Senior Links

General Sites

• Monroe Township Office on Aging and Senior Center
• American Association of Retired Persons
• Administration on Aging
• Middlesex County Services
• Eldercare Online/Healthy Aging Information
• Disability Information
• Seniors.gov
• My Senior Care

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Computer Assistance

Beginner Internet Use

• AARP: Basic Web Lessons
• Internet Tutorials from The University at Albany Libraries
• Mousercise - this site also teaches mouse skills

Blogs and Blogging

A blog is a type of web page with entries listed in reverse-chronological order. One benefit of a blog is that you can subscribe to a blog and read updates using a blog reader such as Bloglines.

• Blogs in Plain English (Video)
• Instructions for Subscribing to Blogs Using Bloglines (PDF)
• Subscribing to a Blog Using Bloglines
• Definition and Instructions for Creating a Blogger Blog

Web Links

• AARP- Computers and Technology (includes reviews and how-to guides)
• CNET.com
• PCWebopedia - Dictionary of Computing Terms

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Finance and Investments

Ebsco Business Source Elite
Full-text articles from nearly 1,100 business publications, including full text from nearly 500 peer-reviewed business publications.

• Yahoo! Finance
• Financial Info/Ratings
• Social Security Administration
• Forbes
• USA Today Finance
• CNN

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Health and Wellness

Ebsco Health Source - Consumer Edition
Full text articles from nearly 150 journals on health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.

• New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Health Scout
• Disability Information
• CNN Health Library for Seniors
• Alzheimer's Association
• Solutions for Better Aging
• National Institutes of Health
• Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
• Monroe Township Recreation
• Healthy Aging Nutrition and Lifestyle
• Hospice Foundation of America
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization: Provider Locator

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Travel and Leisure

• New Jersey Travel and Tourism
• Elderhostel
• Travel/Directions
• Volunteer opportunities for Seniors (National and Local)
• Weather for Travel
• Frommers.com
• Directory of Airline Websites
• First Gov Travel Resources for Seniors
• AMTRAK (Reservations/Schedules)
• New Jersey Transit (Reservations/Tickets/Schedules)
• AARP Travel & Leisure
• Port Authority of NY and NJ (Airport/Travel)

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Homebound Deliveries

If you are no longer able to travel to the Library, books can be delivered to your home. Please contact Lisa DiPierro to learn more about this service. She can be reached by phone at (732) 521-5000 x126 or by email ldipierro@monroetwplibrary.org

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