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- Archival Collection
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Accessible from home or at the Library:
Ebsco Host - Searchable database of abstracts and full-text articles from hundreds of journals, magazines, reference books and primary sources. Access at home with your Killingly Public Library card barcode number.
LitFinder is a Thomson Gale Internet subscription service, and is international in scope. LitFinder covers all time periods, and contains a wealth of primary literature content, including full-text poems, poem citations and excerpts, full-text short stories, essays, speeches, and plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary. A subject navigator provides subject headings, and basic and advanced search modes allow users to search by keyword, author, subject, work title, work date, nationality, gender, timeline, and more.
NoveList K-8 provides a student-focused interface and a database of young adult, children's and easy titles designed for children in pre-K, elementary or middle schools or your library's children room. NoveList K-8 uses the same great database engine as NoveList, and a subset of the database records with the same cataloging attention to detail.
iConn - Search thousands of popular and scholarly articles, from 1980 to the present including Spanish-language articles, newspapers, business information on over 450,000 companies, health and wellness information, and much more. Library card needed for access from home.
LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
InfoAnytime - Need help on your school research project but the library is closed? Connect through your web browser (Netscape v8.0+, Firefox v1.5+, Explorer v6.0+) with a real librarian in real time over the internet using this full featured online application. Now you can Ask A Librarian for research help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! You will even be able to chat with the specific librarian who is researching your query -- no artificial intelligence here, only the real thing! So when you need to talk to a research professional, and only a real librarian will do -- head on over to InfoAnytime.
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The p4A Antiques Reference database is designed for use by individuals needing reference and valuation information about antiques, collectibles and fine arts, including current values. Each record in the database contains one or more images of the item, a description, price realized, date of sale and auction house name and address (with live web link for further research). Database record prices realized are compiled from major regional, auction houses throughout the U.S. In addition, records often contain information about condition, provenance and literature citations. Independently researched reference notes add biographical, historical and/or context information. The database currently has more than 225,000 records in over 1,280 indexed categories; about 1,200 new records are added each week.
| Encyclopedias | Almanacs | Genealogical materials |
| Medical Resources | Atlases | Biographical dictionaries |
| Dictionaries | Local history collection | Native Americans |
| Pamphlet file | College and scholarship information |
| Killingly Book Catalogs | EBSCO | Prices For Antiques |
| Bibliomation Book Catalogs | iCONN | LitFinder |
| Charity Rating Information | Value Line (investment) | Well Connected (medical) |
| Personal Forms on File | Business Forms on File | Better Buys for Business |
| The Killingly Public Library Archival Collection includes surveys of historical landmarks, sites, houses pre-1835 and: |
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| 1908 Historical sketch of Killingly | Headstone inscriptions | Code of Ordinances & Regulations |
| Killingly Charters | Historical memoirs | Killingly Annual reports |
| Town audits | School, Town, State budgets | Borough annual reports & records |
| The library has a responsibility to conserve local history materials. This repository of research materials is available for serious research and , therefore, it DOES NOT CIRCULATE. Whenever possible, duplicates are in the circulating or reference collections. Besides books, Archives includes such items as pamphlets, postcards, photographs, clippings, maps, artifacts, and town records. |
| Most of the items are unique and irreplaceable. Access to the Archives is restricted to the staff. The Adult Reference staff will be happy to assist you. Other restrictions are in place to preserve the collection, call the library (860-779-5383) for details regarding the use of this collection. |
| Reference Librarian On Duty Hours |
| WINTER Reference Librarian Hours on Duty | ||
|---|---|---|
| TUESDAY | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
| WEDNESDAY | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
| THURSDAY | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
| SATURDAY | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Summer approximately equals school summer vacation |
| SUMMER Reference Librarian Hours on Duty | |
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| TUESDAY | 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| WEDNESDAY | 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| THURSDAY | 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |