Grand Prairie Public Library System patrons can now borrow materials from library collections all across Texas by using a special free library card called the TexShare card .

Online databases available free to Grand Prairie library patrons:

Texshare databases Library cardholders are eligible to use the many databases supplied by the Texas State Library

This link will tell you more about the Texshare databases.

This link will take you to the Library Texshare database page, with login. Call for login info.

Encyclopaedia Britannica This world-renowned reference source is now available to our patrons online. The Encyclopaedia Britannica features other tools as well, including a dictionary, atlas, year in review, and directory of quotations.

Thomson Gale Legalforms Thousands of legal forms are available, with more forms being added daily. Legalforms includes Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues. Call for login info.

Small Business Resource Center  The Small Business Resource Center is a galaxy of vital business information, from the entire Business Plans Handbook Series, to the Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources and Encyclopedia of Management and Small Business Management. The Small Business Resource Center also features nearly 200 business journals, reference works like Portable MBA Strategy and Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, and many titles in Wiley's "For Dummies" series, such as Entrepreneurship For Dummies, Business Contracts For Dummies, and Home-Based Business For Dummies. Call for login info.

Ancestry Ancestry.com is a popular genealogy database. This database must be used at one of the Libraries - ask a Reference Librarian for assistance.

In-library use only.

Novelist NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest.

This link will take you to the Novelist page, with login. Call for login info.

PressDisplay PressDisplay features 250 newspapers from 50 countries online, complete with articles, photographs, charts, and ads. New features include 60-day back access, translation services, audio files, and RSS/blogging capability. Click to access PressDisplay (you must start your session from this page, for authentication).

Learning Express Learning Express is your source for free practice tests and skill improvement. Practice for the GED, real estate or nursing exams, improve your math, reading, or writing skills, and much more.

Career Guidance Center This Facts on File Career Guidance Center presents information on more than 2,000 jobs in 93 industries. The Guidance Center also describes available financial aid, internships, apprenticeships, and grants. Use it to find the career or university that will best fit your personality and needs. Call for login info.

Chilton Library  From the publishers of the popular Chilton automobile manuals comes a database that provides accurate, complete and detailed repair information on your domestic car, truck, van or SUV. The Chilton Library be used from any computer, but our subscription limits us to 2 users at one time. If you cannot use the service, wait 15-20 minutes and try again. Call for login info.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center  Ebsco, together with reputable service-manual publisher Clymer, brings you thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components. Routine maintenance, such as tune-ups and brake service, as well as more extensive repairs involving engine transmission disassembly are covered. Engines types include: motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more. The Small Engine Repair Reference Center provides detailed and user-friendly content in high-quality PDF files. Many documents contain photos and detailed illustrations to visually support step-by-step procedures.  Call for login info.

Health Reference Center This Facts on File Health Reference Center provides articles, images, and videos on current health conditions and issues. Find reputable information on diseases, medical tests and procedures, and body systems. Call for login info.

BookLetters are a free resource of book, author, and library information that you can access straight from our webpage, or have delivered to you in the form of email newsletters. Click BookLetters to the left to see the list of resources and view them online. BookLetters Daily shows you a new book that you shouldn't miss. To see the list of newsletters and subscribe, click Newsletter Signup. Bestsellers and Awards Lists show you the most popular and esteemed titles in several categories. Use the Author Directory to read biographies, interviews, and booklists of your favorite authors. BookPage Reviews are the same reviews found in the BookPage newspaper, available at the Main and Betty Warmack Libraries. RSS Signup allows you to have BookLetters news delivered straight to your newsreader.

Online Book Clubs Sample new and classic titles by signing up for the online book clubs of your choice. Choose from Fiction, Nonfiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Teen, and more.  Discuss books in the online forums at dearreader.com.

If you're a reader, you're always looking for that next good book. With Next Good Book, you can see what others are reading, view and leave comments, and even build your own virtual shelves of books you liked or plan to read. Browse subjects, and use the Suggest function to find similar books.

All libraries have computers for public use. An internet agreement must be signed by patron before accessing the internet on a library computer. All computer usage is free with the exception of fees for printing and computer disk purchases. Patrons with laptop computers and wireless cards may access the internet through a wireless hotspot at any library. Here is information on wireless access .

Patrons searching for a book not owned by the Grand Prairie Library System may request an Inter-Library Loan. A Grand Prairie reference librarian will take the request, and attempt to borrow the book from another library. Requests typically take 2-4 weeks to fill.