Online Resources
The library subscribes to a variety of databases and services that are available to registered patrons. Click on the links to access, and see descriptions below. Several resources require a password. Please call the library at (802) 849-2420, email Debbie, or stop by for the passwords. Also see our Community Resources & Helpful Links page for resources outside the Library.
To set up a user name and password for your Fairfax Community Library account, follow these instructions. Then you can log in from any computer or device and see what you have checked out, due dates, and you can also renew online (within limits) and put items on hold.
Listen Up Vermont (LUV)
A free digital media service available 24/7. Download audio and ebooks right to your Kindle, eReader, Nook, iPod or iPad, tablet, computer, smart phone, mp3 player, and other mobile devices. Use P+ the last 4 digits of your library card to log in. Listen Up Vermont. For help getting started, bring your device to the Library, come to our once a month Tech Help Drop In, or check out the really useful help section on LUV's website.
We now subscribe to an extra service called Advantage which allows us to purchase additional titles or additional copies that are ONLY available to Fairfax Listen Up users! When you log in with your Fairfax number, you will automatically see and have access to these extra books.
Project Guttenburg, a source of over 50,000 free downloadable ebooks and audio books that are free of copyright.
Vermont Online Library
Acess to dozens of organized collections with access to articles, newspapers, ebooks, and reference books, as well as businessl, legal, and health information, plus language classes (Powerspeak), Chilton automotive repair info, and much more! For adults as well as students K-12. This collection of resources is made available to all Vermonters by the VT Dept. of Libraries. Better than Google for research!
Vermont Online Library
consumer reports
Contact us by phone or in person for the log-in information.
Google map with all Other Libraries in Franklin County, with additional info about each library.
Heritage Quest
Geneaology Research databases including Census, Revolutionary War records, Freeman Bank, full text books and articles, local histories and more. Please contact the library for the password. Go to: Heritage Quest
Universal Class
Users register online, participate in the classes online at their own pace, correspond with instructors online and have up to six months to complete an individual class. Use your 14 digit library card number to register. Go to: Universal Class
ReferenceUSA, a valuable resource for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and job seekers, is now available at the Vermont State Library. The database provides information on over 25 million businesses and more than 262 million consumers. Business listings include company names, phone numbers, complete addresses, key executive names, SIC Codes, employee size, sales volume, geo-codes for mapping, contact details, franchise and brand information, news, liens, judgments and bankruptcies, and credit rating scores.
The residential information comes from more than 5,200 White Page telephone directories, with each listing as it appears in the phone book. Information is available 8 to 12 weeks after the phone book, and the residential listings are processed monthly through U.S. National change of address records. Residential listings also contain recent census information, including median household income, median home value, latitude/longitude, and percentage of owner-occupied housing. The database is continuously updated.
To access the ReferenceUSA database, visit the Vermont State Library. The library is open Monday-Friday, 7:45am-4:30pm and is located at 109 State Street (Pavilion Building), in Montpelier. For those who are unable to visit the library, reference staff can do simple searches and email the information. Have questions or need directions? Call the Vermont State Library reference desk at 802-828-3268.
School Resources
Additional resources are available for students of Bellows Free Academy on the school library website. School Library Website