
- AMNews (American Medical News)
- From the American Medical Association (AMA)
- CNN Health
- Health, fitness, and nutrition news
- Google News: Health Headlines
- Healthfinder.gov
- News, related resources
- Holiday Food Safety
- from the FDA
- MedlinePlus: What's New
- From the U.S. National Library of Medicine
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): News
- PBS NewsHour: Health
- Reuters Health & Fitness News
- Thrall Health & Nutrition Blog
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Newsroom
- World Health Organization (WHO) Media Centre
- International health news
See also our
Health Guide
News
International & Local
International News
Local News
Magazines & Journal Articles
Media Watchdogs
& Investigative Journalism
Fact-checkers, News Analysis, Current Issues, Media Sources, Coverage in Review
- Media Watchdogs
- Directory of resources.
See also these sections in our Ready Reference Center for critical thinking and other important topics:
Parents & Guardians
Advisories, News, Reviews
- Common Sense Media
- Movies, video games, television, books, websites and other reviews/advisories for parents and guardians.
- FindYouthInfo.gov
- "FindYouthInfo.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related news."
- Health and Wellness: Children and Teens
- News and information.
- Hudson Valley Parent Magazine
- News and articles
- MSNBC: Kids and Parenting Health News
- The New York Times: Children and Youth
- Scroll down for most recent news.
- New York Times Blog: Motherlode - Adventures in Parenting
See also these links for related topics:
Photos in the News
Podcasts & Podcasting Sources
Politics - Political News
RSS Feeds
Sites for Seniors
Sports
Science and Technology
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics
- CMU: Robotics News and Research
- from Carnegie Mellon University
- AI in the News
- AI news tracked by Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
- Google News: Artificial Intelligence
- Google News: Robots / Robotics
- KurzweilAI.net
- AI, robots, Internet, and other technological developments.
- New York Times: Artificial Intelligence
- Popular Science: Robots
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence News
- From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
- ScienceDaily: Artificial Intelligence News
- ScienceDaily: Robot News
- Scientific American: Robots & Artificial Intelligence
- Articles and news.
Astronomy & Space Exploration
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- From NASA
- Daily Astronomy
- Astronomy news
- Discovery Channel: Space News
- EurekAlert! Space/Planetary Science News
- European Space Administration (ESA)
- Space exploration news and discoveries from Europe
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Images, discoveries, news
- NASA.gov
- Educational information, official news. See also their highlights page
- National Geographic: Space & Tech News
- New Scientist: Outer Space News
- The New York Times: Astronomy and Astrophysics
- The New York Times: Space and Cosmos
- NPR: Space News
- PhysOrg: Space and Earth News
- Planetary Society News: Planets, Solar Systems, Exoplanets, Extrasolar Planets
- Popular Mechanics: Space News
- Scientific American: Space News
- SETI Institute News
- (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
- Sky and Telescope
- Astronomy news
- Space.com
- Aerospace, technology, and astronomy news
- Science Daily: Space and Time News
- Spaceflight Now: Space Missions, Launches
- This Month in Exploration
- Monthly highlights of current and past explorations in history. From NASA.
- Yahoo! News: Space Station News
See also these sections in our
Ready Reference Center:
Computers & Information Technologies
- AllThingsD
- "AllThingsD.com is a Web site devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media." From Dow Jones & Company Inc.
- AnandTech
- Computer microchips, CPUs, hardware analysis, reviews, news
- CNET
- Computer, software, and other technological news and reviews
- Computerworld.com
- Software, hardware, and networking news
- EWeek
- Enterprise technology news and reviews
- ExtremeTech
- For computing enthusiasts and professionals
- InfoWorld
- Information technology news
- InformationWeek
- Technology and Internet news
- The Inquirer
- Computer news, reviews, editorials
- Laptop Magazine
- Computers, netbooks, laptops, mobile computing news and reviews.
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Operating Systems
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- OSNews
- PC World: Operating System News
- ReadWriteWeb
- Internet industry news.
- Slashdot.org
- Computer, science, and technology news
- TechSpot
- PC (personal computer) news and analysis.
- Tom's Hardware
- Computer chips, CPUs, tests, news and reviews
- US-CERT (Computer Emergency Readiness Team)
- Alerts and news of interest to computer users
Gadgets
Consumer Electronics News
& Technology Product Reviews
- AppAdvice
- "iPad/iPhone Apps News and Reviews"
- Ars Technica
- CNET: Mobile News
- CNN Personal Technology
- Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News
- From PhysOrg
- Consumer Electronics Association
- Consumer Reports: Electronics
- Crave: The Gadget Blog
- From CNET.
