It is that time again to begin gathering info for your taxes. I have added the Kansas 
and IRS 
web sites on the right side of our page under Helpful Links. This year both entities are no longer sending out paper forms, all forms are found on their web sites. You may print out these forms at the library for 10 cents a page.
Today let’s look at another one of our FREE databases. Today we will look at Chilton’s Auto Repair. This is provided free for the people in the state of Kansas sponsored by the Kansas State Library, KAN-ED, Kansas Regents Libraries, the Johnson County Library, the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, and Olathe Public Library. (You may go to the link by clicking on the name)
You may remember Chilton’s as those huge books libraries owned that you could look up all the schematics for maintenance and repair of your automoblies. This site has quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today. This site is easy to navigate even for those of us who know nothing of mechanics. There are drop down boxes on the left of the screen to enter your year, make and model.
This is found to the right of the website under LINKS, DATABASES, and then under Databases – State Library. Come visit us, online or in person, we have the information you need.
Are you in need of some local health information?
Go Local Kansas (http://www.golocalkansas.org/) was launched on January 29th, 2009. Go Local Kansas allows consumers to find contact information for health care providers such as hospitals, county health departments, support groups, nursing homes, and community clinics. Users can search by location, type of facility, or a specific disease or condition. Information from all counties in Kansas is available.
Go Local Kansas is part of a statewide health information initiative encouraging Kansans to take charge of their health. Kansas Health Online (http://www.kansashealthonline.org/) is a health information web site, which launched last year and is sponsored by the Kansas Health Policy Authority and developed by biomedical librarians at Dykes Library. It includes information on diseases and conditions, tools and tips to make healthy lifestyle decisions, and a guide to health policy in Kansas.
These two web sites will be listed under our Databases on the right side of our web site.
I received an e-mail about the US Food and Drug Administration recalls. I thought perhaps some of you would like to have this web site available. I will place it in Helpful Links catagory on the right site of our web page. Here it is in this blog: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
Hello, there are some new databases available from the State Library.
If you have never checked out the State Databases, these are provided by your tax dollars to anyone in the entire state. On our Library web page you will find them on the right side under LINKS then DATABASES and then click on Databases – State Library. If you have any problems let us know or drop by the library and we will help you. World Book ONline is provided, Chilton’s, and many more, so be sure to check them out.
