Electronic Resources

Ancestry.com

Full access to the database is only available from inside the library at this time.

Chilton Library

Online auto repair library. To access from home, you will need your library card number.

hoopla Digital

hoopla is a free service offered by your public library that allows you to borrow eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, and TV on a web browser, phone, tablet, or TV.

Learn more about hoopla here.

Learning Express

Learning Express is a learning hub for all ages. Whether you would like to prep for college entrance exams, improve your computer skills, get ahead at work or find out what career you are best suited for, this is the place for you. Learning Express also provides help for High School students, including math and science, English language arts, social studies, and prep for the STAAR and TSI tests. To access from home, you will need your library card number.

Libby

Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. All you need is your library card number and PIN.

New York Times

The New York Times is back! Please click on the link to gain access for 24 hours. You may renew your access each day!


Select Reads

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TexShare - Start with TexShare for homework help, health or business information, academic journals, popular magazines, genealogy, or job and career development. 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.

Lubbock Public Library Yearbook Collection

These images were scanned from the yearbooks in the library's genealogy collection. We hope you enjoy them. Please note that we do not have yearbooks from every school or every year. There are additional yearbooks that have not been scanned (post 1977) in the genealogy department of the Mahon Library.