Housing
Housing
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BCPL Your Community - Real Estate
Find
links on all sorts of topics relating to housing, including
apartment living, finding housing and rental subsidies, senior
housing, and foreclosure resources.
Connections: Housing
Local sources for housing counseling, eviction prevention, and
information and referral services for low-income persons in
Baltimore County.
Baltimore County's A Helping Hand in Hard Times - Housing
Information on homeownership education and funding for
first time
homebuyers, housing for people
with disabilities, shelters, those facing eviction, housing
assistance and subsidies, and senior housing options.
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Identity Theft
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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Parenting
Parenting
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BCPL
Parenting InfoCenter
Geared to parents but with resources for child care providers as
well. Promotes reading and early childhood literacy and child
health and safety. Addresses choosing and maintaining quality
child care, involvement in a child’s education, getting children
ready for school, helping with homework, and working with
teachers.
BCPL Birth
to Five Pages
It's never too early to start smart! As a child's first
teachers, you as parents and/or caregivers are instrumental in
promoting reading readiness in children ages birth to five.
Baltimore County Public Library's programs and services for
babies, toddlers and preschoolers can help you fulfill this
important role.
BCPL's Storyville
Storyville is a learning area for children birth to five that is
designed to foster early literacy and school readiness skills
through interactive discovery and play. It is located at our
Rosedale
Library and open during regular branch hours.
BCPL Kid's
Pages
Created for the Kindergarten to elementary school age child.
There are web sites to explore, suggested reading
lists, stories to read
or listen to as well as information about all sorts of
homework-related topics like math, science, social studies, and
more.
BCPL
Education and Homework InfoCenter
Useful links for several
homework subjects particularly for middle school and high school
students. Focuses on local public and private schools and
colleges, service learning, financial aid/scholarships, planning
for college, GED classes and tests, SAT test preparation, home
schooling, learning disabilities, after school programs, summer
camps, tutors, and tips on choosing a preschool or elementary
school.
BCPL About Us - Library Services - Programs and Story Times
Baltimore County Public Library does not require tickets or
registration for most programs. The seating is first-come, first
served up to legal capacity of the room. For some programs where
a small group is desirable, such as Baby Boosters Story Time for
children ages 0 to 23 months, registration is necessary. These
programs are noted in
dateLines,
the quarterly Calendar of Events, listing as "registration
required". To register visit or phone
the library branch having the program during the week
preceding the program. Programs are free.
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Personal Finance
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.
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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