The Garden City Public Library subscribes to valuable and authoritative information services which are available free of charge to every Library member 24 hours a day from home or office. Through one of the Library's databases, ProQuest Direct, Garden City Library patrons can access the historical backfile of The New York Times to learn more about important events in the 1870s that are part of the history of the village of Garden City.

The historical Times resource provides digital reproductions of the paper from the first issue in September 1851 through 2005, including not only news but also editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, photos, drawings, maps, charts, and advertisements. There is also access to more recent issues of The New York Times through this database as well as access to the Times and other national newspapers through other Library databases.

Patrons can access the Internet resources that the Garden City librarians turn to when they need high-quality information by going to the Library's website at www.gardencitypl.org and clicking on the link for "Databases." Once a particular database has been selected, the user will be prompted to enter a library-card number.

Garden City residents can also access online resources to help with many different projects. Topics include: reviews of books, movies, and music; business directories; college and career information; consumer evaluations; educational games; legal forms; medical information; scholarly resources and guides for reports and term papers; support groups; and test preparation. Garden City Library members have excellent online resources at their fingertips from home or office at any time of the day or night.