The library offers access to databases both in the library and from home.
If prompted for an ID number, enter the barcode number from the back of your Avon
Library card (omitting spaces). E-mail Reference, or call 673-9712 if you have a
question.
Click here for the ReQuest STATEWIDE LIBRARY CATALOG
Due to frequent changes in the ICONN databases, go directly to the ICONN main menu by clicking on "Search all ICONN databases" (below) and click on "Link to Individual Resources." From there you may choose your database by topic.
Academic/Student Resources - See
Culturegrams
Reports on 187 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including background facts, history & government, social customs & lifestyle, religion, economy, holidays, education, transportation, and even recipes!
From the Library
From Home
CQ Researcher
In-depth, weekly reports on current issues
From the Library
E-Library
Search full-text magazines, books, newspapers, radio and TV transcripts, maps and pictures.
From the Library
From Home
Learning Express Library
Interactive practice exams based on official tests: SAT, ESL, U.S. Citizenship, GED, GRE, GMAT and more
From the Library & Home
SIRS Researcher
Full-text articles from over 1,500 sources on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global
From the Library
Business & Law - See
D & B Million Dollar Datatabase: Total U.S.
Find any U.S. business and corporate family trees by company name, industry, geography, company size, etc. Nearly 14 million records are searchable from within
the Library, or remotely from home.
From the Library & Home
Reference USA
Telephone directories for 12 million U.S. businesses with business news links, 120 million U.S. residents, 1.3 million Canadian businesses, 12 million Canadian
residents, and 835,000 Physicians and Dentists
From the Library & Home
Value Line Research Center
Covers stocks, mutual funds, options, convertible securities and special situation
stocks
From the Library
Children’s Resources - See
BookFLIX
BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction from Children’s Press and other trusted Scholastic imprints. It is published by Scholastic Inc.
From the Library
From Home
CultureGrams
Reports on 187 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including background facts, history & government, social customs & lifestyle, religion, economy, holidays, education, transportation, and even recipes!
From the Library & Home:
From Home Login ID = avonfpl, Password = avonfpl
Grolier Encyclopedias
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples (information on countries), America the Beautiful (information on U.S. states), World Atlas, dictionaries and teacher resources
From the Library
From Home
Consumer Reports - 
Consumer Reports
Get product ratings from world famous test labs and find out which products are best buys and worst performers. Includes cars, appliances, electronics, home & garden, babies & kids, money, and more.
From the Library
From Home
Current Issues - See
CQ Researcher
In-depth, weekly reports on current issues
From the Library
SIRS Researcher
Full-text articles from over 1,500 sources on social, scientific, health, historic,
business, economic, political and global
From the Library
Encyclopedias - See
Access Science
Online science & technology encyclopedia
From the Library
From Home
Grolier Encyclopedias
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples (information on countries), America the Beautiful (information on U.S. states), World Atlas, dictionaries and teacher resources
From the Library
From Home
Geography & Travel - See
CultureGrams
Reports on 187 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including background facts, history & government, social customs & lifestyle, religion, economy, holidays, education, transportation, and even recipes!
From the Library & Home:
From Home Login ID = avonfpl, Password = avonfpl
Grolier Encyclopedias
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples (information on countries), America the Beautiful (information on U.S. states), World Atlas, dictionaries and teacher resources
From the Library
From Home
Health - See
Reference USA
Telephone directories for 12 million U.S. businesses with business news links, 120 million U.S. residents, 1.3 million Canadian businesses, 12 million Canadian
residents, and 835,000 Physicians and Dentists
From the Library & Home
History, Biography & Genealogy - See
Ancestry
**In-Library use ONLY, NO REMOTE ACCESS. Find census, birth, marriage and death records, newspaper and historical stories, photos, historical maps and other media.
Hartford Courant-Historical, 1764-1922
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1764 and 1922
Hartford Courant-Historical, 1923-1984
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1923 and 1984
Hartford Courant, 1992-present
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1992 and the present
New York Times - Historical, 1851-2002
Full-text and full-image coverage of the New York Times newspaper from 1851-2002
From the Library
From Home
Literature & Literary Criticism - See
Literature Resource Center
Author information, literary criticism and plot summaries for authors from every age and literary discipline
From the Library & Home
Magazines & Journal Indexes - See
E-Library
Search full-text magazines, books, newspapers, radio and TV transcripts, maps and pictures.
From the Library
From Home
Newspapers & Images - See
E-Library
Search full-text magazines, books, newspapers, radio and TV transcripts, maps and pictures.
From the Library
From Home
Hartford Courant-Historical, 1764-1922
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1764 and 1922
Hartford Courant-Historical, 1923-1984
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1923 and 1984
Hartford Courant, 1992-present
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1992 and the present
New York Times - Historical, 1851-2002
Full-text and full-image coverage of the New York Times newspaper from 1851-2002
From the Library
From Home
Science & Technology - See
Access Science
Online science & technology encyclopedia
From the Library
From Home
SIRS Researcher
Full-text articles from over 1,500 sources on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global
From the Library
Telephone Directories - See
Reference USA
Telephone directories for 12 million U.S. businesses with business news links, 120 million U.S. residents, 1.3 million Canadian businesses, 12 million Canadian
residents, and 835,000 Physicians and Dentists
From the Library & Home
Tests-Academic & Employment - See
Learning Express Library
Online practice exams: academic, professional, civil service, citizenship, and more
From the Library & Home
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