Databases

Bluebonnet News is the only news source for all of Liberty County and the surrounding area.
Our goals are:

• to inform the community of breaking news and issues that impact residents' daily lives;
• promote local schools, churches and organizations;
• provide a free resource for citizens to discuss and share information;
• encourage people to shop local, eat local and drink local to promote businesses; and
• provide an effective advertising platform for employers, businesses and entities.

Resources about children's and young adult books from TeachingBooks, including exclusive Meet-the-Author movies and recordings, book trailers, and Reader's Advisory to help you choose the right book.

Search the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners.

First Search delivers precise, full-featured searching of WorldCat, the largest database of library bibliogrpahic information.  It enables people to find authoritative content in every format from library collections worldwide.

Convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.  This continually-growing collection contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3.

Answer the age-old question, "What do I read next?"  Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business.  Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.

Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform.  For multidisciplinary research.

Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.

Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.

Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications.  Updated daily.

Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, and more.

Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy.  Best for educators, administrators, and education students.

Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories.  Updated daily.  Best for business schools and entrepreneurs.

Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.

Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology.  Updated daily.

Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations.

Find millions of articles on teh practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies.  For all horticultural enthusasts.

Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics.  Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.

Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection zoning requirements, and more.

HeritageQuest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.  Powered by Ancestry with more than 4.4 billion records and coverage dating back to the 1700's.

The library is working with the University of North Texas with providing this newspaper to the Portal to Texas History.

A job search and career exploration resource with more than 1,100 occupations, sample resumes and cover letters, current job and internship postings, and guidance on preparing for and getting a job.

A collection of interactive tutorials, practice tests, articles, flash cards and e-books patrons can use to improve academic skills in reading, writing, math and science as well as prepare for high-stakes exams.

(EBSCO): This is a popular readers’ advisory service that helps readers find fiction and nonfiction books. It includes reviews, book covers, booklists, links to author web pages & much more!