Climate today and in Earth’s past
With Tom Reershemius of the Yale Peabody Museum
Celebrating 90 years
On Tuesday, January 23rd, 1934 at two-thirty in the afternoon, Guilford Free Library opened its doors for the first time.
Teens, read to ease the winter blues
Are you feeling the winter blues? Grab a blue book from the display in the teen area and get lost in a story.
We are closed on January 15th
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, January 15th, the library will be closed.
Read the New Haven Register and USA Today online
The New Haven Register is now available to read online, in full page display, via NewsBank. Click through for instructions.
December at the Library
The holiday season is upon us and at the Library, we’re ready with lots of offerings!
Win the White House
Do you have what it takes to be president? Win the White House challenges you to build your campaign and allows you to simulate a presidential election!
Weather Games
The National Center for Atmospheric Research has put together a bunch of fun games, videos, and learning activities for kids who want to know more about the weather, climate and earth system science.
NASA’s Space Place
NASA’s official website for kids. Young astronauts can explore space, do activities, and play games on this website, all about space.
Be a Hero!
Become a disaster master by helping friends survive emergencies, such as tornadoes and blizzards, and learn how you can get prepared for one yourself in real life.
Arcademics
Fun and free online multi-player educational math games and language arts games for students and teachers.
Federal Student Aid
Financial aid information for students applying to college and university.
Common App
The Common App platform provides a single, online application and 24/7/365 support for students applying to one of more than one thousand member colleges and universities.
College Board
College Board is a not-for-profit organization that offers programs and services in college readiness and college success—including the SAT and PSAT.
Grab a summer read
Summer reads! Briskly-paced, compulsively readable, fun and enjoyable. Save the weighty themes, socially significant issues and lexical development for the end of vacation and the return to real life. Check out some books that we recommend you bring to the beach, the park or the trail.
Art Exhibit Details
Artists may use this form to provide details of their exhibit, which will be posted to our website.
Art Exhibit Proposal
Interested in exhibiting at Guilford Free Library? Start the process here.
Wall Street Journal
Guilford Free Library offers free and unlimited access to The Wall Street Journal digital content both in the Library. Start by setting up your account and then renew your lease every three days.
Los Angeles Times
A full-text database of articles from the Los Angles Times, 1985-present.
CT Newsstream
CT Newsstream offers a unified search of several leading current and historical newspaper databases.
Code of Conduct
As a taxpayer-supported institution, the Guilford Free Library is responsible for establishing rules of conduct to protect the rights and safety of all Library patrons, volunteers and staff and for
Loan Rules
Your library card gives you access to tons of free items and information! However, we do ask that you bring your items back on time to avoid late fees. Fines
Intellectual Freedom
This statement is intended to help explain the concept of intellectual freedom and the reasons that the Guilford Free Library collects materials that reflect the interests of a wide variety
Explora Kids
Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books about current events, people, places, animals, history and more, designed for elementary students
MAS Ultra: School Edition
full text articles from hundreds of high school magazines covering a various subject areas including history, science, careers and more.
Merck Manual
Information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language.
Lawhelp Connecticut
CTLawHelp supports Connecticut residents by providing free legal help to people with very low income.
Legal Information Reference Center
Full text database of consumer legal reference books addressing legal issues