Databases
Consumer Reports – is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.
Consumer Reports may be accessed from within the library, or from home by logging in with your library card number. Click the logo above to get started!
Creativebug – offers thousands of video classes in arts and crafts. They believe everyone has a creative side, even you! Many of the teachers are renowned in their craft. Classes are offered in drawing, lettering, painting, sewing, quilting, crocheting, knitting, cake decorating, and so much more. There are even classes for young people. You can easily sort classes by skill level and age.
All you need is your Canton Public Library card to open up a world of creativity.
Creativebug is provided thanks to a generous donation from The Friends of the Canton Public Library.
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
Your Canton Public Library card is your passport to a world of language.
Ebsco LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator Get detailed information on more than 1,100 occupations. Find careers that match your skills and interests. Access millions of current job and internship postings. Create professional resumes and cover letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, and more. Job & Career Accelerator is your guide to getting hired. What are you waiting for – get started now!
Hartford Courant – search for both historical and contemporary information in the oldest newspaper in continuous publication in the United States. The search box for this database will include most articles that appeared in the Hartford Courant from 1764 to the present. You can print the articles or email them to yourself.
JobNow! is an online chat resource that helps people to review their resumes and cover letters and practice interviewing online. The live, interactive online help is available from 3 PM to 11 PM seven days a week. In addition, a variety of other online resources guides patrons through the necessary tasks to get a job. JobNow! is available for inhouse use at the library and can be accessed at home with a patron’s bar code and PIN.
On the home page for JobNow!, patrons will have three services from which to choose. Find a Job offers informative, easy-to-use, and free Internet resources for job seekers, including personality and career assessments. Write a Resume includes resume templates for four of the most common resume types; a lab through which patrons can send their resumes to a JobNow expert for analysis within 24 hours; and links to Internet sites for more information on resume writing. Finally, Ace the Interview supplies live interview coaching to help job-seekers brush up on interview skills; tips and common interview questions; and links to Internet sites for additional help in preparing for an interview.
researchIT CT is Connecticut’s Research Engine. reSearchIT CT gives you access to the statewide library catalog, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, health and science information, Connecticut history resources, business and legal resource centers, and so much more. You will need your library card number to sign in from home. researchIT CT is a service of the Connecticut State Library.