GUILFORD FREE LIBRARY
67 Park Street
(203) 453-8282
The mission of the Guilford Free Library is to provide the greatest possible
diversity of books, media, information and programs to meet the
recreational, cultural and educational aspirations of all members of the
Guilford community.
This mission is aimed at enhancing love of learning and enjoyment of the written word. The
library serves through a welcoming and warm environment, friendly and highly professional
services, and continuing outreach to those who are unable to visit the library facility. The
mission is supported by community groups and other libraries, and by new information
technologies to ensure access to other collections and to information resources in
Connecticut, the nation and the world.
The Reference Department
Librarians and library assistants can answer queries in person, by telephone, or by e-mail.
Staff members assist with book reserves, interlibrary loans, suggestions for leisure reading,
The library offers the latest in no-fee information technology. Special databases include
iCONN, a full-text index of periodicals and the Historical New York Times (full-text articles
from 1851-2001) and Access Science (online version of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of
Science and Technology). InfoAnyTime is a real-time, free online reference service with live
librarians, statewide. InfoAnyTime reference librarians can assist you late at night and at 5
am, when the library is closed. The Online Public Access Catalogs (PACs) display the
holdings of the Guilford Free Library and the 21 other libraries in the LION
(LibrariesOnLine) consortium.
Our collection offers both fiction and non-fiction in a variety of formats including Large
Print. Our Audio-Visual Collection includes Books on Tape, Books on CD, Videotapes and
DVDs. In addition, we offer a Foreign and Independent Film Collection that changes every
three months. We have an extensive Literacy Collection, which includes books, workbooks,
audiotapes and videos. We also offer a Best Seller Collection, which consists of additional
copies of popular books, which circulate for one week only.
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