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Automobiles
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Consumer InfoCenter - Automotive
From the basics of how to buy a car to researching prices and trade-in values of new or used vehicles, this BCPL site is a good starting place. The Kelley Blue book and NADA Guide links are invaluable.

Automobile and Small Engine Repair Databases
BCPL provides two online databases for your use in the library or at home. The Auto Repair Reference Center covers repairs on most major cars and trucks back to 1945. Or there is the Small Engine Repair Reference Center that contains the full set of Clymer small engine repair manuals.

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Avoiding Foreclosure
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Your Community - Real Estate
Links to real estate information and services, including a special focus on foreclosure resources.

Law InfoCenter
Find local, state, and national codes, laws, and regulations and facts about our courts. Points the way to legal assistance through a lawyer or other legal services. Find law libraries, legal forms and terminology, notary services, and legal research resources.

Energy Awareness
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Consumer InfoCenter - Energy Awareness
Energy awareness information and assistance programs, presenting a special focus on local energy conservation, suppliers and rates, green buildings and technology.

Consumer InfoCenter
Find local emergency and non-emergency hotline numbers and special transportation services. Covers frauds and scams, identity theft, local complaint resolution and help with consumer issues, computer buying/disposal, general and electronics recycling, and automobile buying, registration and licensing.

Finding a Job
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Jobs and Careers InfoCenter
Offers local, state, and national job search sites and resume posting sites, as well as local resources on volunteering. Explore a future career, the education or training needed, possible salary, employment trends, and more. Has tips on creating a resume and cover letter.

Job and Volunteer Opportunities at BCPL
Current vacancies, application information and volunteer opportunities with the Baltimore County Public Library.

Food on a Budget
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Connections, Chapter 6-D: Food
Local resources for food assistance, listing government agencies, faith-based organizations and food pantries.

Home and Garden InfoCenter
Features cooking, gardening and landscaping, and home building, improvement and repair. Includes a special section titled Cheap, Healthy Eating.

Health Information
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Baltimore County Partner's Health Improvement Program - PartnersH.I.P
The PartnersH.I.P. program provides access to affordable quality health care to uninsured/underinsured Baltimore County residents through referral services, community resources, and education programs.

Baltimore County Public Library Health InfoCenter
Extensive collection of local and national links designed to help you find information on eating healthy on a budget, drug assistance and medical assistance.

Connections: Medical Financial Assistance
Family financial assistance resources are listed. Emergency assistance for food, utilities and prescriptions. Nutritional education sources.

Online Databases
The Health Source Consumer provides full-text versions of over three thousand periodicals. Medline Plus offers free accurate health information from the National Libraries of Medicine.

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Identity Theft
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BCPL Consumer InfoCenter
Contains sites that help you avoid identity theft. Also provides resources to help if your identity or credit cards are stolen. The Maryland Attorney General's Office as well as national organizations are ready to help.

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Personal Finance
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BCPL Business and Investing InfoCenter - Personal Finance
Local and extensive resources for financial help, assistance in money management, ways to handle debt and credit repair.

Connections: Family Financial Assistance
Local resources for getting financial help, assistance in money management, budgeting for the household, debt repayment, and more.

Consumer Credit Counseling Center of Maryland and Delaware, Inc.
This agency provides tools that assist in setting up a budget as well as gaining financial security through saving and other money-making suggestions.

Debt Management
From NOLO press, this Web site contains information about handling your debt. The information is organized into seven categories of information including: avoid overspending, credit and debt cards, strategies for repayment, student loans, and credit repair. There is also a section that will help you calculate the amount of your loan.

Online Database: Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
A one-stop shop for information on the economy, wise investing in hard times and general financial data that is updated daily.

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