A-Z Resources

Access Science - Covering all major scientific disciplines and contnuously reviewed and updated, a collection of articles from McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology.

CT State Library Research Resources for Middle School

Ferguson Library Digital Archives - Historical photographs of Stamford

Learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more—GCFGlobal.org offers more than 300 topics, including more than 6,000 lessons, more than 2,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.

History Reference Center - Full-text database of U.S. and world history, featuring books, journals, biographies, primary source documents, and historical videos.

JSTOR - Search for articles in academic journals, images, letters, and primary sources.

Provides access to more than 12 million digitized scholarly journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 different disciplines.

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Learn how to access digital media on Hoopla, Libby (OverDrive) and Kanopy. There are also tutorials for Consumer Reports, Tutor.com, Ancestry.com and many more online resources.

Novelist Plus contains reviews of both fiction and nonfiction, plot summaries, book discussion guides, and recommendations.

OnlineU  helps potential students find affordable online colleges options. OnlineU provide resources and easy access to tuition rates and in-depth content to over 40,000 online college degrees. 

Popular magazines for High School

Magazines for middle school

ResearchIT CT OneSearch - Search all the online resources provided by Connecticut’s statewide library service from one place. (If prompted for a patron ID, enter your Ferguson Library card number)

Scholastic GO! contains more than 115,000 articles covering every core-curriculum subject.

SIRS Discoverer is An award-winning database designed with the young researcher in mind.

This site discusses key steps in preparing for college and provides resources that can help you along the way.  This site walks through the process of preparing for, completing, and submitting a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. 

Teens Health is a resource for parents, kids, teens, and educators with facts on physical, emotional, and behavioral wellness.

Tutor.com has live access to tutors, tutorials, study guides and more