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This page presents BCPL video clips on a variety of topics. Each video is available for immediate viewing or for download to your computer or portable device. All videos were produced in 2008 and 2009 by the BCPL Media Support Services department.
BCPL Can Help - Automobiles.
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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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BCPL Can Help - Avoiding Foreclosure.
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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.
BCPL Can Help - Energy Awareness.
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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.
BCPL Can Help - Finding a Job.
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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.
BCPL Can Help - Food on a Budget.
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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.
BCPL Can Help - Health Information.
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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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BCPL Can Help - 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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BCPL Can Help - Personal Finance.
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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.
Titles you may want to check out:
This page is provided by the Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, Maryland USA.
The text version of this page was last revised on
10 June 2009.
The graphics version of this page was last revised on
10 June 2009.
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