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| Avon
Public Library |
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| Summer
Hours: |
| Begin
the 2nd Monday in June through 2nd
Monday in September. |
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Mon
to Fri. 9-1PM, 6-8PM
Sat. & Sun. Closed |
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| Spring,
Fall & Winter Hours: |
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Mon.,
Wed., Thurs. 12-7PM
Tues. & Fri. 1-5PM
Sat. 9-1PM
Sun. Closed |
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| Fifth
& Garfield Aves. |
| Avon-by-the-Sea,
NJ 07717 |
| Office:
732-502-4525 / Fax: 732-775-8430 |
| E-Mail:
avonlibrary@optonline.net |
| Sheila
M. Watson, MLS. Director |
Virginia
Strauch, Mary Claire Kinsley, Joyce Winberry,
Concetta Cannon, Assistant |
| History |
| The
Library was founded in 1915 and moved
to its present location in 1916. The
building was a gift from Andrew Carnegie.
The Avon Public Library is one of
only four Carnegie buildings in Monmouth
County, and only one of only seventeen
in the State of New Jersey. Library
collections include: A 21,000 volume
popular fiction and non-fiction for
children and adults, over 1200 audio
books, children and adult classic
DVD’s, reference, a New Jersey
history collection and over 52 periodical
titles for loan. |
| Computer
Services |
| The
Avon Public Library is a Wi-Fi hotspot
offering access to the Internet from
your laptop or from four public computers
in the library. Enjoy the lawn when
the library is not open to pick up
your email or search the web. |
| Remote
Database Access |
| You
can have remote database access to
the products offered through the Library
and The State Library of New Jersey
by using the following codes to allow
you to be recognized as an Avon Public
Library patron. |
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| The
Asbury Park Press is available full
text and at no charge from 1991-present:
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| http://infoweb.newsbank.com.
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Access
to over 1800 full text periodicals,
newspapers, and homework and research
help
Ebscohost Research Databases. |
| Please
use: |
| id:
avonstudent |
| password:
bythesea |
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| Weekly
Programs for Children: |
Fall/Winter
Story hours
Begin
the week of September
24.
Toddlers Wednesdays
at 10am
Schoolage Wednesdays
at 3pm. |
| Please
call to register
for these programs. |
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| ebooks
Now Available Online! |
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| The
State Library and the Central Jersey Regional
Library Cooperative have provided the following
products: |
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| For
24 hour, 7 days a week live reference help:
www.QandAnj.org
(ID: 24050)
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| Jerseycat.org |
Jerseycat
is our link to over 600 libraries throughout
the State of New Jersey for interlibrary
loan. This is especially valuable to researchers
and bookclubs.
Id: AVPL pw: owensmom: www.jerseycat.org |
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| Jerseyclicks.org |
| Jerseyclicks
is a one stop shopping site for all of your
informational and reference needs. Newpaper
source, consumer and health information:
www.jerseyclicks.org
(ID: 24050) |
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| Heritagequestonline.com |
Search
your ancestry through federal census and
historical records.
Id: avonstudent/Pw: bythesea: www.heritagequestonline.com |
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| Ebscohost:
search.epnet.com |
Over
4000 full text periodicals and homework
and student reference help.
Id:avonstudent/Pw:bythesea: www.search.epnet.com |
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| Newsbank |
| www.Infoweb.newsbank.com |
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| The
Star Ledger and Obituary database |
| Id:avonstudent
pw: bythesea |
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| Local
News Portal |
| Id:avonstudent
pw: bythesea: http://np.newsbank.com/avon_public_library_nj |
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| Avon
Job Resource Center: local job listings |
| Id:
avonstudent pw:bythesea: http://np.newsbank.com/jobcenter/jobs/Neptune20%NJ |
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| Please
use Barcode 24050 for all state funded databases. |
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| If
you have any questions or need instruction
on using any of these databases, the library
will be happy to help with a tutorial. |
| Handicapped
Access |
| The
Library has wheelchair access to computer
facilities and the card catalog on the ground
level of the building. |
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