The Library has thirteen public computers in the adult reference area on the first floor, and one in the Avon History Room. All have library catalogs, high speed access to the Internet, online databases, and ten of the thirteen have Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher). Documents may be saved to diskettes or flash drives, but no downloading is permitted. Network printers are available for printouts at $.15 cents per page.
Call Reference at 860-673-9712 to reserve a computer or for more information.
For users with their own laptop computers, access is available at all locations throughout the library and outside at the benches and picnic table. For more information on wireless access, click here.
Vision Assist Computer
Thanks to a generous donation by the Avon Lions Club, the Library has purchased a computer with a 21 inch wide screen monitor and ZoomText screen magnifier software for people with limited vision. You may enlarge text, change screen colors to eliminate glare and reduce eyestrain, enlarge the mouse pointer and text cursor so it’s all easier to see. To reserve this computer and for an introduction to ZoomText by a reference librarian, call 860-673-9712.
Computer Lab
The Children’s Room on the second floor has a computer lab area with eight public computers and one Macintosh computer. All have library catalogs, high speed access to the Internet, online databases, children’s games, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher). Documents may be saved to diskettes or flash drives, but no downloading is permitted. Printers are available for printouts at $.15 cents per page. Two catalog computers offer access to library catalogs and online databases. There is one COLOR PRINTER in the Children’s Computer Lab.
Computer Volunteers may be available by appointment if you need help using a mouse, setting up an e-mail account, or want some tips how to search the Internet. To set up an appointment, call reference at 860-673-9712.
If you need help using library catalogs or online databases, please don’t hesitate to ask the reference librarians for assistance at any time. |
