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Homeschool Resources
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Online Catalog
Click the link above to search the catalog for any item in the library, to reserve items or to renew checked out items.
To reserve or renew items, you will need:
Click the link above to search the catalog for any item in the library, to reserve items or to renew checked out items.
To reserve or renew items, you will need:
- Username (your five digit library card number)
- Password (the last four digits of your library card number)
Libby
To access eBooks and eAudiobooks, click on the link above. A new page will open for the Northeast Texas Digital Consortium. Click on "Sign In" at the top of the page. To log in, choose Whitehouse Community Library and add three zeroes in front of your library card number.
To access eBooks and eAudiobooks, click on the link above. A new page will open for the Northeast Texas Digital Consortium. Click on "Sign In" at the top of the page. To log in, choose Whitehouse Community Library and add three zeroes in front of your library card number.
- Username (000 + your five digit library card number)
SimplyE (app)
The SimplyE app is available for mobile devices running iOS and Android. It offers a “three-click” approach to e-books: patrons browse the e-book bookshelf, click to select a title, click again to check it out, and click to open and read it.
The SimplyE app is available for mobile devices running iOS and Android. It offers a “three-click” approach to e-books: patrons browse the e-book bookshelf, click to select a title, click again to check it out, and click to open and read it.
- Username (000 + your five digit library card number ex: 00099999)
- Pin (the last four digits of your library card number)
E-Read Texas for Kids
The site is geofenced so that any user located in Texas can access it, with no login nor password required. There’s no need to “check-out” the books—just click and access. And there are no simultaneous user restrictions, so that means there are no holds and no waitlists. E-Read Texas for Kids includes a collection of more than 600 titles from Teacher Created Materials, including the TIME for Kids series. The majority of the titles comprise juvenile nonfiction, including science, mathematics, sports, history, and art, in both English and Spanish. The site also includes juvenile fiction and craft and hobby books for kids. Because these books allow unlimited simultaneous users, they are the perfect fit for winter break reading! Encourage your children to indulge in some fun break time reading about animals, crafts, and a variety of interesting topics.
The site is geofenced so that any user located in Texas can access it, with no login nor password required. There’s no need to “check-out” the books—just click and access. And there are no simultaneous user restrictions, so that means there are no holds and no waitlists. E-Read Texas for Kids includes a collection of more than 600 titles from Teacher Created Materials, including the TIME for Kids series. The majority of the titles comprise juvenile nonfiction, including science, mathematics, sports, history, and art, in both English and Spanish. The site also includes juvenile fiction and craft and hobby books for kids. Because these books allow unlimited simultaneous users, they are the perfect fit for winter break reading! Encourage your children to indulge in some fun break time reading about animals, crafts, and a variety of interesting topics.
TexShare Databases
Select the link above to "Go Beyond the Internet" with the Texshare Databases! The TexShare Databases turn your computer to the anytime, anywhere library. These databases are available exclusively for residents of Texas and eligible users of Texas libraries. Any other use is expressly prohibited. Access is free. The TexShare Databases are supported in part by funds granted to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent Federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities.
A password is required for full database access. Please contact the library for this information.
Select the link above to "Go Beyond the Internet" with the Texshare Databases! The TexShare Databases turn your computer to the anytime, anywhere library. These databases are available exclusively for residents of Texas and eligible users of Texas libraries. Any other use is expressly prohibited. Access is free. The TexShare Databases are supported in part by funds granted to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent Federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities.
A password is required for full database access. Please contact the library for this information.
