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TexShare databases
To access these databases from home, you will need to obtain the login and password from the library staff by calling 806-775-2835. This login and password are intended for Lubbock Public Library patrons only.
Chilton’s Library
To access from home, you will need your library card number.
Ancestry.com
Full access to the database is only available from inside the library at this time.
Learning Express
Take practice tests online. Includes the SAT, GED, GRE and more. To access from home, you will need your library card number.
World Book On-Line
Includes encyclopedia articles, atlas, dictionary, World Book Kids, a Spanish language encyclopedia for students and more. To access from home, you will need your library card number.
Reference USA
Get business and residential directory information online. Reference USA provides directory information for 14 million U.S. businesses and 135 million U.S. households. Search by name, address, phone number, company name, brand, industry, state, county, city, zip code, and other special selections. Details on businesses include toll free and fax numbers, Web address, sales volume, number of employees, ticker symbols, and owner/executive names and biographies.
To use from home, you will need your library card.
Global Road Warrior
Global Road Warrior contains information about 175 countries. Find extensive, up-to-date coverage of travel, communications and cultural issues for students and travelers alike.
To access from home, you will need your library card number.
BookLetters
Web Link to BookLetters
Electronic newsletters about new and notable books, linked to the Lubbock Public Library catalog.
Research Tools
Webrary Links
Links to the most useful reference and informational websites, organized according to the Dewey Decimal System.
Librarians’ Internet Index
An index of high-quality sites organized by a team of librarians.
Google U.S. Government Search
A search engine for government websites.
Zip Code Lookup
Reader Resources
NetLibrary
Create a free user account & read e-Books On-Line.
BookLetters Author Directory
Hundreds of brief biographical sketches and interviews with contemporary writers & illustrators. Links to the library catalog.
BookLetters Bestsellers & Award Books
BookPage Book Reviews
Every month BookPage highlights and reviews dozens of new titles. Nota ll titles reviewed in BookPage are in the library, but if you see something you like let us know!
Online Book Club
Join one of our free Online Book Clubs and receive selections from great new books in your daily e-mail. A new book is featured every week.
Internet Public Library Reading Room
Access to online books, magazines, journals, and newspapers.
New York Times Bestsellers
Reading Group Choices
BookMuse
Book recommendations, author biographies, book overviews and "Book Notes" with discussion, commentary and leader's tips for book discussion groups.
Shakespeare Online
Oprah's Book Club
Amazon.com