Take an Online Course
Udemy offers a wide range of on-demand video courses that you can take entirely online. Whether you are looking to develop new skills, learn a language, pursue an interest, or acquire more job training, Udemy has classes to meet your needs.
As a CAFÉ library card holder in good standing, you are entitled to these courses at no cost. You can register for classes now or browse the catalog by visiting Udemy online and creating an account with your library card.
Learning Express Library offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. The Computer Skills Learning Center includes interactive courses on Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. Looking to land a job? An entire Learning Center is dedicated to help job seekers.
Research a Purchase
Make better purchasing decisions using product reviews, ratings, news and comparisons from the Library’s online subscription to Consumer Reports using your CAFÉ Library card. You can access this service from home or in the Library and find:
- 5,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips
- Proven product reliability data
- Complete product specifications
- Frequently updated information
- 100% unbiased information…because they take no outside advertising
Access Consumer Reports here. (Home users: at the login screen, enter your complete library card number, including all letters, numbers and symbols.)
Helpful Links
Subscription databases: These are specialized databases we subscribe to which are not available on Google® or other common search engines. They include online encyclopedias, periodical indexes, business directories, and other resources. With your library card, you have free access to these online tools from home, school, or office, as well as inside the library.
HEALTH
BadgerCare
Information about BadgerCare Plus from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Contact and eligibility information available.
Medicaid
Medicaid is available to certain low-income individuals and families who fit into an eligibility group that is recognized by federal and state law.
Medicare
Medicare is a health insurance program for people age 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant).
MedlinePlus
Designed by the National Library of Medicine for health professionals and the general public, Medline Plus provides extensive current information on diseases and conditions, as well as drug information, directories of physicians and hospitals, and more.
Merck Manual Online
Find information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language. The Merck Manual is also available in print at the library.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. NCCIH was formerly known as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
SkinSight
Skinsight is a consumer-focused website developed by VisualDx. Skinsight is dedicated to providing quality health information to consumers via the web. Skinsight provides access to a comprehensive library of some of the best medical images in the world.
Web Poison Control
webPOISONCONTROL® is an innovative, online triage tool and app that guides users faced with a poison emergency through a series of simple questions to determine the toxicity. It helps you decide what to do when substances are swallowed, splashed in the eye or on the skin, inhaled, or injected. After providing the name of the substance, amount, age and weight, the user is given a case-specific recommendation. That recommendation could be that it’s safe to stay home because toxicity is minimal, that Emergency Room (ER) evaluation is required, or that further guidance from Poison Control (a phone call to 1-800-222-1222) is needed.
LEGAL
Power of Attorney and Living Wills
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services website has these downloadable forms: Declaration to Physicians (Wisconsin Living Will), Power of Attorney for Health Care and Power of Attorney for Finance and Property.
Wisconsin Circuit Court Access
Provides public access to those records of the circuit courts of Wisconsin in the Circuit Court Automation Program (CCAP) which are open to public view under Wisconsin’s Open Records law.
GOVERNMENT
Disability.gov
Aims to provide one-stop access to information, resources and services for all people with disabilities and their families.
EPA
Projects & programs, laws & regulations, publications, etc. of the EPA.
HUD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Listing of HUD homes for sale.
National Weather Service
Has links to local weather predictions, historical data, and more.
State Department
Passport,visa,and consulate information as well as travel advisories.
WISCONSIN SITES
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin school job openings are included on this site.
Internet Discount Finder (Wisconsin Residents Only)
The Internet Discount Finder, created by the Wisconsin Public Services Commission, can help low-income households find discounted internet service. Discounts are as deep as 80%.
Wisconsin Heritage
This site is ideal for anyone who values Wisconsin history and information. The collections come from universities, museums, libraries, archives and historical societies across Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Parents Association/Homeschooling
Information on WPA: how to join, publications, current issues in homeschooling. Their website does not offer a curriculum or how-to-do-it information.
Wisconsin Realtors Association
TAXES & PROPERTY INFORMATION
IRS
Includes federal income tax forms, publications, regulations, etc.
Village of Sussex property tax information
Village of Sussex residents may view tax and property information.
Waukesha County Land Information System
Residents of Waukesha County may view tax and property information.
Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Wisconsin tax forms and publications.