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Books and Libraries
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These resources require a Houston Public Library Power Card for access from your home or office.
A to Zoo
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Find picture books on specific subjects.
Amazon.com
An online bookstore.
Books in Print
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Directory of millions of books with availability information.
Expanded Books
See interviews with your favorite authors on these downloadable videos.
Google Book Search
Search the full text of books and discover new ones.
Houston Public Library Catalog
Houston Public Library's catalog on the Web. Search for titles and place holds.
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
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Database in the areas of information science.
Library of Congress Catalog
Holdings of our national library and the research arm of Congress.
Library Thing
Catalog your books online.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
NetLibrary eBooks - (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
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Read and download e-books and audio books on Education, Science, History, Texas State etc.
NetLibrary Downloadable Audiobooks (Remote Use Only)
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Download audiobooks from Recorded Books for listening to in Windows Media Audio format. Separate account set-up in netLibrary is required.
NoveList
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Find novels similar to the ones you like.
Overdrive
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Download e-books, audiobooks, and videos.
Reading Group Choices
Book lists and discussion guides for reading groups.
Ready Reference Shelf
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Directories of directories, associations, organizations, publications, broadcast media, newsletters, publishers, research centers, databases and more.
Tumble Book Library
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Online picture books, puzzles, games and quizes for children.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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Detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world.
WorldCat (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
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Catalog of library materials owned by libraries around the world.