A-Z Resources

Locate timely, comprehensive information on American funders and grantmakers, with tips on grant writing and connecting with funding sources. (Foundation Directory Online is only available on-site at the DiMattia Main Library building.)

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.

In addition to listing the latest jobs, Glassdoor provides company ratings and reviews, salary and benefits reports, and vocational guidance.

globalEDGE - A knowledge portal that connects international business professionals to a wealth of learning resources. Includes detailed, up-to-date commerce and trade information on countries around the world, and online courses for exporters and other business people.

GovInfo.gov - Official publications from all three branches of the federal government. Search or browse the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Economic Indicators, the U.S. Code, bills, reports, opinions, and regulations.

GreenFile - Research database of journal articles and books, covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Content ranges from the scholarly to general interest, and subjects include climate change, pollution, renewable energy, recycling, and sustainable agriculture.

Hartford Courant Historical - Digitized archive of the Hartford, Connecticut newspaper, with full-text issues from 1764 to 1922.

Browse health information in multiple languages, arranged by language.

Health Source: Consumer Edition - Reference books, pamphlets, and consumer health magazines, with more than 18,800 Clinical Reference Systems reports.

Health and wellness for every stage of life, right at your fingertips.

Our mission is to help you stay healthy and informed while giving you every opportunity to succeed.

At Health.CT.gov, you’ll find:

HealthPocket - Search and compare health insurance plans in Connecticut and around the country.

HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States. This one-of-a-kind collection helps patrons and family historians uncover new family members and understand family relationships on a deeper level than ever before.

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

Learn English with hoopla's collection of language learning books and audiobooks that you can download for free with your Ferguson Library card.

A worldwide employment website that offers access to millions of job listings. Their site pulls millions of job listings from various sources such as websites, job boards, staffing firms, associations and company career pages. 

JobNow - Practical job search and vocational guidance tools for help in interview preparation, resume writing, applying for unemployment insurance, GED and college entrance test prep, and skills assessment. Also includes a live online job coach .

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.

Learn English with Kanopy videos.