Supporting the school’s mission, the Baxter Library encourages students to become lifelong learners, critical thinkers, skilled researchers, and enthusiastic readers
The library provides a large comprehensive and up-to-date collection of traditional and online resources that support and enrich Avon Old Farms’ curriculum.
“Only by an awakened sense of wonder may a youth become aware of his relation to the universe."
THEODATE POPE RIDDLE
FOUNDER
Professional Development
Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC)
Providing access to educational literature and resources, this database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
Get assistance on legal matters of all kinds - includes exclusive full text from many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.
Designed for professional educators. Search a highly specialized collection of education journals, including peer-reviewed titles and educational reports.
Access World News/NewsBank
Explore diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Arts, History and more to foster critical thinking skills. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national and local news sources. Also available remotely 24/7 from home on any device. Access World News How to Access World News Access World News NewsBank Maps
Biography Reference Bank
Biography Reference Bank offers the in-depth, original profiles of Current Biography and World Author Series containing full text articles. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Biography Reference Center
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of full text biographies, including unique narrative biographies. Remote access codes available on student portal.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
The Education Resource Information Center provides access to educational literature and resources. This database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Explora
Explora contains full text for thousands of general reference magazines and publications and covers a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
Gale In Context
Vetted content and tools at your fingertips! Whether you are looking for peer-reviewed articles; full-text magazines, newspapers, and eBooks; primary source documents; and videos or podcasts.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Green FILE
Green FILE is a comprehensive resource that draws on the connections between the environment and variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Remote access codes available on student portal.
High School eBook Collection
eBook Academic Collection has more than 135,000 eBooks in this package, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge University Press, and many others.
Historical Newspapers
Using news content that is organized by time period, students can research issues, events and daily life in U.S. history through first-hand reports in newspapers from 1690 through the 20th century. The complete editions of the papers, including illustrations, advertisements, cartoons, classifieds and more are fully searchable.
History Reference Center
History Reference Center features full-text for reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. Remote access codes available on student portal.
JSTOR
JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Legal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center provides online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. Contains more than 250 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Remote access codes available on student portal.
New York Times
New York Times full-text coverage from 1985 to the present. There is a one day moving window for the current issue. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus provides more than 1,400 full-text newspapers and more than 55 million full-text articles. This database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers. Remote access codes available on student portal.
OverDrive
Download and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks from your library, wherever you go. Use the built-in browser to find, check-out and download digital titles and read or listen in the OverDrive Media Console app. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Professional Development Collection
Professional Development Collection designed for professional educators, providing a highly specialized collection of education journals, including peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains educational reports. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Referencia Latina
Referencia Latina is a general reference resource for Spanish speakers. Covering issues of particular relevance for Latin America, Spain, and the United States. The database also contains a Spanish-English dictionary. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology; chemistry; earth and space science; environmental science; health and medicine; history of science; life science; physics; science and society, and wildlife. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Topic Search
Topic Search database allows students to explore current events that are often discussed in the classroom. Social, political, and economic issues, as well as scientific discoveries and other popular topics are available. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Database Subject List
Electronic Databases By Subject
The Baxter Library subscribes to a variety of online resources for the express use of our students and teachers.
On campus: Directly access the links via the library page.
Off campus: When working off campus you will need remote access login information. You will find this in your Google Drive in the “shared with me” folder titled Remote Access Codes.
JSTOR
JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Explora
Explora contains full text for thousands of general reference magazines and publications and covers a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
High School eBook Collection
eBook Academic Collection has more than 135,000 eBooks in this package, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge University Press, and many others.
Topic Search
Topic Search database allows students to explore current events that are often discussed in the classroom. Social, political, and economic issues, as well as scientific discoveries and other popular topics are available. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Access World News/NewsBank
Explore diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Arts, History and more to foster critical thinking skills. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national and local news sources. Also available remotely 24/7 from home on any device. Access World News How to Access World News Access World News NewsBank Maps
Legal Information Resource Center
Legal Information Reference Center provides online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. Contains more than 250 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus provides more than 1,400 full-text newspapers and more than 55 million full-text articles. This database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Contemporary Issues
Global Issues
Understand the most important issues of the modern world. Explore issues within government, law, health, science and technology, society and culture, and more.
JSTOR
JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education. Remote access codes available on student portal.
History
History Reference Center
History Reference Center features full-text for reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Biography Reference Center
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of full text biographies, including unique narrative biographies. Remote access codes available on student portal.
U.S. History
An engaging experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history.
World History
Providing a wide perspective across the globe delivering a chronicle of people and events that has formed the history of the human race.
Science
Environmental Studies
Provides users with comprehensive information, empowering learners to critically analyze and understand important topics that affect people around the world.
Stem
Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology; chemistry; earth and space science; environmental science; health and medicine; history of science; life science; physics; science and society, and wildlife. Remote access codes available on student portal.
GreenFILE
Green FILE is a comprehensive resource that draws on the connections between the environment and variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health, and technology. Remote access codes available on student portal.
World Language
Referencia Latina
Referencia Latina is a general reference resource for Spanish speakers. Covering issues of particular relevance for Latin America, Spain, and the United States. The database also contains a Spanish-English dictionary. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Gale Pages: Research Databases & Online Resources
Vetted content and tools at your fingertips! Whether you are looking for peer-reviewed articles; full-text magazines, newspapers, and eBooks; primary source documents; and videos or podcasts.
Points of View
Research from different perspectives: Overview, Point, Counterpoint, with Guide to Critical Analysis articles for a wide range of topics.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.
Biography Reference Center
Provides thousands of reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography Today and Biography, plus narrative biographies not available in other databases.
History Reference Center
Covers both U.S. and world history topics with a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.
Referencia Latina
A general reference resource for Spanish speakers. Covers issues of particular relevance for Latin America, Spain, and the United States.
Science Reference Center
Full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.
Books & Articles
FARMCat
Online Public Access Catalog of Baxter Library’s holdings: hardcopy books, eBooks and audiobooks.
OverDrive
Popular fiction and non-fiction books you can download: eBooks and Audiobooks.
*You need your Baxter Library Card barcode number!
Academic Collection
This collection of eBooks has more than 135,000 titles in this package, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, Harvard University.
JSTOR
Powerful academic research platform with journal articles, primary sources, and books.
Civics • Government • Politics
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.
The Salem Press
The Salem Press provides e-books through four different databases of electronic publications that can be cross-searched using the search bar or individually searched.
Newspapers
Access World News / Newsbank
Web-based access to more than 8,000 titles from over 200 countries around the world. Offers local, regional, national, international and global perspectives.
Newspaper Source Plus
You will find millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
U.S. Newspapers
Access to U.S. national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune with archives stretching as far back as 1980.
Historical Newspapers
Using news content that is organized by time period, students can research issues, events and daily life in U.S. history through first-hand reports in newspapers from 1690 through the 20th century. The complete editions of the papers, including illustrations, advertisements, cartoons, classifieds and more are fully searchable.
Audiobooks & eBooks
Sora
Sora is an app for K-12 students that provides access to ebooks and audiobooks.
Boundless - eGo
Boundless by Baker & Taylor is a digital content service that provides ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital media.
Streaming & Video
Digital Theatre
Exclusive access to the world's finest theater with 450+ productions, backstage insights, practitioner interviews, and written analysis.
Winning games, breaking school records, and exemplifying sportsmanship were all a part of this spring sports season, completing a year full of awesome sports.
Dr. Diana ‘Doc’ Malchoff P’07, a cherished member of the Avon Old Farms community, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.