- Digital Trends
- DVICE
- Gadgets, computers, consumer electronics and video games news, technologies, and occasional sci-fi articles. From the SyFy Channel.
- Engadget
- Gadgets Reviews
- Gadgetwise: Gadgets and Electronics
- A New York Times Blog
- Geek.com: Gadgets
- Gizmodo
- How Stuff Works: Electronics
- International Consumer Electronics Show
- Laptop Magazine
- LiveScience: Tech News, Gadgets, Inventions
- National Public Radio (NPR): All Tech Considered
- The New York Times: Electronics
- PC Magazine: Consumer Electronics
- Personal Tech News
- Consumer technology. From The New York Times.
- PhysOrg: Electronics News
- Popular Science: Electronics
- TechnologyTell
- Wired.com: Gadgets
General Science & Technology
- 13.7: Cosmos and Culture
- "A blog set at the intersection of science and culture." From NPR.
- Ars Technica
- CNN: Science & Technology
- Daily Galaxy
- Discoveries and developments
- Discover Magazine
- News and articles
- EurekAlert! Science News
- from American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Google News: Science and Technology headlines
- KurzweilAI.net
- Virtual reality, AI, web, more
- Inside Science
- "an editorially independent news service of the American Institute of Physics."
- National Science Foundation (NSF) News
- Nature.com
- Latest science news and features
- New Scientist
- The New York Times: Science News
- The New York Times: Technology News
- PBS NewsHour: Science
- PBS NOVA
- News, upcoming programs
- PhysOrg.com
- Breaking news, discussions
- Popular Mechanics
- Popular Science
- Science Daily
- Science News
- Science News for Kids
- ScienceNow: Latest Headlines from the Scientific World
- from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Scientific American
- Science and technology news
- Technology Review
- from MIT
- TechWeb
- Business and technology news
- Whyfiles
- Explores scientific aspects of stories in the news
- Wired
- Technology and business news
Teens & Young Adults
Travel and Tourism
- 511NY.org
- "511 New York is the free, official one-stop, all-encompassing telephone and Web service offering information on transportation services and conditions throughout New York State. This information is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
- CNN: Travel
- Driving directions, maps
- Fodors Travel Guide
- MSNBC: Travel News & Articles
- National Geographic Traveler
- New York State Travel Information
- Traveling news, attractions, advisories for tourists
- The New York Times: Travel
- News, reviews, destination guides, and more.
- Touring New York
- Travel Warnings
- Issued by the U.S. State Department
- Transportation information
- Bus and train
- Travel sites, airfares, sightseeing
- USA Today: Travel
Trends & Trending Topics
in the News
- Alltop
- "The purpose of Alltop is to help you answer the question, 'What's happening?' in 'all the topics' that interest you." Search or browse news topics.
- BBC Trending
- "The BBC bureau on the internet. Reporting on what's being shared and asking why it matters."
- Digg
- Popular new items as voted upon by Internet users. Topics include: Business, Entertainment, Gaming, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Politics, Science, Sports, Technology, and World News.
- Gapminder
- "Gapminder World shows the world's most important trends." Requires Adobe Flash.
- Google Trends
- "With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched on Google over time. Google Trends also shows how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and in which geographic regions people have searched for them most."
- Mashable.com: Trending Topics
- Social media, entertainment, technology, news, and other online trending topics.
- From Pew Research Center:
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- Global Attitudes & Trends
- "The Global Attitudes Project conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day." From Pew Research Center.
- Hispanic Trends Project
- "The Hispanic Trends Project, launched in 2001 as the Pew Hispanic Center, seeks to improve public understanding of the diverse Hispanic population in the United States and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation." From Pew Research Center.
- News Media Trends
- Social & Demographic Trends
- "The Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in key realms of their lives, including family, community, health, finance, work and leisure. The project explores these topics by combining original public opinion survey research with social, economic and demographic data analysis." Topics include: Demography, Economics and Finance, Education, Gender, Generations, Health and Well-being, Leisure Activities, Marriage and Family, Race and Ethnicity, Work and Employment.
- Web & Search Engine Trends
- Multiple websites.
Twitter Feeds
Unusual News
Videos - Live & Featured News Videos
Weather
Web Trends & Search Engine News
Looking for a specific news story?
Ask a librarian for assistance!
Also be sure to check out
our local and global news and weather guide.
If you are a member of our library, also try our
article databases, which include content from major newspapers, journals, and other publications.
We also have local newspapers dating from the present back to the 1800s at the library.
Come to the Reference Department to learn what else may be available for your research interests.
