Last Updated: September, 2002

Every week in our e-mail newsletter (click here to be send a message asking to receive our e-mail newsletter), we feature a Web site that you might find interesting or useful. Here, we present some of our recent choices.

• Stratham Demographic Data
  http://censtats.census.gov/data/NH/0603301574340.pdf
  The data on Stratham from the 2000 US Census is in... And up on the Web. Whether you are curious about population or the median number of rooms (6.4) you can find it here. This document is in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format so you will need the free reader to look at it. You can either download the reader here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html or stop by the library and we can print you out a copy of the data.

• Stratham Weather
  http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=03885
  Trying to plan activities around our crazy New Hampshire weather? Give this site a try. This link is for the Stratham forecast (observed at Portsmouth); try http://www.wunderground.com/US/NH for all of NH.

• NH Jobs
  http://www.nhjobs.com
  This site has information for both employees and employers.

• Politics NH
  http://www.politicsnh.com
  If you need information on the political races in NH, this site has it all. Check here for scheduled debates, information about political advertising as well as regular articles.

• Brown Bag Lunch Ideas
  http://www.fabulousfoods.com/features/brnbag/brnbag.html
  Whether going back to school or back to work, how about some new ideas and tips for the traditional brown bag lunch? Start off with a Cobb Sandwich and finish it off with pumpkin cranberry cookies - yum! While you're there, check out the "camper's cookbook" or holiday ideas.

• Parent's Resource
  http://www.parentsresource.org/top.html
  This resource for NH families will guide you to fun things to do, information about local libraries and ideas for everything from planning birthday parties to home improvement.

• Math Flashcards
  http://www.quia.com/math.html
  It's always a good idea to refresh important math skills. This site has more than 30 math activities which include flashcards and matching games in topics from addition to algebra. Try "Math Journey" which is a game that will challenge and entertain.

• Search the Internet Effectively: A Tutorial
  http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/searching/
  This no-frills site is like a home course in Internet searching. It covers everything from preparing your search to evaluating the information that you find. There are even some "practical exercises" to try to test your new skills.

• GRANIT Conservation Lands Viewer
  http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu
  If you are interested in land conservation in NH, this site will allow you an in depth look at the current state of affairs in the state. You can look at maps of protected land based on information such as ownership and protection type and you can search in several ways, including by town or county.